Why Australia’s wine industry is approaching crunch time
Usually, a wine event that featured a lot of older vintages would be a cause for celebration. But the string…
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Why wine remains laggard amid rise of alcohol-free
A couple of years ago there was a clamour on social media for ‘Try January’. It was a reaction to…
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2023 outlook – economic clouds to linger as wine industry seeks right blend
After another challenging 12 months, the global wine industry is preparing for a year ahead that promises continued economic turbulence,…
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Beaujolais needs a brand. Could a label like Penfolds be the answer?
Wine gives the impression of being an industry where nothing much ever happens. Where companies metaphorically slumber in cool darkness,…
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Why wine industry must be ready for more warning labels
The series of shocks to the wine world over the last three years has been relentless and unprecedented. From (in…
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Vine-pulls back on agenda as Bordeaux’s wine struggles continue
By common consensus, this year’s en primeur campaign in Bordeaux was another lethargic one. Uninspiring in quality, high in price and…
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China tariffs can’t hide Australia’s wider wine woes
Ten years ago I was talking to a very exasperated brand manager for one of the big Cognac houses. He’d…
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Global heating should make wine industry rethink relationship with water
As I was researching this month’s column, a startling picture appeared in my Twitter feed of a sunken boat at…
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The rise of the hybrid in wine
A few years ago we almost bought a Boston terrier – a small, square-headed, snub-nosed dog breed with character to…
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How COVID-19 reshaped the wine landscape forever – comment
Two years on from the start of the global shutdown, are we now living in a post-COVID world? On the…
