Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Château Tanunda Cellar Door in Sydney today to speak with managing director Michelle Geber about Australian wine exports to China ahead of his six-day visit there.
Albanese and Geber spoke about the reopening of the Chinese market following tariffs and the positive impact it has had on the winery.
“We are so honoured to have the Prime Minister here to visit us at Château Tanunda at our Sydney cellar door here in the Rocks,” Geber says.
“The resumption of trade in China has meant so much to our business over the last few years with an increase of 1,000 percent of our sales into China.”
Albanese will be accompanied by business leaders during the visit in hope of further strengthening the relationship between Australia and Chinese markets for trade.
The Prime Minister will visit Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu and will also meet President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Zhao Leji of the National People’s Congress.
“My government has worked very hard to diversify trade… and to increase our relationships with other countries in the region, including India and Indonesia and the ASEAN countries,” Albanese says.
“But the relationship with China is an important one, as is our relationships when it comes to exports with the north Asian economies of South Korea and Japan.”
Albanese also shared a post to Instagram captioned: “We’ve worked hard to bring back trade with China – and that means jobs for Australians.
“Barley, beef and live rock lobster trade is booming, and wine is flowing again.
“For producers like Château Tanunda, that means bottles on shelves, jobs in the regions, and confidence for the future.”
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