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Tuesday 18 February 2025 in Consumers, Langhorne Creek, News

This great wine went down well with George

Some consumers love a wine brand so much they get a tattoo or buy the…
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Monday 17 February 2025 in Awards, Barossa, News, Vintage 2025

Barossa winemaker Peter Kelly declared the best

The Barons of Barossa named Peter Kelly as the 2025 Barossa Winemaker of the Year…
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Monday 17 February 2025 in News, Obituary

Ray Kidd took the wine industry out of the wilderness

Andrew Caillard MW reflects on the life of wine pioneer Ray Kidd who has passed…
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Thursday 13 February 2025 in Corporate, News, Penfolds

Treasury Wine Estates takes Wolf Blass off the market

Treasury Wine Estates has taken the highly decorated Wolf Blass brand and others off the…
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Australian wine industry shows signs of stock adjustment

The Australian wine industry is seeing signs of stock adjustment, but red stocks remain high,…
China

South Australia ships $558 million of wine to China

Half a billion dollars’ worth of South Australian wine has been exported to China in…
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China

The quiet revolution captivating Chinese wine consumers

Mike Bennie reports on the buzz created by a string of natural wine events in…

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Patritti wine tour
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The joy of introducing young people to wine

With so much recent dialogue about the challenges our industry faces in engaging with and…
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Digital wine marketing: the power of personal

Email marketing is alive and well and remains one of the most cost-effective ways to…
Shanghai wine trade
Marketing

David LeMire MW on navigating the wine market at a time like this

“There are no easy wine sales out there at the moment” seems to be a…

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Stainless steel wine tanks to be auctioned

SPONSORED CONTENT Manheim Industrial Auctions is offering 21 stainless steel wine tanks of varying sizes,…
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A first for Jimmy

Lucy Etheridge from Yarrawalla vineyard in the Yarra Valley is on the cover of the Australian wine industry’s publication, WBM - Australia’s Wine Business Magazine. “I wish there was more of an ecosystem in wine. Growers are really important. They’re clever people who manage to change things on a dime to bring millions of dollars’ worth of fruit to our wine sector.” Words by @katiespainwrites Photos by Mike Emmett. Design by @naomigiatasdesign Marketing by @jessmadigann @yarrawalla_vineyard @yarravalleywine @viticulture_australia #grapegrowing #viticulture #wine #wineindustry #WBM #family #YarraValley #Yarrawalla Available in both print and digital format. Subscribe now.
Whatever you think of this idea - Grange La Chapelle 2021 for $3,500 a bottle - it’s good to see wine, in particular Shiraz, on the front page for all the right reasons, don’t you think? Clipping from The Australian today. Article by Nick Ryan. @nickryanwine @penfolds @lachapellehermitage #wine #goodnews #Grange #Hermitage
Four Winds Vineyard in the Canberra District won the Jimmy Watson last year. Now it is on the market. “We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved, but it’s time for new adventures,” Sarah Collingwood says. More details on the WBM site. @fourwindsvineyard #CanberraDistrict #wine #WBM

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