WBM March / April 2022

In the March / April 2022 issue of Wine Business Magazine:

Make chardonnay while the sun shines

Australian premium Chardonnays might just be the next overnight success in our export markets – decades in the making.

Pain in the glass

The Australian wine industry is in a world of pain and the search goes on for new market opportunities. Peter Bailey from Wine Australia reports.

An hour with Kate Goodman

Award-winning winemaker and consultant Kate Goodman shares her thoughts on life in the industry fast lane and what it’s like to temporarily press pause on the career you love.

Friday on my mind

‘In so many ways we are more lucky tha. Not, and we should stop and recognise that more often than we do.’ Marc Allgrove on the state of the industry.

Evolving doors

WBM investigates how cellar doors have managed during the pandemic and what the cellar door experience will look like in the new normal.

The next generation of wine drinkers

We can’t continue to use our traditional education and vocabulary, and probably need to rethink our 750ml container to provide portions that fit with today’s lifestyles.

Funk rockers: Never mind the bollocks

Say what you like about natural wines, the impact of them across the whole winemaking community has been huge. It was a shift in thinking that had to happen.

Top 10 tips for a convincing EDM

Howard Duncan has cranked out more email marketing campaigns than you’ve had long lunches. This is what he has learned.

Coming clean on farm–gate hygiene

In 2018, Vinehealth Australia surveyed South Australian vineyard owners about their farm–gate hygiene activities to understand baseline adoption rate. Three years later, another survey was conducted, and the results show some positive trends.

Trade Reviews

Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer review and score 50 Australian wines: including wines from Stefano Lubiana, Meadowbank, Spring Vale and more.