In the 12 months ended June 2025, Australian wine exports increased by 13 per cent in value to $2.48 billion and 3 per cent in volume to 639 million litres, according to Wine Australia’s Export Report released today. The average value of exports increased by 10 per cent to $3.88 per litre Free on Board (FOB).
Australia’s wine sector is mobilising behind ‘We make a wine for that,’ a national campaign designed to reconnect consumers with the quality, diversity and relevance of Australian wine for more occasions.
A three-year, Commonwealth government-funded initiative aimed at improving market transparency in the wine sector and addressing information imbalances between winemakers and grapegrowers concluded in June. The project has delivered a suite of practical tools and insights designed to support more informed decision-making for growers in the inland regions.
The 2025 Australian winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.57 million tonnes, 160,000 tonnes (11 per cent) more than the 2024 crush but still 140,000 tonnes below the 10-year average of 1.71 million tonnes, according to the National Vintage Report 2025, released today by Wine Australia.
The lead author of a Wine Australia-funded study that provides a guide to rootstock suitability for vineyards challenged by root zone salinity has been honoured with the ASVO award for Viticulture Paper of the year 2020.
Earlier this year, hundreds of wine sector representatives from around the globe gathered to discuss how to tackle the immediate impact of climate change and how to plan for the future at the second Climate Change Leadership conference in Porto, Portugal.
Wine Australia is liaising with wholesalers across the USA to secure marketing activities leading up to Aussie Wine Month.
The United States of America is the world’s biggest wine market. According to Shanken’s Impact Databank, 327 million cases of wine were consumed in the USA in 2017. The International Wine and Spirits Record has forecast the USA market to grow by an additional 20 million cases by 2022, with the growth coming at the premium end of the market.
Wine Australia is inviting applications for its travel bursaries, for travel commencing between 1 July and 31 December 2018.
In the last two months, one of Australia’s key export markets has been caught in an accelerating trade war. Canada is the fourth largest export market for Australian wine, representing 10 per cent of volume exported in 2024. This Market Bulletin will give you a rundown of the most important things to be aware of when considering the Canadian wine market in 2025.
The United States of America (US) was Australia’s second largest export market by volume and value for the year ended March 2024. Despite a decline in wine consumption in recent years, the US has retained its position as the most attractive wine market in the world, according to IWSR. This Bulletin highlights the recent economic and wine market changes in the US which are detailed in Wine Australia’s recently- released 2024 US Wine Market Insights report.
Well known for its coffee exports, it is slowly becoming known in the wine sector for its increasing imports of wine. This Market Bulletin will give an overview of the current conditions for wine in the Brazilian market.
The United States (US) is one of the markets pinpointed by many for growth of the Australian wine category. But where are the opportunities for Australian wine, particularly in the post-COVID-19 market that has experienced significant changes to consumer behaviour?
In our most recent Export Report 2019–20, we highlighted that the impact of COVID-19 on exports to the USA had not been negative to date. This news is particularly interesting given export value was in a gradual decline prior to lockdown restrictions.