Category: Australian Wine Industry News
Once a judge, now a mentor
By Coral Cooksley Image: International guest judge Corinne Mui compared notes with former show chairman, Pfeiffer Wines managing partner and senior winemaker, Chris Pfeiffer at last year’s Rutherglen Wine Show. Credit: Coral Cooksley A love of wine as a hobby turned into a passionate career for Rutherglen wine-maker Chris Pfeiffer (OAM) who worked alongside wine […]
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The return of South Australian cellar doors
Cellar doors are reopening across South Australia, following the State Government’s Roadmap to Recovery Step 2 Directions. Under Step 2 rules, cellar doors can host up to 80 visitors, serve drinks with or without food and conduct wine tastings. And while the cellar door experience may look a little different – any food or wine […]
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Weather bureau in your pocket
The Australian CliMate app, co-developed by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), is giving farmers the data they need, be it on their home computer or in the paddock via their smart phone. Associate Professor David Freebairn, who headed the app’s development, said it had proven a popular resource, being used more than 8,000 times […]
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Treasury Wine Estates seeks to deliver shareholder value
Treasury Wine Estates was perhaps among the best growth stocks on ASX until January this year. In January, the Company lowered its guidance, owing to margin depletion. In the US, the rising cheap wine supply caused substantial price wars for the businesses in the commercial wine segment. Cheap private label brands had plundered the US […]
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Tourism alone won’t solve $160 million economic loss threatening future of Hunter Valley
The excitement of welcoming tourists back to the Hunter Valley is being overshadowed by the enormity of the economic cost of the COVID-19 shutdown. An uncertain future still looms large for many wine and tourism businesses. Amy Cooper, CEO of the Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association (HVWTA) reports that “figures released by the HVWTA […]
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Victoria wins big at the Young Gun of Wine Awards 2020
The 2020 Young Gun of Wine award winners have been announced through the competition’s first-ever virtual trophy presentation. For the first time ever, YGOW hosted its trophy presentation virtually in place of its annual awards ceremony. The five trophies presented were top spot ‘Young Gun of Wine’, ‘Best New Act’ for the top newcomer, ‘Danger […]
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Riverland Wine building membership database to strengthen the region
Riverland Wine Industry Development Council Inc. (Riverland Wine) is undertaking the ambitious task of building a database of its vast membership from the ground up, with assistance from Vinehealth Australia. This will require each of its almost 1000 members opting in voluntarily to provide Riverland Wine with their business details, which are held securely by […]
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Tumbarumba wines “hugely impress” wine’s top critic
The reviews are in and Tumbarumba wines appear to have won the heart of one of the most influential wine critics in the world. In May, Ms Robinson tasted through those 33 Tumbarumba wines – including sparkling wines, Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, as well as other varietal wine – which represent most Tumbarumba owners, growers and […]
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NSW cellar doors open for wine tastings
Wineries with cellar doors in New South Wales have been given the green light to welcome visitors for wine tastings again from Monday 1 June 2020. The NSW Wine Industry Association (NSWWIA) welcomes the announcement of the relaxation of the coronavirus restrictions that will see cellar doors be able to offer up to 50 guests […]
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Reopen Victorian cellar doors
By Steve Kelly The King Valley wine industry has asked the Victorian state government to clarify the lifting of cellar door restrictions. Wine tastings could be on the cards over the Queen’s Birthday weekend if restrictions on cellar doors are lifted alongside other hospitality businesses such as restaurants by June 1. When COVID-19 restriction modifications […]
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Bordeaux invests in Australian wine
Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon and Jim Barry ‘The Armagh’ Shiraz will soon be launched through La Place de Bordeaux and distributed by some of Bordeaux’s most powerful and influential négociant houses. These richly flavoured modern wines, both of historic significance, are well known by Australian wine collectors and media for their expressive […]
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Grants now open for NSW wineries impacted by bushfires
It has been one month since the NSW Government announced its $140 million Bushfire Industry Recovery Package. Since then, the NSW Wine Industry Association (NSWWIA) has been working directly with the NSW state government to help design funding that will specifically assist affected NSW wineries and grape growers to get back on their feet and […]
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Accolade Wines launches ‘Your Venue, Our Shout’ on-premise wine support packages
To help the Australian hospitality industry get back on its feet from the COVID-19 pandemic, Accolade Wines has launched an on-premise support package initiative to replenish venue wine stock in the first month from re-opening Accolade Wines’ Your Venue, Our Shout initiative is accessible to both existing and new customers, and available from now until […]
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Industry mourns loss of Tasmanian vigneron
By Mark Smith Tasmania’s small, close-knit wine community became a deeply reflective one this past week following the sudden death of Sinapius Vineyard co-founder, Vaughn Dell. The one-time professional footballer and AFL schools development officer died at his vineyard home on Tuesday 19 May, 2020. The talented grape grower and winemaker succumbed to a previously […]
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SA border strengthened by PQS review
New phylloxera conditions in South Australia’s Plant Quarantine Standard (PQS) will help prevent the vine-killing insect from entering the state. Changes to the PQS have been approved by the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, the Hon. Tim Whetstone and will apply from 21 July 2020. The review of the phylloxera-related conditions in SA’s […]
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COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for vineyard workers
The following guidelines have been developed in conjunction with Australian Grape & Wine to protect workers undertaking pruning and other vineyard activities from the risk of exposure to COVID-19. COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease. Spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 is mostly via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. […]
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