WBM May / June 2016

In the May / June 2016 issue of Wine Business Magazine:

An hour with James Irskine

Jauma owner James Irskine has been at the forefront of the natural wine movement in Australia. Ironically, he doesn’t like the word natural, preferring living to describe his wines. Tags aside, his business is booming.

Murmur on the Show Floor

Richard Halstead came away from ProWein convinced that the wine category, which has traditionally occupied a comfort zone and pushed only incremental change, is starting to embrace disruption and new ways of thinking.

Waste not, want not

The use of grape and wine by-products is now so diverse that there’s no longer any reason to use the term ‘waste product’ AWRI researchers explain. Eric Wilkes and Josh Hixton reports.

USA: The Art of Timing

It feels like we’re on the cusp of our second big push into the USA, says David LeMire MW. The first ended in tears, but this time we have a better offering, which promises slower but more sustainable success.

Happy winemakers = happy coopers

WBM talks to Graeme Little of Seguin Moreau about the state of the oak industry.

What your region does best

In this two-part feature article, Nick Bulleid MW sticks his neck out by nominating the varieties that he thinks the various Australian wine regions do best. Let the hate mail begin!

Share fair

It was standing room only at the Australian wine industry marketing conference. Much was said about building brands – a conversation that needs to extend to the golf course and casual drinks.

Keep on rocking in the free world

Free trade agreements are changing the way Australian wine producers do business throughout the world – and tat is good news for the bottom line, reports Peter Bailey.

You call that work?

The working with wine fellowship is one of the great gigs for the wine trade. Nick Ryan puts up with a bit of jetlag to taste some of the best wines in the world.

Trade reviews

Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer review and score 100 Australian wines: including wines from Cape Jaffa, Tuesner, An Ape is Loose and more.