Five wines awarded Champion status at the IWC 2014 awards

France, Germany, Australia, and Portugal shared the honours last night as the overall Champion Wines were announced at the 31st annual International Wine Challenge awards ceremony in London. 

Botham, Atherton and Gooch lead Lord's cricket celebration with Hardys wine

Legends from across cricket came together last night at Lord's to take part in a special trade dinner to mark the ground's 200 year anniversary and Hardys brand sponsorship of English cricket.

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Australian premium wine not growing as fast as key competitors

Australian wine is not growing as fast at the premium end of the market as key competing countries like France, according to figures from Nielsen.

Screw cap grows in popularity in UK and Australia, but Americans lag behind

Americans are still wary of screw cap closures for wine, while their British and Australian counterparts are much more accepting.

Australia-Japan trade agreement could boost Oz wine industry

Australia's wine industry got a shot in the arm yesterday as the Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) was signed, which will offer 97% of Australia exports to Japan preferential or duty free access to Japan's $5 trillion market.

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Bulk Pinot Grigio stocks tighten, says Murphy Wine Company

Australian wineries face selling wines at a loss in 2014

Australian wineries face selling their wines at a loss this year if prices fall below current levels, given high costs of grapes and production in 2014, warns top wine broker.

Treasury Wine Estates appoints Coca-Cola exec to lead Asia and Europe

Mentzendorff boosts premium Australian wine range with Kilikanoon

Mentzendorff is looking to ramp up its premium Australian wine offering and has taken on distribution of Clare Valley's Kilikanoon as a first step.

Australian wine legend, Doug Lehmann, dies a year after his father Peter

Doug Lehmann, one of the charismatic figures in the Australian wine trade, has died over the weekend aged 62.

Penfolds to push back Bin, Icon and Luxury wines to one combined release in October

Treasury changes Penfolds release dates as it writes down AU$260m

Treasury Wine Estates says 2015 will be a "reset year" as it writes down AU$260 million for 2014 and prepares to consolidate Penfolds' release dates to October to better manage allocations.

Australia must continue to push its premium wines, says Negociants

"There will always be cheap wine in the market - that shouldn't detract or deviate the Australian wine industry from its premium message", says Negociants managing director Simon Thorpe MW.

Matthieu Longuere comes out top in Wine Australia's Tasting Blind Club

Master Sommelier, Matthieu Longuere, has been announced as the 2014 winner of Wine Australia's Tasting Blind Club.

Oxford Landing's ad campaign demonstrates 'absolute' commitment to UK

Australia's Oxford Landing wine brand is launching a 'significant' advertising campaign across London's underground stations, streetscapes and black cabs.

Accolade Wine borrows US$300 million to drive global growth

GE Capital International has provided Accolade Wines with a US$300 million cross-border credit facility in order for the world's fifth largest wine producer to continue to grow its brands globally.

Neil McGuigan and Julian Dyer on global markets, top end wines and Masterchef

Neil McGuigan, chief executive of Australian Vintage and Julian Dyer, the group's UK general manager reveal its UK marketing plans, what it sees as opportunities for growth and how the 2014 harvest has shaped up.

Australian wine chief tips US as 'outstanding opportunity' for wine

Top Australian wine producer Neil McGuigan says the US market is a "sleeping giant" when it comes to wine consumption, and predicts its growth will outpace China in the next few years.