Australia - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Treasury Wine Estates, which owns Penfolds, Lindeman's and Wolf Blass, has posted net profits of AUS$64.1 million as the volume of wine sales fell by 6.6%.

Bordeaux faces New World challenge

Published: 19 August, 2011

New World wines have the potential to challenge Bordeaux's dominance of the fine wine market, according to one leading merchant.

Australian and US wines under-represented in on-trade, says WDR

Published: 16 August, 2011

Australian and USA wines are being under-represented in pubs and restaurants according to analysis from the Wilson Drinks Report, WDR.

Australian producer loses £675k of wine in forklift blunder

Published: 25 July, 2011

An Australian winery has lost a third of its production after a forklift dropped 462 cases of its wine.

Paul Schaafsma, European Sales and Marketing Director of Australian Vintage

Published: 07 July, 2011

McGuigan is the fastest growing global wine brand in the UK top 20 despite a 9% increase in its shelf price. McGuigan has experiencing 62% sales growth in the past 12 months with its sales now topping £65M. How?

Sterling makes gains against Australian dollar

Published: 05 July, 2011

Yesterday's currency markets shows sterling strengthened slightly against the euro and US dollar, with its biggest move against the Australian dollar which slipped following poor figures.

Bumper harvest for Australia

Published: 15 June, 2011

The Australian harvest is estimated to be up 1% on last year, reducing hopes that the country can overcome its major oversupply problems.

ETM Group opens Chiswell Street Dining Rooms

Published: 10 June, 2011

London gastropub operators Tom and Ed Martin have opened their latest venue in the city, Chiswell Street Dining Rooms.

UK first for Penfolds fortified wine

Published: 26 May, 2011

Penfolds is bringing its collection of fortified wines to the UK for the first time.

Video: Australia needs to make its wines more fun

Published: 23 May, 2011

Buyers, winemakers, marketers and generic bodies are in agreement that Australian wines need to bring the fun back to the category, as well as making it easier for customers to make choices.

Fine Aussie wines applauded in 100 Best list

Published: 19 May, 2011

This year's 100 Best Australian Wines includes 12 producers who have been included in every single list since its inception in 2004.

Online wine firms encouraged to flout rules

Published: 16 May, 2011

'There are no rules online - that's the beauty of it,' say wine business owners who are finding new ways of working the digital marketplace.

Foster's splits beer and wine operations

Published: 29 April, 2011

Foster's shareholders have approved the demerger of the Australian company's wine and beer businesses.

De Bortoli Wines moves to new UK offices

Published: 08 March, 2011

De Bortoli Wines is relocating its UK sales office from Blandford Forum in Dorset to Semley in Wiltshire.

'UK still challenging' - Australian Vintage

Published: 07 February, 2011

McGuigan wine firm Australian Vintage has warned that it still faces challenging times ahead in the UK market despite a surge in volumes and profits for the business as a whole.

Treasury pulls support from Wine Australia

Published: 31 January, 2011

Treasury Wine Estates has withdrawn its support from Wine Australia in the UK ? saying the body does not do enough to "promote and represent our total portfolio of brands".