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Australia's newest wine region 2008-03-05 16:37:00 Wines from "New England Australia
" in the New England and north-west region
s will be featured in the NSW State Government's next Regional Food and Wine Showcase at Parliament House in Sydney in May. The new wine region is one of Australia's largest at 27,000 square kilometres. It is already home to 42 vineyards and boasts a diversity of growing conditions, from high altitude, cool climate vineyards along the spine of the Great Dividing Range to lower and warmer growing sites on the western edges of the New England Tablelands.The region has a long history of wine making, dating back to the 1950s, when the Wyndham family established vineyards near Inverell to provide red wine for their Hunter Valley cellar.
The Australian 2008 wine harvest has been upgraded 2008-03-02 07:38:00 At almost 50% complete, the 2008 Australian
winegrape harvest looks set to deliver between 1.55 and 1.65 million tonnes.Continuing a turn towards supply/demand balance, the revised figure is up on the pre-harvest estimate of 1.22 million tonnes, largely due to improved water allocations and active water trading in the warm inland districts. Nationally, the increase in crush compared to last year is the result of an overall increase in yields combined with a marginal increase in bearing area.
New deal for Australian wines 2008-02-26 14:18:00 Wynns Coonawarra Estate has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Matthew Clark and its sister company Wine Studio. Simon Brook, business controller for the on-trade at Foster’s EMEA, said: “We are very pleased to announce this agreement with Matthew Clark. "Regionality in Australia is becoming increasingly important in the trade and Wynns Coonawarra Estate is a key part of our Australian
regional strategy.”
Top Wine Lists: Australia And New Zealand 2008-02-22 16:17:00 Many tend to lump Australia
and New Zealand
together as the great Down Under, but as all oenophiles know, their wines--and their restaurant wine lists--are worlds apart.Though wine lists in both countries tend to be regional, Australia produces wines --like shirazes--that can age gracefully, while New Zealand
's sassy sauvignon blancs do not.An Aussie wine list will likely have some vintage to it, while a Kiwi wine list is likely to be, well, green.
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Australian grape growing and wine treading 2008-02-17 18:03:00 "There is a fundamental difference between our master's course and the other existing wine courses at Adelaide (University) or Charles Sturt (University)," Professor Barlow says. "They are good courses but we cater for a very new niche; and we are not just a wine course. The new Melbourne Model means students can fit other areas of study into their existing course work." Winemakers, wine growers, or wine marketers were once trained in a more focused manner but under the new model students will be able to add other areas of academic endeavour, such as economics, agribusiness, environmental studies, or food science on the way to their masters qualification.
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The volume of Australian wine exports has declined for the first time in 12 years 2008-02-14 00:01:00 The Australian
Wine and Brandy Corporation says 770-million litres of wine were exported in the latest year, slightly down on the year before. There was a poor season in 2007 and this year's harvest is also drought-affected. The Corporation reported an increase of 3 per cent in the value of exports
, to just under $3 billion.
Australian wine ripe for change 2008-02-10 03:43:00 The Australian
wine industry must wake up to the fact that it is "no longer best placed to compete on price or volume alone", according to Paul Henry of Wine Australia.Speaking at a seminar at last week's annual tasting, Henry, general manager for market development at the generic body, added: " If there's a single corrective slap in the face that needs to be administered to the industry, it's that".
Cool climate wine research in Australia 2008-02-07 16:40:00 Tasmania's wine industry is celebrating a $1.8 million grant, the largest amount ever dedicated to cool climate wine research in Australia
. The money, from federal and state grants, will be used to study cool climate sparkling and pinot noir wine from the grape to the glass.
Price disputes loom over Australian wine 2008-02-07 15:44:00 Prices for Australian
wine are expected to rise this year, following 18 months of severe drought that has produced two low harvests. Growers are concerned price increases for consumers will not be passed down the chain. McKenzie called on growers to trigger dispute clauses in their supply contracts, claiming many were now suffering their third year of prices below cost of production.
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Drought hits Australian wine prices 2008-02-05 16:01:00 Government statistics showed that wine production for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, fell by almost one third from the previous year to 978 million litres (258 million gallons).A drop in production, due mainly to drought, coupled with increasing sales have drained Australia's surplus glut of wine by 15% to 1.8 billion litres (480 million gallons) last year from 2.1 billion litres (550 million gallons) the year before.
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Australian wine exports falling 2008-03-12 02:54:00 The Australian
Wine and Brandy Corporation released the figures, which showed that value had declined 0.1% to $2.9 billion while the average price grew 5% to $3.86 per litre. The main contributors to the downturn in volume were a 25% or 57 million litre decline in bulk wine shipments, plus a 46% or 8 million litre decline in soft pack shipments. Partially offsetting this volume decline was a 5% or 28 million litre growth in bottled wine shipments.Significant highlights included the UK remaining the top export market by volume and value, and volumes to the US being down 37 million litres, accounting for 70% of the decline in bulk shipments.
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Australian Century Chateau wine promotion will be held in Shenzhen on March 28 2008-03-18 14:48:00 Australian CenturyChateau
wine promotion will be held in Shenzhen
on March
28. Lots of wine dealers, wine experts and media will be invisted to the promotion. The wine experts will introduce 11 varieties of Australian wine from Century Chateau and also tell how to pair with dishes. At the same time, there will be a series of auctions at the wine promotion. The purpose of the promotion will bring the most excellent Australian wine and special wine culture to wine lovers. Shenzhen will be the first stop for it to enter China market.
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Australian wine industry feels heat from climate change 2008-03-26 06:53:00 MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian
grape growers reckon they are the canary in the coalmine of global warming, as a long drought forces winemakers to rethink the styles of wine they can produce and the regions they can grow in. The three largest grape-growing regions in Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth, all depend on irrigation to survive. The high cost of water has made life tough for growers. Some say they probably won't survive this year's harvest, because of the cost of keeping vines alive. Water prices surged above A$1,000 a megaliter last year from around A$300.
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The long boom turns to bust 2008-04-01 16:13:00 Historically, many Australian winemakers have derided the French approach to making wine, especially the idea that the finest wines come only from a terroir—the union of climate and soil characteristic of each place. Australian producers instead pride themselves on what they regard as a less snooty and more democratic approach: blending grapes from different regions to achieve a consistent wine. But some are now asking whether marketing an Australian wine's locality, as much as its grape variety, might not work better.
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Interview with Australian wine expert Matt Skinnner 2008-04-10 15:51:00 Matt Skinner came to the public eye as Jamie Oliver's wine-loving sidekick, and over the past few years he has rubbed shoulders with a host of celebrities. Now, though, he has decided to head home to Australia. Has he had enough of the elitism in the UK wine trade? Absolutely not, he tells James Aufenast Matt Skinner has been keeping himself busy since he moved back to his native Australia. As well as being Jamie Oliver's wine consultant, and overseeing the list at Jonathan Downey's Match Bar Group, he has been filming a new series for Australian
TV, and has been around the world promoting and researching the latest edition of his book, The Juice.
Last year, revenue from Australian wine exports reached $3 billion 2008-04-15 11:33:00 Australia is now the number one supplier of imported wines in the UK, Ireland, Singapore and New Zealand, and holds the number 2 spot in the US and Canada. However, that success is now under threat as the industry faces two of its greatest challenges - a strong local currency and, crucially, a lack of cheap, abundant water. The drought-stricken Murray-Darling basin supplies about 60% to 70% of Australia's wine grape production, and most growers are now operating on 16% of their water entitlements.
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Shiraz makers shine 2008-04-23 10:35:00 Every year, the wine industry bible The Australian And New Zealand Wine Industry Directory reports a rise in the number of Australian wine producers, usually about 10 per cent. This year, the directory notes producers - not all have wineries- are up by 7.1 per cent. The total is 2299, an increase of 153 from last year, although there are many more than the directory lists: most weeks I look up someone new and fail to find them. Exciting new producers are continually appearing, too many for we scribes to acknowledge. Many of their most impressive wines are shiraz, which is no surprise: it's Australia's signature grape. One-fifth of the samples I receive are shiraz, which is a bit frustrating as it doesn't give a balanced view of the market.
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THE soaring Australian dollar is costing major wine exporters millions of dollars 2008-05-06 04:25:00 While exports reached a record $3.02 billion last year, experts say a combination of drought, the high dollar and foreign competition means the industry now faces significant challenges. Bottled wine exports are still growing but at a declining rate and experts believe the growth may stop within two months. The rising dollar is particularly hitting the price-sensitive cheaper end of the market, as the buoyant Aussie dollar makes exports more expensive.
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Australian winemaker turns waste water into winning wines 2008-05-20 15:28:00 World-beating winemaker Michael Fragos sees his South Australian
vineyards as the perfect spot to grow grapes -- the soil, climate and afternoon sea breeze are all ideal.The only problem is the lack of water
in one of the country's driest states, a hurdle that he and other McLaren Vale vignerons have overcome by using treated waste
water to irrigate the deep green vines.A visit to the area is test Read more:turns
Australian Bulk Wine Exports Plummet 2008-06-11 02:56:00 A thirty three percent decline in bulk wine shipments and 41 percent drop in tetra -pack shipments has led to a nine percent drop in the volume of Australian
wine exports, reports Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. The volume of wine exports fell to 724 million litres in the 12 months to the end of May this year, the AWBC says, while the value of overall wine exports dropped seven
How will global warming change Australian wine? 2008-07-04 13:12:00 This article discusses some of the ways that global warming effects wine production. Wine is a complex substance. A good wine is the result of an intricate process with many factors influencing the bouquet, the flavour, the longevity and the enjoyment of each bottle. That's why every wine is different; that's why we love the stuff. Vintages vary from year to year. Wines from different regions vary Read more:Australian
A south-west Western Australian wine bottling facility is looking to switch to nitrogen gas 2008-06-23 04:52:00 The Capel Vale Winery usually uses carbon dioxide to bottle wine for 100 WA wineries, but has been unable to source any CO2, because it is no longer being produced, due to the gas shortage. The winery has now opted to use nitrogen gas which costs three times as much. Site manager Keith Warrick says he is negotiating with his supplier, working out the logistics to get the nitrogen to the south-west Read more:Australian
, Western
, switch
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