Total sales of Australian wine exceeded production for the second year in a row, following successive small vintages, according to the Australian Wine Production, Sales and Inventory Report 2024 released today by Wine Australia.
Rootlings is a new national network that will harness the energy of young grape and wine professionals to foster the next generation of talent in Australia’s wine sector. The targeted program will support under-35s working as winemakers, viticulturists, cellar door staff, wine judges and other roles, often in regional areas, to build connections with each other and develop their skills.
Leaders of some of Australia’s most prominent agriculture representative groups were in Taiwan this week in a collaborative effort to increase export opportunities for Australia’s premium wine and food.
Grape and wine sector stakeholders are being invited to provide input and feedback on the framework for the National Vineyard Register (NVR). The consultation paper can be viewed on the Wine Australia website and submissions made directly or via an online form until 30 November.
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.
In the lead up to what is anticipated to be a challenging fire season in many regions, Wine Australia has reviewed the latest research findings and evidence-based advice from the AWRI, La Trobe University and other agencies and organisations to develop a web-based ‘quick reference guide’ to support growers and winemakers who are unfortunate enough to be impacted by fire or smoke this season.
A remediation method for smoke-affected wine that maximises the recovery of value from impacted fruit is being validated in the Australian marketplace as part of a 12-month collaborative project between Wine Australia, VAF Memstar and Amea, the New Zealand-based company behind the solution.
Wine Australia and the AWRI have embarked on a series of research projects that focus on taking research outcomes through to impact in grapegrowing and winemaking businesses. These ‘Impact Projects’ are the result of a substantial rethink on how projects are structured and, more importantly, how their direction and focus is informed to best serve the wine sector. In the following Q&A, Wine Australia’s new Research Impact Manager Josh Hixson explains the benefits of focussing investment towards research impact.
Emerging leaders of Australia’s wine sector from Margaret River and McLaren Vale have graduated from the latest Next Crop program, the regional platform to introduce leadership, business and management skills to build capacity within wine regions.
Phylloxera, crown gall, scale and grapevine viruses are the focus of four new pest and disease research projects now under way with funding by Wine Australia and various research partners.
This market bulletin examines the key insights from the report that was funded by Wine Australia and produced in collaboration with Wine Direct, Enolytics and Georgia Rasmussen Consulting.
Total sales of Australian wine exceeded production for the second year in a row, following successive small vintages, according to the Australian Wine Production, Sales and Inventory Report 2024 released today by Wine Australia.
Sparkling wine has been one of the stand-out wine categories over the past two decades around the globe. This bulletin will provide some insights into the sparkling wine category, covering the biggest sparkling wine producing countries, where the biggest and fastest growing markets are, and examining the key trends in the domestic market.
Consumer research from market research company Growth Scope, based on an analysis of the consumption occasion, provides a new lens for understanding the drivers of wine consumption in Australia. This market bulletin looks at how understanding the consumption occasion can help answer the question: why do people drink wine?
Since the removal of import duties on Australian bottled wine in late March 2024, Australian wine exports have surged to mainland China. This bulletin provides an update on the latest export results for Australian wine and a look at significant trends in the overall wine market in mainland China.