WBM – Australia’s Wine Business Magazine has provided superior commentary and analysis of the wine industry since April 2005.
This beautifully presented bimonthly magazine is owned by Madigan Media Pty Ltd, based in the little wine town of Balhannah in the Adelaide Hills.
In 2012 UK company Wine Intelligence named the owner, Anthony Madigan, as one of 30 wine industry leaders who had made a significant contribution to the global wine business over the previous 10 years.
Launched in Adelaide in 2005, the 80-page magazine covers a range of topics including winemaking, viticulture, sales, digital marketing, communication, exports, finance, legals, cellar doors, mental health and R&D.
Our growing readership includes winemakers, grapegrowers, viticulturists, winery owners, winery managers, wine marketers, CEOs, wine industry professionals and the wine trade.
Our newsletter The Week That Was has a cult following. Subscribe today!
To subscribe to the print edition of WBM click here.
To download a single digital issue of WBM click here.
WBM is known for quality content. The articles are written and edited by professionals. No fluff. No AI.
Our talented writers include Katie Spain, Tash Stoodley, David LeMire MW, Anthony Madigan, Cathy Gadd, Dan Traucki and Larry Lockshin.
Leading wine critics Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer independently review 100 wines for each edition.
Australia’s leading oak suppliers, label printers, closure manufacturers, grape harvester businesses, packaging suppliers, IT services and graphic designers have always advertised in WBM because it works.
Being in a beautifully presented magazine with quality content reflects well on your business.
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“This month marks 20 years of WBM Magazine. Irreverent, intelligent, often cutting but rarely wrong – we raise a glass to Anthony and the team, from one wine publication to another. Happy birthday and here’s to the next 20.”
– HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION, INSTAGRAM, APRIL 2025
PUT YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN FRONT OF THE DECISION MAKERS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY
Australia’s most respected wine industry suppliers all advertise in WBM – the magazine for the wine industry since 2005.
• ADS IN WBM WORK
• Australia’s leading and most authoritative wine industry magazine for 21 years.
• Proudly South Australian family owned and operated. Low overheads allows us to keep advertising prices fair.
• Some advertisers have been with us for all 21 years!
• WBM is written by leading experts in the industry – it is read from cover to cover. Quality content. No fluff.
• HITS THE TARGET
• Advertise your products and services to your customers and potential customers.
• Saturation coverage in the Australian wine industry.
• Read by all of the wine industry professionals who make decisions on big-ticket items like oak, closures, bottles, label design, IT, printing, tanks and presses.
• WINNER WINNER
• WBM is beautifully presented by leading Adelaide designer Naomi Giatas – having your brand in such a stunning magazine reflects well on your business.
• The magazine has a long shelf life – kept at wineries to refer to again and again.
• Advertise in WBM for a very fair price. Get more leads, make more money.
• DIGITAL DOMINANCE
• We dominate print and digital in the Australian wine industry.
• More than 32,000 social media followers across Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and LinkedIn – no other wine industry publisher comes close to that.
• Home of The Week That Was – the most popular newsletter in the Australian wine industry. It’s written from start to finish. No AI.
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We support a range of community wine events including the Women in Wine Awards, The Barossa Cellar, The Young Gun of Wine Awards and the WISA Wine Industry Impact Awards!
During August the proceeds from one bottle of every dozen of @mrriggswineco The Gaffer sold is donated to the Flinders Foundation, helping fund vital medical research, patient care and life-changing health initiatives across South Australia.
The Gaffer Month runs throughout August with special promotions across both on-premise venues and participating bottle shops and retailers.
You can also purchase directly at mrriggs.com.au
#Wine #Community
The Australian wine industry is shocked and saddened by the passing of Matthew Jukes. Loved and respected. Story on the site. ❤️
Respected winemaker Michael Fragos has been appointed CEO and chief winemaker of Haselgrove in McLaren Vale.
Full story on the WBM website.
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We’re cooking up the July/August edition so now is the perfect time to jump on board!
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Best’s Great Western celebrates 160 years!
To mark the milestone, the family winery has launched its 160 Years Poured In campaign.
The vines Henry Best planted by hand in 1868 are still producing today, among the oldest in the world.
@bestswines congratulations on 160 years of remarkable longevity with five generations of family history and some of the oldest pre-phylloxera vines in the world.
You can read the full WBM story using the link in our bio.
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