WBM May / June 2017

In the May / June 2017 issue of Wine Business Magazine:

An hour with Sarah Crowe

Yarra Yering’s award-winning winemaker Sarah Crowe believes mistakes and trial and error are just as important as success. She talks passion, persistence and filling big shoes.

From the tasting bench: Organic ramblings

Does organic wine taste better? Nick Bulleid MW explores the latest reports and looks at whether the jury should still be out.

An hour with Sarah Crowe

Yarra Yering’s award-winning winemaker Sarah Crowe believes mistakes and trial and error are just as important as success. She talks passion, persistence and filling big shoes.

The Big Issue: Priority Picks

While the industry works out how to use the Federal Government’s $50M marketing windfall, we speak to six wineries to find out how they’re reaching and growing their share of consumers.

The big premium push

Premiumisation is the name of the game and Australian winemakers are seeing impressive results on the export front. Peter Bailey reports.

US wine tourism and the Disneyland experience

Larry Lockshin discovered shades of Disneyland on a recent tour of cellar doors in Napa and Sonoma – The happiest place on Earth for many satisfied wine consumers.

Bottle Shock

Cathy Gadd finds it’s time to break up with some of her favourite wineries.

AWRI Research: Why is predicting alcohol so hard?

Recent changes mean it’s more important than ever to accurately predict the final wine alcohol. Easier said than done, says Eric Wilkes.

Four vintages in one year?

Ex-Barossan James Kalleske couldn’t be happier making wine in Bali. He’s a busy man, particularly with four vintages a year to contend with.

The MW: We have the technology… use it

Australian winemakers have used winemaking and viticulture technology to their advantage over the years. It’s now time to up the ante with technology to run our businesses, says David LeMire MW.

Trade reviews

Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer review and score 100 Australian wines: including wines from Yarra Bank, David Hook, Calabria and more.