In the 12 months ended September 2024, Australian wine exports increased by 34 per cent in value to $2.39 billion and by 7 per cent in volume to 643 million litres, according to Wine Australia’s Export Report released today.
Wine Australia is urging growers and vineyard managers to continue to safely store unwanted CCA-treated timber trellis posts as the sector seeks solutions for their sustainable disposal.
A recent survey of vineyard owners, funded by Wine Australia, revealed there was an estimated 89 million timber posts installed in vineyards across Australia to trellis vines, of which 78% are treated with CCA — a timber preservative containing copper, chromium and arsenic that protects it from fungal and insect attack.
Wine Australia welcomes Saturday’s announcement from the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP, that five non-executive directors have been appointed to the Wine Australia Board to serve a three-year term from 1 October 2024.
A National Vineyard Register for Australia's grape and wine sector is one step closer.
The register was identified in the recently released One Grape & Wine Sector Plan as a priority for rebalancing supply and demand within the sector.
Wine Australia has commenced work on this important resource which will collate national data on the area of bearing and non-bearing vines, the age profile of vines, varieties planted and location by geographical indication.
Wine Australia continues to elevate Australian wine on the global stage, achieving more success last week at trade shows in key North American and Nordic markets. The roadshows - in Houston (USA), Vancouver (Canada), Stockholm (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark) between 17-19 September 2024 - were a platform for Australian wineries to engage directly with trade contacts in each city including sommeliers, retail buyers, distributors, educators and media.
Japan is a significant market for Australian wine, ranking as the eighth biggest export destination by volume and value. In the 12 months ended March 2019, exports to Japan grew by 16 per cent to reach a record $55 million.
Japan is by far the second biggest wine market in Asia behind mainland China. The International Wine and Spirit Record (IWSR) reports that 39.5 million cases of wine were sold in Japan in 2016, compared to 157 million cases in mainland China and 3.8 million cases in third-placed Hong Kong.