The fourth annual One Day Wine School will return again this year in March and April, to educate wine trade professionals on the latest industry trends and Australia’s long wine history. The school aims to provide sommeliers or trade with some prior knowledge of wine with a greater sense of Australia’s wine evolution, its regions and its … Continued
Treasury Wine Estates reported net profit after tax of $87.6 million for the first half of FY16, a 39 per cent increase on the previous corresponding period, on a constant currency basis. Analysts roundly praised the company’s performance, under which EBITS rose 72 per cent to $146.8 million. In what TWE termed “a flat overall … Continued
Treasury Wine Estates has revealed a second portfolio of wines among key focuses and plans that form the next phase of the company’s global brand strategy. The portfolio identifies nine of TWE’s existing Australian wine brands as regional ‘gems’ – brands that through increased focus and investment will expand company’s exports as well as provide growth opportunities … Continued
Australia has topped the number of awards received at the recent China Wine and Spirits Best Value Awards. Australian wine producers were awarded 311 medals – more than any other country – reaffirming that the future is bright for exporters to China. China has been a market of particular interest for Australian wine producers since the Australia-China Free … Continued
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, and South Australian Senator Anne Ruston has reported that the value of Australian wine exports surged 14 per cent to $2.1 billion in 2015, reaching its highest value since October 2007. Wine Australia’s 2015 Export Report shows that for the first time in over two decades, the value of … Continued
Located in the Awatere Valley, Marlborough, Yealands Family Wines produces award-winning New Zealand wines in harmony with the environment. Named the 2014 International Wine & Spirit Competition NZ Wine Producer of the Year and Most Successful Winery at the Sydney International Wine Competition 2015, Yealands Family Wines continues to prove that its wines are unarguably quality at … Continued
South Australian winery, Claymore Wines, has signed a three-year partnership in Australia with Liverpool Football Club. The partnership looks to provide Liverpool fans and wine drinkers based in Australia with an opportunity to get a little closer to the UK team. Proprietor of Claymore Wines and self-confessed fan, Anura Nitchingham, said he is incredibly excited about the partnership. “We … Continued
Bartenders and bar owners from the top 50 bars globally have named their favourite spirit brands in a recent report run by Drinks International. The drinks magazine asked participating bars from Australasia, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East to state which brands they love the most and simply couldn’t be without in the … Continued
Matua has announced Greg Rowdon as its new Chief Winemaker, following Nikolai St George resignation. Nikolai announced that he would be leaving the New Zealand winery to take up the position of Chief Winemaker at Giesen Wines. “It’s a decision that has left me torn, but after seven years as Chief Winemaker for Matua and … Continued
Diageo has announced that it has completed the sale of its major wine brands, including US based Chateau and Estate Wines and the UK based Percy Fox business to Treasury Wine Estates. The acquisition was agreed in October last year, after Diageo decided that it would be shifting its focus from wine to give more attention to the … Continued