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Productivity Commission reports on impacts and progress in Australian wine labelling and food regulation reforms

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The harmonisation of certain wine labelling and food regulation laws in Australia have helped improve the competitiveness of Australian industry, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission. A...

Transformation of wine waste into milk: A new eco-friendly functional feedstock for dairy industry

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Researchers from the State of Victoria’s Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have discovered an eco-friendly way to use the by-products of winemaking to improve the quality and quantity of milk production. Scientists...

Labelling law change: Australian ‘sherry’ and ‘port’ forbidden

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A change to the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 means that from now on, ‘Sherry’ produced in Australia must no longer be called “sherry” but can be called ‘Cream, crusted/crusting...

FSANZ circulates amendments to Food Standards Code

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow for food derived from a corn line genetically modified for protection...

Australian wine makes a comeback in the U.S.

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Australian wine is making a comeback in the U.S. market, according to market intelligence released today by the Australian Government statutory authority Wine Australia. Australia is already the second...

Thirst for premium beverages lifts Australian alcohol spending

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Research published today by market research organisation, IBISWorld, predicts that Australians will spend A$25.4 Billion on alcoholic beverages in 2011-12. According to the research, Australians are increasingly...

Australian major wine brands advocate tax reforms opposed by wine bureaucrats

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While the Winemakers Federation of Australia (WFA) has said changing Australia’s wine taxation system would be futile, two of Australia’s leading winemakers are taking an opposing stance. In a recent...

Health groups challenge red wine health claims

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Representing some of Australia’s leading health groups, the Alcohol Policy Coalition (APC) released a paper today challenging a commonly-held belief that red wine is beneficial for preventing cardiovascular...

Poor Murray Valley grape yield in 2011 vintage

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The volume of grapes crushed for wine in the Murray Darling and Swan Hill regions fell by more than 20 per cent in the 2011 vintage, according to a survey published today by the Victorian Department of...

Australian scientist takes the guilt out of the guilty pleasures of wine and chocolate

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A leading Australian researcher at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology has designed new compounds that mimic the activity of antioxidants found in wine and chocolate, which have...