Category: Wine Industry News
NWGIC seeks wine industry voices
Members of the Australian wine and grape industries have an opportunity to provide advice and help shape the direction of research. The National Wine and Grape Industry Centre (NWGIC) is looking for people from a diverse range of industry perspectives to be independent members of the Centre’s Board. NWGIC Director, Professor Leigh Schmidtke said the […]
Read more >Catalogues most useful in alcohol purchases
A report from Roy Morgan has revealed that Australians find catalogues to be the most useful media when it comes to purchasing alcoholic beverages. The report detailed that 38 per cent of those questioned said catalogues were the most useful media, ahead of internet search, with 22 per cent, other websites at 10 per cent, […]
Read more >Young consumers approve alternative bottles
Younger wine drinkers in Australia are more comfortable with buying wine in alternative sizes compared to their older counterparts, making them more open to options such as 1.5 litre formats, half-bottles or cans, according to Wine Intelligence. Source, Beverage Daily
Read more >Studying wine science in paradise
On a typical day, Diana Hawkins might harvest grapes, inoculate a Chardonnay barrel with malolactic bacteria, punch down her master’s project (it’s Pinot Noir, fermenting in a bucket), attend a lecture, learn a winemaking trick in the lab, and put in a long evening doing homework. Source, SevenFiftyDaily
Read more >Producing less that is worth more
NZ wine is an amazing international success story: we are now generally accepted as the best producers of sauvignon blanc and pinot noir in the world. But we haven’t cracked it in China. China takes about one fifth of all our exports and this is consistent across all our sectors. The exception is wine: China […]
Read more >Burgundy exports hampered by Chablis shortage
Exports from Burgundy made small gains last year across all the French region’s key markets, though volumes were largely static due to the recent smaller vintages. In total, Burgundy producers exported 0.7% more wine in 2017 compared to the previous year, with a shortage of Chablis and Petit Chablis holding back further potential growth. Source, VINEX […]
Read more >Screwtops increase for still wine closures
Screwcaps now account for almost a third of the total global bottled still wine market, according to new data. Six year ago the market share of the aluminium closures in Europe alone was around a quarter (26%), but by 2016 this proportion had risen to nearly 30% (29.6%) according to Euromonitor. Source, VINEX Market IQ
Read more >Prince Edward visits Seppeltsfield Winery
Seppeltsfield Winery once again opened their cellar doors to royalty with Prince Edward arriving in the palm-lined village on Tuesday morning. The Duke of Wessex was invited to the picturesque site dating back to 1851 as part of his visit the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award ceremony with a private luncheon. Source, Barossa Herald
Read more >NZ and Prosecco top UK wine sales
The 2018 Wine Nation report from UK-based Accolade Wines reveals it was a good year for Prosecco, and New Zealand wines, but a bad year for Champagne. Accolade, which own the Hardys and Banrock Station labels, monitored the drinking habits of 6,000 regular wine drinkers to identify the latest consumer trends. Source, Drinks Business
Read more >Majestic Wine warns it may suffer £3m hit
Majestic Wine has warned that fresh investment plans meant to attract new customers will knock next year’s profits by up to £3 million. The company said it was already investing around £12m a year in attracting new customers, but that new information showed the investment opportunity was “materially bigger than previously thought”. Source, Insider.co.uk
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