WBM November / December 2022

In the November / December 2022 issue of Wine Business Magazine:

Australia and the Chutzpah

The world is open again. Thanks to the visionaries, says David LeMire MW, few countries have greater wines or greater wine people to send out into the world.

An hour with Shashi Singh

Shashi Singh’s cool-climate Syrah is a thing of beauty and speaks volumes about site and good karma. Katie Spain presents “Mother Nature”.

Where will be in 25 years?

Larry Lockshin thinks the Australian wine community will be a lot smaller with production stabilising at about 1.2 to 1.5 million tonnes per year.

Glory Days

They’ll pass you by. Dan Traucki reports on the future of wine among young people.

Rally in the Valley?
The Barossa is down on its luck. “Tall poppies often fall, but not this one,” writes Howard Duncan. “The Barossa is an experienced, highly credentialled and resilient beast.”

Mudgee magic

Dan Traucki reports on the Mudgee wine region and the great wines to come out of it in the past few years.

Stars in our eyes

The number of Australian wine producers exporting to the US is at the highest level since 2008 and the prospects for premium wine sales are encouraging.

Climate change

‘I am on a mission to warn members of the Australian grape and wine industry about the imminent and confronting dangers of the climate crisis’ words by Richard Smart.

Are you safe at work?

Leading change I the face of an uncomfortable truth, Emily Hay from Barossa Australia reports on sexual harassment in the workplace.

Trade Reviews:

Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer review and score 50 Australian wines each: including wines from Kilikanoon, Pauletts, Swinney and more.