Japanese beer brand, Orion has launched its ‘champagne of beers’, Orion Premium Draft Beer into the Australian market.
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Aussie wines praised at Australia Day Tasting in UK
Over 700 trade and media guests attended Wine Australia’s annual Australia Day tasting in London last week where a vast selection of the Nation’s versatile wine portfolio was showcased.
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TWE share price plummets, class action expected to intensify
Treasury Wine Estates has angered shareholders following the announcement that the company expects earnings for the first half of 2014 to be substantially less than last year, coupled with a 20 percent drop in the company’s share price as of 2pm yesterday.
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ACCC to investigate wine grape price gouging
Following a request by Murray Valley Winegrowers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will be investigating a winery in the region for alleged price gouging.
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Carlsberg teams up with O-I to develop sustainable glass packaging
The world’s largest glass container manufacturer, Swiss based O-I has entered into a partnership with the Carlsberg group to develop certified sustainable packaging solutions.
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Choice review of craft beer highlights foreign ownership of popular brands
A recent review of the Australian craft beer market by consumer watchdog Choice has found that it's dominated by Japanese-owned Lion and London-headquartered SABMiller, making it increasingly difficult for independent brewers to compete.
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Pass the shiraz: variety the spice of life for Australian wine growers
The world’s wine markets have become far more competitive over the past decade, but despite the competition, Australia’s mix of winegrape varieties is not very different from the rest of the world’s. Since 2000, it has become even less differentiated.
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Bluetongue Brewery to close
Sixty-four employees at the Warnervale Bluetongue Brewery site have been told the site will be closed down by the end of the year.
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Record beer sales for Coopers
For the first time in the company’s history, Coopers Brewery passed 70 million litres in beer sales last year.
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Coopers Artisan Reserve Pilsner
Artisan Reserve Pilsner is the latest craft beer release from world-renowned Coopers Brewery.
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Dollar drop needs to continue to boost wine market: Taylors MD
The Aussie dollar needs to keep sliding in order for the local wine industry to recoup lost business in the export market, says managing director of Taylors Wines, Mitchell Taylor.
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Spirits industry pushes for reform of alcohol taxes
In light of today’s announcement of a $47 billion dollar deficit in the mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the distilled spirits industry is calling for an urgent reform of alcohol taxes to secure a predictable government revenue stream from alcohol sales.
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From Antarctica to Australia: How a whisky frozen in time was recreated
The story behind the creation of Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky is a tale that deserves to be told. Food magazine recently spoke with Whyte & Mackay’s master blender, Richard Paterson about the process of turning back the clock in his quest to recreate a 19th century whisky.
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New label design for Monkey Bay
New Zealand wine label, Monkey Bay, has revealed a new label design featuring a distinctive Koru pattern.
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Climate change through the grapevine – how will a warmer climate affect our wine industry?
During a whirlwind agribusiness tour of South Australia, Food magazine was lucky enough to be able to meet some of Australia’s leading scientists in crop science and viticulture, whose research focuses on how the South Australian and Australian agricultural sectors can best prepare for a changing climate.
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Q&A with a Sail & Anchor brewer
We chat with Sail & Anchor brewer, Bill Hoedemaker, about Australia's craft beer craze and the challenges of competing in a crowded market.
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Coopers launches $16.5m bottling line
Beer brand Coopers has opened its second bottling line, a $16.5 million investment which is expected to increase flexibility in the brewery and prompt sales growth.
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Reminiscing with Rutherglen
The history is palpable at Morris Wines, the Rutherglen winery where fifth-generation winemaker David Morris has just celebrated 20 years at the helm.
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Taylors Wines praised for packaging innovation
Taylors Wines’ Tateham’s Waterhole range and Wine-In-Tube product have received a number of packaging awards in recent weeks, including one at the 2014 Worldstar World Packaging Organisation.
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Craft brewery proposed for Fremantle’s Arthur Head Reserve
The historic area of Arthur Head Reserve in the Perth suburb of Fremantle is looking to get a makeover with the potential development of a multi-million dollar concert venue, art hub and craft brewery.
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