Two significant pests to Australian vineyards are being targeted in a new project led by Australian National University (ANU) PhD candidate Yilin Bai, who has been awarded Wine Australia’s Dr Tony Jordan OAM Award 2026.
Wine Australia has conducted an investigation into Private Label Services sourcing wine from Jindalee Road Wines and continuing the export operations of Jindalee Road Wines, following the cancellation of that entity’s export licence in June 2024.
Australian wine exporters and domestic-focused wine producers are set to see changes through the conclusion of negotiations on the Australia–EU Free Trade Agreement (A–EU FTA) and a new Australia–European Union Wine Agreement (Wine Agreement).
In February, Australia’s premium wines took centre stage in South Korea as part of the eighth Taste the Wonders of Australia market activation, delivered by the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group.
Applications are now open for a new bursary giving Australian grape and wine professionals aged 35 and under the opportunity to attend the Institute of Masters of Wine International Symposium 2027, one of the world’s most influential forums for wine education, ideas and debate.
Improving early detection and management of grapevine phylloxera was the focus of a two‑day Phylloxera Surveillance and Management Workshop hosted by Agriculture Victoria Research (AVR) in February.
A portable sensor that could help winegrape growers rapidly detect smoke taint compounds in grapes is being developed by researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
A modest, redeveloped vineyard at a high school in Sydney’s Northern Beaches will soon be an unlikely home to disease-resistant grapevines that have been developed by CSIRO in a long-running breeding program supported by Wine Australia.
Thirteen postgraduate and undergraduate Viticulture and Oenology students from Adelaide University are undertaking a 10-week placement in an Australian winery during the 2026 vintage with the support of Wine Australia’s Further Afield Scholarship program.
The feasibility of using floating photovoltaic (FPV) panels on vineyard dams to simultaneously reduce evaporation losses and create energy is being explored as part of a broader project that is testing the technology in the cotton industry with the support of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation.
Global conditions remain tough for wine exporters, with higher costs and softer consumer demand continuing to weigh on performance. The latest wine export data from Wine Australia, available today, and shows that in the 12 months ended March 2026, Australian wine exports fell by 14 per cent in value to $2.28 billion and 7 per cent in volume to 603 million litres. Total volume was 15 per cent below the 10-year average of 711 million litres.
Home to 1.4 billion people and 20 million new legal drinking age consumers each year, India is a market that’s hard to overlook. While the wine market is still small, it holds opportunity for long-term growth. Today’s Market Bulletin will provide an update on the market’s headwinds and potential tailwinds for Australian wine.
Mainland China's wine market is in the midst of a reset – moving away from formal dinners to more casual and intentional occasions. Wine Australia’s China Market Insight Report, released today, pulls together insights from a variety of sources to give an overall snapshot of the market and key consumer trends, as well as vital resources for Australian wine exporters.
There have been significant changes in the wine market in mainland China in recent years. The wine market in mainland China has shrunk to one-third of the size it was five years ago, but this does not mean that Chinese consumers have abandoned wine – rather the way wine is purchased and consumed has evolved.
Global wine production in 2025 rebounded slightly after the historic low 2024 vintage, reversing a three-year trend of successive declines.
This market bulletin looks at the 2025 vintage results for the major wine-producing countries, and the implications for global supply and demand.