Australian grain growers are being urged to exercise extra caution this spring, as warmer conditions result in broad leaf weed control programs coinciding with early budburst in vineyards across many parts of the country.
The situation has grapegrowers on high alert, prompting Wine Australia and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to join forces to discuss how to support growers in minimising spray drift risks across regions where vineyards neighbour or are in the same region as grain growing operations.
The depth and quality of Australian wines took centre stage at the highly successful 2024 China Roadshow trade mission led by Wine Australia.
The China Roadshow (20-28 August), supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, brought together 50 exhibitors who presented more than 90 Australian wine brands to receptive and engaged audiences at masterclasses and tastings held in four key cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou.
Wine Australia has announced the promotion of Dr Paul Smith to the position of General Manager, Research & Innovation.
Through a co-funding partnership with Wine Australia, WoWA has appointed Eloise Jarvis as program manager for the Sustainability adoption, certification and promotion for Western Australian wine growers and producers project.
Australian Grape & Wine and Wine Australia have today launched the One Grape & Wine Sector Plan at the Wine Industry Update 2024 in Adelaide.
Thirty-three emerging leaders in Margaret River and McLaren Vale have embarked on the latest Next Crop program, a regional platform to introduce leadership, business and management skills to build capacity within wine regions.
Wine Australia has launched a new website that provides a real-world connection from the vineyard and winery to Australia’s education curriculum.
Wine Australia’s AgTech Program recently held two demonstration days — one in early July at Josef Chromy Wines, in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley, and the second in late August at Quelltaler Estate, in South Australia’s Clare Valley.
Wine Australia congratulates James Halliday on receiving the prestigious International Wine Challenge (IWC) Lifetime Achievement Award, announced on Tuesday evening at a ceremony held in London.
The recent occurrence of crown gall-like symptoms in a small number of regions has prompted the establishment of a response group comprising representatives from key sector organisations. This collaborative initiative aims to investigate the root cause(s) of the symptoms and develop effective strategies for management
The United Kingdom is Australia’s number one export market by volume and Australian wine is well known in the market, especially in the off-premise. As such, Australian wine’s performance in the market is closely tied to the large-scale factors impacting the market – such as inflation and declining disposable income, increasing alcohol duties, and declining wine consumption per person. Wine Australia’s newly released UK Market Update report provides a detailed analysis of these trends for current and prospective Australian wine exporters. This Market Bulletin will highlight key parts of the report.
Together, the Nordic markets of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden represent 30 million litres of Australian wine exports – about 5 per cent of the volume exported in the 12 months to June 2024. As wine markets around the world adjust to consumer trends and spending, the Nordic markets are not immune and this Market Bulletin will highlight some of these latest trends.
The 2024 Australian vintage was most distinctive for the increase in tonnage and share of white varieties, while reds – and Shiraz in particular – were well down on their long-term average crush. This market bulletin looks at whether the latest retail sales figures for the Australian domestic market reflect these same trends, and identifies which varieties are most in demand.
At the Wine Industry Update 2024, Wine Australia’s Manager, Market Insights Peter Bailey provided a state of the wine market update.
This market bulletin provides detail from the presentation, reviewing the major trends in the global wine market and how these are impacting Australia’s supply and demand situation. It then looks forward, examining where the opportunities for Australian wine to rebound may be in the future.
In 2023–24, Australian wine exports increased in value by 17 per cent to $2.2 billion, the highest level since the 12 months ended September 2021. Volume declined by 0.2 per cent to 619 million litres while the average value increased by 18 per cent to $3.53 per litre free on board (FOB). The number of destinations that Australian wine was shipped to fell slightly, from 117 to 115.