Australia’s grape and wine sector will benefit from greater confidence in vine quality and long-term vineyard performance with the launch of VitiCert Australia, a new national certification program for grapevine planting material.
Australian wine exporters are gaining stronger traction across the Asia Pacific region, with a series of high-impact trade, education and promotional initiatives helping to build visibility, deepen trade relationships and position Australian wine more competitively in key markets.
Australian wine producers are seeing renewed momentum in Canada, with new export and sales data along with feedback from importers pointing to a surge in demand for premium, regionally distinctive wines.
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.
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 US wine market remains under pressure, with declining consumption and heightened competition from both domestic and imported wines. Against this backdrop, a four-year trade and consumer research program was conducted with Wine Opinions, funded by Wine Australia. These new consumer and trade reports reveal how the US wine market has evolved between 2022–2025 and where Australian wine producers can stand out.
This bulletin outlines the most relevant insights for Australian exporters, bringing together Wine Opinions research with the latest US market trends from Circana and SipSource.
Since early 2025, the restrictions on the sales of alcoholic products produced in the United States (US), has caused large changes in the dynamic of the Canadian wine market. This Market Bulletin will summarise the latest restrictions on the sales of US products and what impact this has had on sales of Australian wine.
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.