Wine Australia has welcomed the announcement by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday 28 March 2024 that the anti-dumping duties on Australian wine to mainland China will be removed effective Friday 29 March 2024.
Wine Australia returned to Germany this week for the world’s biggest trade fair for the wine and spirits industry ProWein Düsseldorf, bringing 70 Australian winery representatives and a diverse line-up of more than 350 wines.
Wine Australia has recently wrapped up the second of two visits to Australia from Canadian monopoly buyers – the SAQ (Societe des alcools du Quebec) and the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) – with support from the Australian Government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Corporation (ATMAC) Program.
University of Adelaide PhD candidate Jacob Long has been announced as the recipient of Wine Australia’s Dr Tony Jordan OAM Award 2024 for his research to investigate novel germplasm solutions suited to Australia’s changing climate.
The Australia Trade Tasting returned to London and Edinburgh this week for the largest and most diverse tasting of Australian wine in the United Kingdom (UK).
London and Edinburgh were abuzz this month with more than 1000 people flowing through the doors of Wine Australia’s annual Australia Trade Tasting across the two cities.
The United Kingdom (UK) is the third largest importer of wine in the world and is the biggest destination for Australian wine exports by volume.
In the January edition of Exporter News, we discussed potential labelling changes that would be needed for wine sent either to the United Kingdom (UK) and/or the remaining European Union (EU) members once the UK left the EU.
In our last Exporter News, we provided advice on how to indicate the details of the importer on a wine label once the United Kingdom (UK) has departed from the European Union (EU).
Mid-winter in Australia is not usually associated with the vibrancy and excitement of the wine season at its full height – our vines are dormant, preparing spring and a fresh vintage in the summer.
Denmark and Sweden are the sixth and fourteenth largest export markets respectively for Australia by volume, making them important to total export performance. This Market Bulletin will highlight the latest trends impacting wine consumption in these two countries, and how they compare to Australia’s other key markets.
In last week’s bulletin, we examined South Korea, a wine market ranked as the second most attractive in the world, according to the Global Compass 2020 published by Wine Intelligence. This week we delve into another growing market, Poland.
In a reversal of recent trends, in 2019–20 Europe became the growth centre for Australian wine exports. The destination market behind this growth is Australian wine’s number one export market by volume – the United Kingdom.
Europe is an important destination for the Australian wine category. In the 12 months ended May 2020, 330 million litres valued at $600 million free on board (FOB) was exported to Europe. More than 100 million litres of Australian wine valued at $230 million was shipped to European destinations outside of the United Kingdom.
COVID-19 has seen rapid introduction of measures to protect the health and wellbeing of communities and it is natural that the way that we operate our businesses in this environment has changed. This week, our Market Bulletin takes a look at the changes to Australia’s top wine export market by volume – the United Kingdom (UK).