WBM March / April 2017

In the March / April 2017 issue of Wine Business Magazine:

Nick Ryan: Welcome to the Funhouse

In an age of PR schmoozing, does buying lunch get you good coverage? Nick Ryan ponders the influence of work perks on wine writing and whether we should be having this much fun.

An hour with Kate Laurie

She is best known for sparkling but Deviation Road’s Kate Laurie has a few other tricks up her sleeve. The Perth-born winemaker chats to WBM about bubbles, mistakes and creating a little piece of paradise in the Adelaide Hills.

Into the mystique

Pinot massif has grown from a casual start into a far-randing, two-day event encompassing work-in-progress wines, research and informative tastings of pinots from almost everywhere in the world. Nick Bullied finally scores an invite.

The Big Issue: Cellar Door Delights

Grants, crowdfunding, renovations, education… establishing a cracking cellar door involves more than just bricks and mortar. We talk to wineries to uncover the secrets of success.

Yellowtail, the Superbowl, and US wine drinking

Yellowtail’s Superbowl AD horrified many in the Australian wine community, but what it did was promote Aussie wine at a broad level. There’s no denying that our mental and physical availability is lacking in the United States.

The perception gap

Restaurant Australia is putting our food and wine on the radar for international tourists, with benefits for small winemakers. Peter Bailey reports.

Wine intelligence

The new US administration’s domestic economic agenda will be a big influence on whether we are reaching ‘peak wine’ in the US market. Richard Halstead reports.

The dark side of microbiology

Friend or foe? Microbes and bacteria can be both, as long as you know what to look for. Words by Amy Rinaldo and Eric Wilkes.

Finding the balance

When it comes to genetically modified vines, it’s time to remove the emotion from the debate and look at the facts. The current fear-based response is seeing solutions to major problems being put on hold or shelved. Dan Traucki says.

Trade reviews

Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer review and score 100 Australian wines: including wines from Hayes Family Wines, Three Dark Horses, Hughes & Hughes and more.