A Retailer’s View of the Australian Wine Industry Crisis
David Farmer’s thoughts – Originally published in Grapegrower and Winemaker Australiaer May-June 2024 What contributors bring to a discussion of […]
Burgoyne – a real first wine family
PB Burgoyne, the name of Australia’s first great wine exporter, is being kept alive with the release of a 2022
Lindemans prepares to join the scrap heap
How the mighty have fallen as Lindemans prepares to join the scrap heap of Australian wine brands in the name
Differences of opinion about riesling
Differences of opinion about riesling certainly showed among judges at Australia’s major wine shows last year. It does make you
Where have young wine drinkers gone?
Where have young wine drinkers gone? In the United States it is to marijuana and Australia is probably no different.
So you think you can trust wine judges
So you think you can trust wine judges. A look at the table below and the erratic performance of judges
Advice from the lobbyist of last resort*
Advice from the lobbyist of last resort* – the wine industry wastes its time hoping it can influence politicians who
Crocodile tears from “Australia’s first families of wine”
Crocodile tears from “Australia’s first families of wine” as they declare there’s a crisis in the Australian wine industry. And
Shock and horror! A wine column about what people actually drink!
Shock and horror! A wine column about what people actually drink! The Guardian broke all the wine writer’s rules. Fancy
The collapse of wine drinking in China
The collapse of wine drinking in Chna is illustrated dramatically in figures just released by the International Organisation of Vine
