WBM September / October 2020

In the September / October 2020 issue of Wine Business Magazine:

Traders of the lost art

Are you trading with China or building a brand there? There’s a big difference, as David Lemire MW reports.

An hour with Charlotte Hardy

Charlotte Hardy travelled the world honing her winemaking skills. Now, she puts heart and soul into the Charlotte Dalton winery and cellar door she runs with her family on the rugged coast of Port Elliot, South Australia.

Marketing and communication

Tash Stoodley reports on the wonderful world of email marketing.

Market analysis

Peter Bailey from Wine Australia talks global supply and demand: the outlook.

China – waiting on a friend

China has launched two investigations into Australia wine exports. So what happens in the nightmare scenario they introduce a tariff? Wine business leaders have their say.

The climate crisis: What should you do about it?

Climate change will impact the grape and wine industry more than most other agriculture industries in Australia. Now is the time to plan business and marketing decisions.

Berry rare

Dan Traucki test drives the extremally rare and very mysterious emerging variety – Chanel Paradisa – to see if it has long term potential in the Australian wine market.

Stalin’s wine cellar

Stalin’s Wine Cellar is a new book by Sydney wine merchant John Baker and author Nick Place. This is the Prologue.

The power of the personal phone call

A lot of smaller wine producers are banking on social media and other digital platforms to move wine. But some old school marketing methods are also proving successful.

Trade reviews

Mike Bennie and Tyson Stelzer review and score 100 Australian wines: including wines from Alkoomi, Dutschke, Barringwood and more.