Savour 2013 confirms new link up between Australian wine and Tourism Australia

Savour 2013, Wine Australia's largest event international event, kicked off last night in Adelaide with the official announcement of a new advertising campaign partnership with Tourism Australia.

Q&A: Terry Peabody, chairman, Craggy Range

American-born Australian Terry Peabody made money in waste management and logistics before establishing Craggy Range, a trail-blazing premium winery in New Zealand. He spoke to Richard Woodard

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Key global wine trends and winnners and losers in 2013-2014

Erin Smith takes a look at the overall trends influencing the wine industry and looks ahead to who are the likely winners and losers from a changing global economic picture.

Adelaide all set for Australia's biggest wine conference

Up to 750 guests from around the world are expected to fly in to Adelaide later this month for Savour Australia for what organisers are claiming is "the most comprehensive exploration of Australian wine ever undertaken".

ProWine sells out of exhibitor space

ProWein's Shanghai-based event ProWine has sold out of exhibition space according to the organisers.

Trade gears up for Savour Australia 2013

Seven-hundred and fifty guests have signed up for wine conference Savour Australia, which will take place from September 15-18 in Adelaide.

Treasury sees 50% profits dip due to unsold wine in US

Treasury Wine Estates has seen annual net profits slide by 50% due to one-off charges on unsold wine in the US, but sales in the UK have shown signs of recovery in recent months.

Marlborough celebrates 40 years with a record 2013 harvest

This week marks the 40^th anniversary of the first grapes planted in Marlborough at Brancott Estate and coincides with New Zealand's recording-breaking 2013 harvest of 345,000 tonnes.

Australian Vintage chief calls for lower-alcohol tax breaks

Australian Vintage chief executive Neil McGuigan wants the UK government to introduce a new tax band to encourage the production of wines naturally lower in alcohol.

Penfolds teams up with D&D London

Australian wine brand Penfolds is to partner restaurant group D&D London.

AC/DC hopes for Platinum success

AC/DC, the legendary rock band, may have seen many of their albums go platinum, but now they hope to experience the same success in their burgeoning wine career with the release of their latest wine range - Platinum.

Digby Fine English hopes to become a global sparkling wine brand

Digby Fine English, a new English sparkling wine, launched yesterday in London with grand ambitions to become a global sparkling wine brand.

Paul Henry backs new Thousand Candles Australian wine brand

Former UK Wine Australia chief, Paul Henry, and Pinot Noir specialist, William Downie have teamed up to produce new Australian wine brand, Thousand Candles, which is to be distributed in the UK by Alliance Wine.

Penfolds scoops Winery of the Year award

Penfolds has been awarded the title of Winery of the Year at the first James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Awards.

Wolf Blass signs up England and Aussie cricket stars

Leading Australian wine brand, Wolf Blass, helped bring together some of cricket's Ashes heroes of yesteryear at a special...

Sake Experience 2013 comes to London next week

Eleven Japanese breweries will take part in the Eat-Japan Sake Experience 2013 at Hyper-Japan Earl's Court on July 26-28.

NZ winery strikes deal with China

A New Zealand winery is set to capitalise on a growing thirst for white wine in China. Allan Scott Family Winemakers, based in Marlborough, is to ship 200,000 bottles to China in the first year of the deal.

Is your back label right for China?

Getting the back label is right for your wine in any market you are trading in, but in China it is vital. Not only do you need to understand what it is that Chinese consumers are looking for and expect to see on a wine label, but you will have to comply with complex Chinese labelling regulations.

Wolf Blass signs up Strauss and Vaughan

Former Ashes winning England cricket captains, Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan, have been signed up by Australian wine...