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On 9 September, International FASD Awareness Day, Australian Grape & Wine acknowledges the great work done by Drinkwise Australia, with their FASD Awareness Program. The National Wine Foundation (NWF) identified Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) as a critical problem that requires urgent action and investment to combat. The NWF has contributed $400k to the DrinkWise …

December 2017 Prime Minister Announces Cabinet Reshuffle Wet Rebate Changes Webinar Notice of proposed Geographical Indication Wilyabrup – Opportunities to object November 2017 Wet Rebate Seminar October 2017 A New Vintage of Wine Future Leaders September 2017 Australia-Indonesia Trade Negotiations Survey August 2017 Regional Wine Export and Tourism Support Package 2017 Vintage Report July 2017 …

The Australian Government is today (8 March 2018) expected to finalise the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP or TPP11). The Agreement is then required to be ratified by the member countries before entering into force. The TPP11 is the revised version of the original Trans-Pacific Partnership, which the United States (US) withdrew …

The issues of cultural change and gender equality have been subject to discussion around the WFA Board table for some time. It is clear to the WFA Board that a first step is an Industry Code of Conduct. Therefore the Board has established a working group to develop this most important Code. There is much to …

This week the ACCC released its latest Compliance and Enforcement Policy. It gives an overview of the ACCC’s priority enforcement areas, and outlines how we will work to achieve compliance with the law.   Agriculture is once again a priority for the ACCC. The focus is on the dairy inquiry, Horticultural Code of Conduct enforcement, and analysis …

January 17 2018 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Submission to Canada  – Measures governing the sale of wine – Request for consultations by Australia (PDF) Today the Australian Government announced that it has initiated formal World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement action against Canada’s discriminatory measures affecting Australian wine. This is the first step in commencing …

In accordance with Regulation 90 of the Australian Grape and Wine Authority Regulations 1981, the Geographical Indications Committee has made an interim determination of 887 foreign geographical indications. The full list of 887 European Geographical Indications can be viewed here. Invitation to make submissions Persons are invited to make submissions to the Geographical Indications Committee …

In accordance with Regulation 40R of the Wine Australia Act 2013 (Wine Australia Act), an application has been made to the Geographical Indications Committee established under section 40N of the Wine Australia Act for the determination of the region Wilyabrup as a geographical indication (GI). Invitation to make written objectionsPersons are invited to make written …

On 26 September 2018, the ACCC announced it would conduct a market study of the Australian wine grape industry. The purpose of the market study is to complete an in-depth review of the industry, and identify any market failures or trade practices issues that may be preventing the functioning of competitive markets or resulting in …

2018 Saperavi International The First “Saperavi International” competition will be held in Georgia, on 15-17 December, 2018, organised by the Georgian Wine Association, with support of National Wine Agency of Georgia. The competition aims to: to increase awareness of Saperavi, red grape variety worldwide to introduce the best Saperavi wine to the world (both from Georgia …