Wine Tasmania has announced that it will be looking to host up to 10 key industry figures from around Australia on a two day tour as part of an initiative designed to showcase the local wine offering.
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Australian Brewery wins export deal with Japan
Craft brewer, The Australian Brewery, has successfully negotiated an export deal with Japan.
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Flexcube caters to the ‘new world’ wine market with polymer barrels
Melbourne based wine barrel innovator, Flexcube is looking to capitalise on an increase in demand for its products in the ‘new world’ wine regions of the United States and South America.
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New app aims to combat counterfeit wine in Chinese market
As the presence of counterfeit wine continues to rise in China, WA-based Linkar Group together with the Guangdong Guangxin Information Industry Development Co have developed an app and tracing technology to help distinguish fake wine from the genuine product.
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Price of wine needs to double: Englefield
Sunraysia growers have faced one of their toughest years, and Murry Calley Winegrower chairman Brian Englefield said wine prices would need to double to match the price of production.
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Victorian wine grape growers impacted by low yields
South-West Victorian wine grape growers have recorded exceptionally low yields as the harvest period approaches a close.
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Seppeltsfield releases WWI commemorative wine
Rare Tawny Port dating back to the First World War has been released by South Australian-based Seppeltsfield estate in partnership with the Australian War Memorial.
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Innovative wine technology makes Australia’s top drops more accessible
The National Wine Centre in Adelaide is now home to the largest wine dispensing bank in Australia following a $350,000 investment that will enable consumers to taste iconic South Australian wines that they may not have been able to previously.
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Consumers to spend $2.9b on food, beverage and services over Easter, IBISWorld
According to an IBISWorld report, Australians are set to spend up to $2.9 billion over the Easter holiday period on related food, beverages, confectionery and travel – up 3.4 percent on 2013.
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Australian Brewery names ‘Canbassador’ winner [video]
A Neutral Bay couple, Murray Wilkinson and Suganya Suppiah, have been named the winners of this year’s Australian Brewery Canbassador competition.
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Tourism Australia issues ‘rally cry’ for food and wine industry
Tourism Australia has issued a ‘rally cry’ for businesses and industry in regional areas to share the stories behind their food and wine experience as part of a new campaign.
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TWE may shed jobs and wine brands to cut costs
Newly appointed chief executive of Treasury Wine Estates, Michael Clarke formally addressed the market this morning regarding the commercial performance of the business.
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Drink Craft- Not Crafty, US beer lovers launch app to expose big ‘crafty’ players
US entrepreneurs, Barrett Garese and Rudy Jahchan have launched a 99 cent app that is designed to help beer lovers differentiate between genuine craft beer, and beer that is marketed as craft, but is in fact owned by big brewing companies.
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Alcohol consumption drops to 17 year low, ABS
Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that Australians appear to be taking a less is more attitude to alcohol consumption.
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Social media is key for effective wine marketing, says wine industry expert
American wine industry expert, Paul Mabray says that wine makers can no longer afford to ignore social media as a platform to communicate with customers.
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Continuing oversupply of wine concerns Clare Valley grape growers
Wine grape growers in the Clare Valley have raised concerns that the continuing oversupply of wine in Australia, particularly Riesling, could significantly damage the SA region.
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Sail & Anchor The Bloke Red Ale
The Bloke is an innovative collaboration brew between Fremantle’s Sail & Anchor and leading US craft beer brewer, San Diego based Karl Strauss Brewing Company.
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Red wine grape crops impacted by fungus outbreak
A number of vineyards in Southern Tablelands of NSW have been affected by an outbreak of botrytis cinerea, a necrotrophic fungus that affects various plant species - in particular wine grapes – by changing the flavour and the colour of the fruit.
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Australian wine industry not sold on GM inputs
Managing director of the Australian Wine Institute, Dan Johnson says that while other nations in the biotechnology scene may be willing to take the lead in GM wine production, Australia is happy to take a back seat.
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Chinese wine market dries
Australian winemakers are feeling the pinch of Beijing’s anti-corruption and austerity program as China’s demand for luxury goods runs dry.
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