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.
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.
Growers from McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Langhorne Creek gathered in McLaren Vale in early November to attend a one-day workshop on spray application. Titled ‘Hitting the Target’, the workshop was funded by Wine Australia under its Regional Program.
Entomologist Dr David Logan’s love of nature sprouted while growing up in New Guinea where his parents were missionaries. Born in Wudinna, South Australia, but raised in New Guinea, Dr Logan’s career has taken him from the Northern Territory to Queensland and then New Zealand before returning to Australia last year to take up a position as Senior Research Fellow in Pest Management, funded jointly by the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI).
A smoke sensor system that has been trialled in vineyards in north-east Victoria over the last couple of seasons is a step closer to being ready for roll out across the sector following the recent signing of a commercial partner to progress the technology to market.
With a new three-year research project underway by Agriculture Victoria that will enhance our understanding and control of phylloxera, it is timely to reflect on the findings from the previous phase of the project which was also conducted by Agriculture Victoria by researchers Catherine Clarke and Jessi Henneken.
A two-year trial is underway in Victoria’s Great Western region that is combining the use of an autonomous robot with a non-chemical solution to control powdery mildew.
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.
Australian wines were showcased in Indonesia and the Philippines on October 7 and 9 respectively as part of Wine Australia and Austrade’s Southeast Asia Roadshow.
In the second part of profiling four key Southeast Asian markets, this bulletin explores trends in Indonesia and the Philippines, including where the Australian wine category is placed and how it is performing.
Due to close proximity to Australia, large populations and strong economic growth, Southeast Asia is an attractive region for Australian wine exporters to consider. While wine currently has a relatively small share of the total alcoholic drinks market in each market, wine consumption is forecast to grow in the next five years. In contrast, wine consumption is forecast to continue to decline in major, established markets such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The United Kingdom is Australia’s number one export market by volume and Australian wine is well known in the market, especially in the off-premise. As such, Australian wine’s performance in the market is closely tied to the large-scale factors impacting the market – such as inflation and declining disposable income, increasing alcohol duties, and declining wine consumption per person. Wine Australia’s newly released UK Market Update report provides a detailed analysis of these trends for current and prospective Australian wine exporters. This Market Bulletin will highlight key parts of the report.