Category: Opinion

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Wine industry structure ‘no longer fit for purpose’

Highly decorated winemaker Brian Croser ponders the future of the Australian wine industry which he…

Brian CroserTuesday 17 March 2026

News Opinion

Life, death and counter-intuitive wine solutions

I’ve been thinking about life, death and counter-intuitive solutions. We need death to make way…

David LeMire MWTuesday 11 November 2025

Leadership News Opinion

It’s wine, it’s personal, and it’s high time we started acting like it

What are you thinking? That question was at the core of a special 18-page feature…

Guest WriterThursday 17 July 2025

China Exports News Opinion

What’s changed in China and the opportunity for Australian winemakers

Matthew Deller MW reports from Shanghai after five days immersed in the market, including three…

Guest WriterThursday 14 November 2024

News Open Letter Opinion Wine Australia

Calls to balance new Wine Australia Board with industry experience

Australian wine industry lobby group The Concerned Elders say the new Wine Australia Board is…

Guest WriterTuesday 1 October 2024

News One Sector Plan Opinion

Did Alister bell the cat?

Alister Purbrick, a board member of WGA, in his article "Blame The Perfect Storm" (WBM…

Paul ClancyThursday 7 March 2024

Industry In Crisis News One Sector Plan Opinion

Don’t blame the perfect storm, this crisis is self-inflicted

Alister Purbrick, in his article "Blame The Perfect Storm" in the latest edition of WBM…

Paul ClancyFriday 1 March 2024

Industry In Crisis News Opinion

Looking for leadership? ‘It’s there in the Plan’

Alister Purbrick responds to articles published in the November-December 2023 issue of WBM – Australia's…

Guest WriterFriday 1 March 2024

Industry Issues News Opinion

An industry in crisis: why is it so?

When WBM editor Anthony Madigan asked me to comment on the crisis in the Riverland…

Paul ClancyFriday 16 February 2024

Future Leaders News Opinion

Plan leaves Future Leaders ‘underwhelmed’

This is an open letter and formal feedback from Wine Australia's Future Leaders 2023 Cohort…

Guest WriterFriday 16 February 2024

Opinion

Wine industry structure ‘no longer fit for purpose’

Life, death and counter-intuitive wine solutions

It’s wine, it’s personal, and it’s high time we started acting like it

What’s changed in China and the opportunity for Australian winemakers

Calls to balance new Wine Australia Board with industry experience

Did Alister bell the cat?

Don’t blame the perfect storm, this crisis is self-inflicted

Looking for leadership? ‘It’s there in the Plan’

An industry in crisis: why is it so?

Plan leaves Future Leaders ‘underwhelmed’

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