WBM July / Aug 2016

In the July / August 2016 issue of Wine Business Magazine:

An hour with Chris Tyrell

It’s game on at Tyrrell’s in the Hunter Valley, with sixth-generation winemaker Chris Tyrrell slowly taking over the reins of the business from his father, Bruce. It’s a very different winery to what it was just a few years ago.

Bitten in a Scrum

When Jancis Robinson snarls at you like a cornered Staffy for laying a hand on her spittoon, you know things are starting to get a little heated. Nick Ryan calls for reform in the way we conduct large wine tastings.

Turning up the temperature

The newer cooler climate regions now making their way in the world do not have a divine right to succeed, says Richard Halstead of Wine Intelligence. He was at the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium.

Why wine innovation must become cool again

Despite proven capability for quality winemaking, when it comes to luxury the Australian wine industry struggles to position itself at a worldwide scale.

Divided we fall

Given all the issues, can we blame the politicians for taking the easy option to increase the tax take on a divided industry?

Beware the sin tax

Stephen Strachan, the former CEO of the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, weights into the tax debate – at WBM’s request. He says that signing up to a ‘sin tax’ would be a grave mistake for the wine industry.

Marketing

Many of us think it is time to retire the aging kangaroo symbol for Australian products, bit there doesn’t seem to be a push to replace it with something clearly Australian that is modern, innovative and brief.

Country classics

Nick Bulleid MW continues his analysis of which varieties grow best in the various regions.

The great resiling risk

The Barry family took a big gamble buying Florita Vineyard in 1986. It paid off and Peter Barry reflects on a very productive 30 years.

Trade reviews

Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer review and score 100 Australian wines: including wines from Xanadu, Terre a Terre, Millon Estate and more.