The total crush of South Australian winegrapes in 2009 was 730,904 tonnes, down 11% from the prior year, according to the 2009 South Australian Winegrape Crush Survey Report.

Cellar door and mail order sales of wine should be exempt from new liquor laws, New Zealand Wine (NZW) says.

according to the Annual financial benchmarking survey for the Australian wine industry - Vintage 2008 report, released by audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory company Deloitte.

So far international emission accounting rules are not appropriate for agriculture, despite farmers making an enormous contribution to Australia's Kyoto targets through restrictions on tree clearing

He's been called brave for doing it, but Awatere winemaker Peter Yealands is sure wine in a plastic bottle will eventually become conventional. Mr Yealands' sauvignon blanc in plastic bottles will hit the supermarket shelves any day now.

The latest industry survey 'Vintage 2008' by Deloitte highlights the performance of wineries across Australia.

The Wine Economist reports that Australia's overproduction of wine has reached a crisis point:

While interstate growers are struggling with falling grape prices and an oversupply, Tasmania seems to be insulated from the problems. The Wine Industry Tasmania group is reporting good prices and rising visitor numbers at cellar doors.

The Winemakers Federation, the Wine Grape Growers, and other industry groups have issued a joint statement calling for a major restructure of the industry.

Australia has an oversupply of 100 million cases of wine and the country's main industry bodies have put together a plan to correct it.

A statement to the wine industry by the Winemakers' Federation of Australia, Wine Grape Growers' Australia, the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation and the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation

Some of Western Australia's most prominent producers are pooling their resources to combat the ever-increasing popularity of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

The Rural Financial Counselling Service says it is having to provide assistance to people in the grape and fishing industry for the first time.

Some of Western Australia's most prominent producers are pooling their resources to combat the ever-increasing popularity of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

An Australian company's technology fixes flaws in grapes. Will purists approve?

Hong Kong and New Zealand recently signed a wine co-operation pact - a sign that Asia is increasingly being seen as a growth market for our wineries.

Rodney Strong Wine Estates announced last month that it is now "carbon neutral." The Sonoma County winery joins several in California, South America and New Zealand that, through conservation and investment in clean energy (by buying carbon credits), have reduced their carbon emissions enough to essentially zero out their contribution to greenhouse gases.

The wine industry has developed a draft five-year plan in South Australia to overcome what it says is one of the most uncertain periods in its history.

Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands Inc. said Monday it is mulling a deal to sell some of its assets or combine part of its Australian and U.K. wine operations with Australian Vintage Ltd., an Australian wine company.

Local contractor LT and JM Wilson engineered a hydraulic sheer to replace chainsaws for vineyard pruning and a Merrett Logging log forwarder was used to move the discarded canopy material to the end of vine rows.