Applications opened today, Monday 30 January, for the Australian grape and wine sector’s flagship leadership development program Future Leaders. Future Leaders inspires a new generation of leaders wanting to achieve impactful change at a personal, business and sector level.
The Australia Trade Tasting returned to London on 24 January 2023, showcasing more than 700 wines from 200 wine producers to hundreds of trade and media in the United Kingdom (UK).
Winegrape growers in Riverina have been central to the development of three new collaborative initiatives launched today by the collaborative Wine Inland Productivity & Profitability (WIPP) project that is providing locally driven business support.
Fifteen grape and wine sector professionals have today graduated from the intensive five-month leadership development program Future Leaders equipped with new skills to enhance their contribution to the community.
A drop in wine production around Australia was not enough to offset a reduction in total sales, leading to an increase in the national wine inventory for the second consecutive year, according to Wine Australia’s Production, Sales and Inventory Report 2022 released today.
A summary of the current alcohol statement information for 33 plus countries that Wine Australia publishes Export Market Guides for.
A significant number of additives and processing aids commonly used in winemaking are a step closer to being authorised for use in wine destined for the Japanese market. Our latest update provides further details on the changes and on recent updates to our Export Market Guides for Russia and the European Union.
We have previously alerted exporters to new chemical analysis requirements in order to send wine to Thailand and Brazil. The new certification requirements are now in force and there have been some important developments since our last update.
Applications are open for the international award for excellence in sustainable winegrowing – the BRIT Award.
In the last edition of Exporter News we noted the imminent introduction of a chemical analysis certificate to accompany wines exported to Thailand. This edition, we provide an update on the proposal and a new format for chemical analysis certification for wines to Brazil.
In the 12 months ended September 2020, the value of Australian wine exports increased by 4 per cent to $2.998 billion while volume declined by 0.4 per cent to 771 million litres (85.7 million cases). The average value of exports increased by 4 per cent to $3.89 per litre.
Cabernet Sauvignon is the world’s most planted winegrape variety and it is celebrated around the globe on 3 September with International Cabernet Sauvignon Day.
There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic in health and economic terms. However, there are some clear trends emerging and what is certain is that businesses will need to be agile and responsive to survive and prosper in this environment.
Wine Australia’s Export Report for the year ended June 2020 shows that despite short supply and COVID-19 restrictions, Australian wine exports experienced only a small decrease in value of 1 per cent to $2.84 billion in 2019–20.
July is the month when the export of current vintage Australian wine tends to start in earnest. This week’s Market Bulletin looks at how conditions on the global bulk wine market in mid-2020 compare with last year.