3/07/2008 | Queensland community groups have labelled as "dangerous" a promotion by a major liquor retailer offering bottles of wine for just $2 each.
1/07/2008 | After almost 90 years at Merbein, Victoria, the CSIRO shocked the wine industry with its announcement it would close its horticulture research hub and relocate its leading wine program to Adelaide, but the Australian grape and wine industry is desperately trying to alter the decision.
30/06/2008 | A dramatic increase in area under vine in New Zealand's Marlborough wine region has put a serious strain on winemaking infrastructure this season, leaving some wondering if soaring grape prices of recent years have peaked.
26/06/2008 | The future of the viticulture industry within the Grampians-Pyrenees region is more secure with its announcement as a Phylloxera Exclusion Zone (PEZ).
23/06/2008 | Former Penfolds chief winemaker Donovan Ditter was among eight people awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia at the Queen's Birthday Honours recently for his services to the wine industry.
20/06/2008 | Wine Industry Tasmania says the strong Australian dollar will not have a big impact on its local industry.
17/06/2008 | THE high exchange rate is making it difficult for the Australian wine industry to achieve its goal of more bottle wine sales by 2025, according to the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
16/06/2008 | Judging wines by region will be a new feature of the 2008 Canberra International Riesling Challenge, according to Wine Australia.
13/06/2008 | Despite Verona's sunny weather in early April, Vinitaly 2008 will be remembered for its dark and stormy atmosphere. Rumours of illegal blending and wine adulteration ran rife during the landmark wine event, placing Italian producers and the nation's authorities in the hot seat, as the eyes of the global wine trade focussed on Verona.
11/06/2008 | Pleasing sales performances for Australia's regionally distinct wines are being welcomed by the 10 independent businesses that participated in Wine Australia's Regional Heroes Program in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
10/06/2008 | After five years and more than $2 million in research, Thumm Estate Wines has developed a health spread and a sports supplement gel that has captured the attention of both health-conscious consumers and athletes looking for a natural way to fuel performance.
9/06/2008 | The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 34.6 million litres in April 2008, a decrease of 1.4pc from March 2008, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
6/06/2008 | The initial success or otherwise of the Federal Government's $3.1 billion water buyback scheme from licensed and willing irrigators has become a mystery, amid claims that the plan is misdirected and leaves many questions unanswered.
2/06/2008 | The unexpected decision by Federal Government to raise the tax on ready-to-drink, or pre-mixed spirits, by 70pc – specifically to curb teenage binge drinking – has sounded alarm bells in the wine industry.
26/05/2008 | The Federal Government's strongly criticised move to increase the tax on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages by 70pc, and rumours of a possible 300pc hike on wine and beer, has the Australian wine industry bracing for more pain.
22/05/2008 | Murray Valley Winegrowers (MVW) wants more information on the ramifications of the shock scaling down of CSIRO operations in Mildura.
20/05/2008 | Total Australian wine grape production is forecast to increase by 19 pc in 2007-08, as a result of improved growing conditions in key production areas, according to a new ABARE report released today.
9/05/2008 | 2008 will see the Australian wine sector champion an international Shiraz conference for the third time, according to the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
8/05/2008 | The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a decline in sales of Australian wine both at home and abroad, but export sales are improving.
2/05/2008 | The Penfolds 2003 Grange has been released amid billing as one of the best ever, so why is it heading to supermarket shelves?