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Barossa winemaker Peter Kelly declared the best
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News
MW Lifetime Achievement Award for wine legend James Halliday
James Halliday AM has been named the recipient of the 2025 Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) Lifetime Achievement Award.…
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Bird in Hand releases first Tasmanian wines
Adelaide Hills-based winery Bird in Hand has introduced two new labels – the Tasmanian Series…
Staff WriterTuesday 11 February 2025
Thistledown to beat the drum for Aussie wine
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Anthony MadiganTuesday 11 February 2025
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Penfolds and La Chapelle in France have combined to release a new wine called Grange…
Anthony MadiganMonday 10 February 2025
Funding for alternative packaging for premium wine
Six Australian companies that claim to have innovative packaging solutions for premium wine have been…
Staff WriterTuesday 11 February 2025
MW Lifetime Achievement Award for wine legend James Halliday
James Halliday AM has been named the recipient of the 2025 Institute of Masters of…
Staff WriterTuesday 11 February 2025
Bird in Hand releases first Tasmanian wines
Adelaide Hills-based winery Bird in Hand has introduced two new labels – the Tasmanian Series…
Staff WriterTuesday 11 February 2025
Thistledown to beat the drum for Aussie wine
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Business
The challenges and opportunities for Australian wine across the globe
The global alcoholic drinks market – including wine – has been in a downward phase over the past decade. Peter…
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AWRI downsizes as levy money dries up
The Australian Wine Research Institute is downsizing its workforce as the downturn in the industry…
Staff WriterTuesday 25 June 2024
Best’s, Clonakilla join First Families
Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW) has expanded by two – to twelve – with…
Anthony MadiganSaturday 1 June 2024
The challenges and opportunities for Australian wine across the globe
The global alcoholic drinks market – including wine – has been in a downward phase…
Peter BaileyWednesday 14 August 2024
AWRI downsizes as levy money dries up
The Australian Wine Research Institute is downsizing its workforce as the downturn in the industry…
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Victorian Lockdown “Another Kick In The Guts”
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Wirra Wirra has been using the downtime created by the Covid-19 restrictions to evolve its…
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Marketing
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Guest WriterSaturday 11 January 2025
Digital wine marketing: the power of personal
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Email marketing is alive and well and remains one of the most cost-effective ways to…
Tash StoodleyFriday 3 January 2025
David LeMire MW on navigating the wine market at a time like this
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Technology
Treasury launches $10 million barrel handling system
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Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has launched its integrated automation and barrel handling system in its…
Staff WriterTuesday 16 July 2024
Rewilding ecosystems via drone
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St Hubert’s The Stag in the Yarra Valley has committed to planting seed pods for…
Staff WriterSaturday 10 June 2023
Undesirable Aromas: Tech Breakthrough
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A new ‘smart surface’ has been shown to successfully remove unwanted sulfur aromas from wine,…
Staff WriterTuesday 16 May 2023
