Wine Australia is changing its generic marketing activity on offer to a user pays format - the body argues it will give it a "neutral position" and allow it to be "more agile".
Read more...Consumers need to be educated that 'less is more' when it comes to trading up, according to Australian Vintage boss Neil McGuigan.
Read more...Guala Closures is continuing its buying spree - which has seen it acquire five firms within the last 18 months - with the purchase of Australian screwcap manufacturer ASA.
Despite falling volumes and a drop in sales revenue, Treasury Wine Estates has reported solid growth in earnings in its half year results.
Read more...Iconic Australian brand Penfolds dominated the Australian secondary wine market last year - securing 70 places in the top 100.
Read more...In a bright, white gallery space on The Kings Road in Chelsea the annual Australia Day Wine Tasting took place last week. Amid the slurping and spitting, tasters who listened very carefully may have detected a rumbling; deep, subterranean, underground. It could have been a tube train passing below, or a low flying plane overhead. But it was neither of these. The rumbling you may have heard, over the clatter of bottles of Chardonnay and Shiraz, is the sound made as the tectonic plates of the Great Australian Wine Industry shift and rearrange themselves for the first time in a generation.
Read more...Berkmann Wine Cellars has revamped its Australian agency portfolio, having replaced 85% of the current lines.
Read more...Australian Vintage is entering the lower-alcohol market with the launch of 5.5% abv Vinni, targeting 18 to 25 year-olds.
Read more...As Oxford University scoops the award for Wine Australia's University Wine Champion initiative, the generic body looks to expand the initiative into 2013.
Read more...For my money, Australia remains the most diverse and exciting wine producer in the southern hemisphere...
Read more...Wine journalist Matthew Jukes has been crowned Honorary Australian of the Year for his contribution to the Australian wine industry.
Read more...Julian Dyer, senior wine buyer at Sainsbury's is leaving to join Australian Vintage.
Read more...Australian Vintage is beefing up its off-trade team with the recruitment of Sainsbury's senior wine buyer, Julian Dyer.
Read more...Online retailer Slurp is celebrating its 'SlurpVision' video channel passing its 100 tasting video mark and its emergence as a major platform supporting online sales.
Read more...Iconic wine brand Penfolds has appointed Gary Burnand as its managing director.
Read more...Wine Australia's UK chief has played down the proposed move from its central London offices as part of a drive to cut costs.
Read more...Treasury Wine Estates has set up a fine wine business unit to better showcase its wines in the £15 plus category.
Western Australia bushfire impact on wineries has been"small", according to Nick Power, chief executive officer, Margaret River Wine Industry Association (MRWIA).
Read more...After a wait of over 40 years, Australian producer Penfolds has released Bin 620 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2008.
New World wine brand Lindeman's has added a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to its Winemaker's Discovery Range.
