In the 12 months ended March 2025, Australian wine exports increased by 41 per cent in value to $2.64 billion and by 6 per cent in volume to 647 million litres, according to Wine Australia’s Export Report released today. The average value of exports increased by 33 per cent to $4.09 per litre free on board (FOB), the highest average value in almost two decades.
While global trade faces uncertain times, the focus was all about reinforcing long-term trusted trading partnerships at the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group’s market access programs in Japan earlier this month.
Wine Australia joined forces with Dairy Australia, Hort Innovation, Meat & Livestock Australia and Seafood Industry Australia in a series of market and trade events in Tokyo on 9 April to strengthen the partnership of one of Australia’s oldest and most trusted trading partners.
University of Adelaide PhD candidate Andrew O’Brien has been awarded Wine Australia’s Dr Tony Jordan OAM Award for 2025 to support his studies into the impact of novel cover crops on the aroma and flavour of wine.
The Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group is headed to Tokyo in April as part of an ongoing effort to improve bilateral trade relations and increase export opportunities for Australia’s premium wine and food producers.
A feasibility study is underway in South Australia to determine if collection points in the state’s wine regions could be a simple, sustainable and cost-effective way to help vineyard owners manage the disposal of CCA-treated trellis posts.
Across Australian vineyards, it is estimated there are around 70 million timber trellis posts treated with CCA — a timber preservative containing copper, chromium and arsenic that protects it from fungal and insect attack. More than half of these are in South Australia, and each year, between 700,000 to 1.8 million CCA posts need to be disposed of across the state due to breakage, vineyard redevelopment or removal.
From a global perspective, mainland China has cemented its position as one of the top wine import markets over the past five years, sitting at fourth place by 2018, behind Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Only 10 years ago, China was sitting in 15th place.
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.
In this Bulletin, we discuss what has changed in mainland China's wine market since the duties were imposed on Australian wine in 2020 and where the potential opportunities are for Australian wine that businesses should consider when building their export strategies.
November 2019 is a busy month for Australian wine in China, with major events set to highlight Australia’s fine wine credentials. This week, the Market Bulletin looks at how Australia’s exports are performing in the mainland China market.
It can be a little daunting for first-time exporters to know where to find information about different export markets and how to determine the markets and price points that best suit their products.
Now in its eighth year, the China Roadshow 2019 will be engaging a wide variety of wine buyers in a mini trade-fair, master classes and a new-to-market program. The eight-day journey will have Australian wine exhibitors cover 5000 kilometres as they travel across mainland China.