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  Sustainability in Australian grapegrowing and wine production is going from strength to strength, with a single national sustainability program, Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, being announced. Sustainable Winegrowing Australia provides a unified sustainability framework for all Australian grapegrowers and winemakers to demonstrate their sustainability credentials, benchmark performance and identify opportunities for improvements. Following a global review …

The Code Management Committee (CMC) has released the eighth Australian Wine Industry Code of Conduct Annual report. Prepared by the CMC, this report covers the period 1/7/18 to 30/6/19. 2019 Annual Report

Australian Grape and Wine is seeking nominations from its members to join the national wine industry Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAC). The SAC will provide insights and recommendations to Australian Grape & Wine on emerging issues affecting the reputation, resilience and sustainability of Australia’s grape and wine producers. Recommendations will be used to guide advocacy in …

Australian Grape & Wine is deeply concerned by calls to include wine bottles in South Australia’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS). And if you are a wine producer, you should be too. As an agricultural industry, the continuing success of the Australian wine industry relies on sustainable environmental practices. While recycling is strongly supported as a …

Australian Grape and Wine Inc (Australian Grape & Wine) has released it’s proposal for government and industry investment in the Australian wine sector.  Download the document here.

Session 3Workshop 34Date: Sunday, 21 July 2019Time: 16:30 – 19:00Theme: Business/MarketingType: SeminarTicket Price: $150 Register Here Tax is a very contentious issue for the wine industry. Elements of the industry are currently lobbying for changes to the tax regime. However, any change has the potential to cause unintended consequences and of course there will be …

Vinehealth Australia and Australian Grape and Wine Inc (Australian Grape & Wine) advise that phylloxera has been detected in a commercial vineyard located at St Andrews in a Phylloxera Risk Zone in the Yarra Valley. The strain of phylloxera detected has been confirmed as G1; the same as that found in the Maroondah Phylloxera Infested Zone (PIZ) also …

The growth of the food importing in Asia market is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon, and this fast growth presents challenges for manufacturers and brands to remain compliant and still meet consumer demand. The ChemLinked Food Regulatory Conference – Oceania 2019 (CLFRC 2019) is characterized by insightful commentary and discussion on China …

The wine grape industry will be the focus of a new ACCC market study, announced today. The study will examine competition, contracting practices, transparency, and risk allocation issues in the wine grape supply chain. “We are undertaking this market study after wine grape growers raised concerns about a range of competition issues and contracting practices …

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