Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Report: Widening gap between on-trade engagement and consumption

Published: 20 February, 2026

Market intelligence firm The Oxford Partnership has released its ‘snapshot’ of January 2026 for hospitality venues, which highlights what it called a “widening gap between engagement and consumption”.

Shipments to China lift Australian wine exports to three-year high

Published: 22 October, 2024

Australian wine exports surged in the 12 months to September 2024, with value rising 34% to AU$2.39bn and volume up 7% to 643 million litres, according to Wine Australia’s latest report. These figures represent the highest levels since August 2021, mainly driven by a strong return to the Chinese market after it removed import duties on Australian bottled wine in late March 2024.