Australia’s premier wine industry event, the 19th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference (AWITC) will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 20 to 23 July 2025.
Registrations will open on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 at www.awitc.com.au, with early-bird pricing available until Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
The 19th AWITC will deliver four days of compelling content, including 11 plenary sessions with 39 high-calibre presenters from across the globe. Among the speakers, Mainland China’s first Master of Wine, Fongyee Walker MW, will explore the evolving Asian wine market, while lead marketing scientist Prof. Jenni Romaniuk will delve into consumer behaviour and brand growth strategies. Cloudy Bay Vineyards’ Technical and Sustainable Development Director, Jim White, will discuss the potential of disease-resistant grape varieties. The program also features SARDI Principal Soil Officer Amanda Schapel examining soil health and carbon sequestration in vineyards, and Enobev Consulting’s Duncan Shouler addressing the growing no- and low-alcohol wine segment.
A varied program of 37 workshops will run on Sunday and Tuesday, covering viticulture, winemaking, business, technology and marketing themes. The AWITC incorporates the Australian Grape & Wine Outlook Conference, which presents the latest wine business, policy, and marketing content, focusing on the future prosperity of the sector, as well as WineTech, the Australian wine industry’s most extensive and relevant trade exhibition. The 19th AWITC is an unmissable one-stop-shop event!
WineTech is an essential part of the event, delivered in partnership with WISA – Wine Industry Suppliers Australia Inc. and Expertise Events. WineTech 2025 will feature a comprehensive range of viticultural and winemaking equipment, materials and services.
The 19th AWITC is an event not to miss, with an extensive program filled with diverse and relevant subject matter, covering existing industry priorities plus future issues that may surface. Every AWITC event provides opportunities to learn, network with peers and debate – the combination of this interaction and discussion always leaves our industry stronger, and participants with a range of new ideas to try within their businesses.
Registrations for the 19th AWITC open on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. More information and to register when the time comes, visit www.awitc.com.au.
About the event: The Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference (AWITC) is presented through a partnership between the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and the Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO) and is the premier technical event for the Australian wine industry. Held every three years since 1970, it combines an extensive program of plenary sessions, workshops, posters and social events with WineTech, the industry’s most respected and extensive trade exhibition, presented in partnership with WISA – Wine Industry Suppliers Australia Inc. and Expertise Events. The AWITC incorporates the Australian Grape & Wine Outlook Conference – a national policy conference that brings winemakers, analysts, exporters, marketers, retailers and politicians together to consider the actions required to sustainably grow and future-proof the Australian wine industry.
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