In a significant escalation of tensions, China has ordered merchants to stop purchasing at least seven categories of Australian commodities including wine starting from this Friday, according to a leaked memo. Read More
Australian wine
China's wine imports in the first nine months of the year continued a worrying double-digit slide, but rush for importers to stockpile Australian wine before punitive tariffs hit resuscitated imports in September. Read More
Three biggest Australian wine exporters to China have been selected for China’s further investigation of Australia’s alleged dumping and subsidies, after 31 companies have completed sample questionnaires. Read More
Australia's most respected wine critic James Halliday has picked an heir apparent, Tyson Stelzer. Read More
China has announced a second investigation today, targeting Australian wine subsidies, escalating tensions between the two trade partners. Read More
What's really behind China's anti-dumping probe into Australian wine? Political and economic retaliation or much more? Read More
The average value of Australian wines exported reached its highest level of the past 15 years, but its total value saw a slight dip of 1% for the 12 months ended in June this year, due to social distancing measures enforced globally to contain coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Dr Michele Allan has been appointed as the new Chair for Wine Australia, starting from July 4 for a three-year term. Read More
What Australian wineries and wine merchants in China are fearing the most is about to happen, as sources told Bloomberg that wine is among a list of potential agricultural products drawn up by Chinese officials to retaliate Australia over its push for coronavirus inquiry. Read More
Australian wine exports in the first four months of the year have been dented by the coronavirus pandemic, with China seeing the sharpest decline, and the future of wine trading between the two countries dogged by fears of escalating political tensions. Read More