Jacob's Creek Workers Strike After Company Sale

Following the announced sale of Pernod Ricard's wine division, employees in Australia's Barossa Valley have gone on strike.

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Australia Harvests More White Than Red Grapes

Just over half of the 1.43m tons of grapes harvested in Australia in 2024 are white varieties.

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International Bulk Wine: Tariff Troubles Reloaded?

After the Chinese dropped the punitive tariffs on Australian wine, prices have been rising. Argentina is fluctuating, while South Africa remains stable. A newly planned tariff might cause significant imbalance for some countries.

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Devil's Advocate: The Wine World Needs More Research. Not Less

Australia's Wine Research Institute is shrinking because of a reduction in funds. Robert Joseph believes this matters, and proposes a novel solution to the AWRI's challenging situation.

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Australian Vintage and Accolade Won't Merge

Accolade has ended merger negotiations with Australian Vintage. The reason for the breakdown of talks remains speculative.

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Accolade In Negotiations

The Australians from Accolade Wines are reportedly negotiating with both Pernod Ricard and Australian Vintage.

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Australian Vintage dismisses CEO

Craig Garvin will be temporarily replaced by Peter Perrin – a new CEO is currently being sought.

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YouTube Is the Way to Attract Younger Audiences to Wine

Brendan Carter can’t understand why so many wine professionals are ignoring YouTube. He tells Felicity Carter how he built his own Wine for the People channel.

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Australian Wine Exports: Chinese Dreams

Since China imposed tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wines in November 2020, Down Under has been facing a flood of red wine. Now, China has announced the end of these tariffs. Does this solve all the problems?

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