Australian winemakers and grape growers now have a formal way to highlight their green credentials nationally and internationally. EntWine Australia is a voluntary national environmental assurance scheme that requires companies to have their practices certified and independently audited and to report annually in relation to their carbon footprint and a number of specified indicators. The scheme was officially launched in Adelaide this week by the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,... ...Read more »

The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) has welcomed a decision by the Federal Government to resist increasing the tax on wine in the Budget released on Tuesday night. In the lead up to the Budget there had been reports of a tax hike for both beer and wine, but both were left alone as the Government continues to push their alcopops levy. The Government did, however, include a change to the definition of beer, designed to stop beer or wine-based “alcopops” being produced. “Given... ...Read more »