Research shows consumers spending more on wine to drink at home
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The latest research commissioned by the United Kingdom Wine & Spirit Trade Association shows consumers are willing to spend more on a bottle of wine to drink at home.
Xanadu awarded champion international Chardonnay
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Australian’s Xanadu label has been awarded champion of show at the 2010 International Chardonnay Challenge.
Hunter Valley wine industry awards its legends
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The fourth annual Hunter Valley Legends and Wine Industry Awards took place on Thursday, giving recognition to the region’s winemakers and industry individuals.
Australian fortified wine awarded by Decanter
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Grant Burge Wines has been awarded best Australian fortified wine at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London this month.
Vineyard rots out in the open
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Local winegrape growers have been invited to focus on the health of their vines at a trunk disease field day on Wednesday, June 09, from 12pm to 3.30 pm at Cumulus Estate, Euchareena Road, Molong.
EntWine Australia deadline nears
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Winemakers and grapegrowers seeking to have an existing environmental certification scheme recognised for membership of the national EntWine Australia program have until June 30 to make a formal application.
EPA awards Yalumba for sustainability
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The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will today present The Yalumba Wine Company with South Australia’s first EPA Accredited Sustainability Licence.
First quarter sales give cause for optimism
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(First appeared in La Journée Vinicole , edition 217, May 12, 2010.)
That sales of Champagne provide a fairly accurate measure of consumer confidence and therefore the state of the economy, is beyond doubt as France slowly makes progress along the route to recovery.
2010 WFA Vintage Report released
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Released today, the Winemakers Federation of Australia 2010 Vintage Report is as follows:
Australia’s 2010 winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.53 million tonnes, a 12% decrease on the 2009 figure of 1.73mt, which in turn had fallen 5% from 2008.
This means the annual crush is nearly 300,000t lower than two years ago and below the five-year average of 1.68mt, bringing it to a level closer to current demand.
Geographical Indications application to cost 400% more
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The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation has increased the application fee for the determination of Australian Geographical Indications by 400%.