This Month
- Updated
- Australia's China challenge
Wine tariff deal as Albanese to meet Xi
The prime minister announces deal for a five-month review of trade sanctions and will travel to Beijing and Shanghai between November 4 and 7.
- Andrew Tillett
China says wine tariff hit could end within weeks
China’s ambassador is optimistic one of the remaining trade disputes could soon be resolved, as Australia renews its offer for a face-saving review.
- Andrew Tillett
Penfolds owner Treasury Wine hit with first strike over pay
Exiting chairman Paul Rayner defended share-based incentive payments to the CEO because China wine tariffs came as a shock that no one could have forseen.
- Updated
- Simon Evans
Vineyard Levantine Hill lands on opportunistic credit fund’s radar
Arbritium went as far as to seek co-investors for the deal but was eventually knocked by the Jreissatis given its double-digit interest rate, sources said.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
September
Why this ex-stockbroker is selling his lifelong wine collection
Former Shaw and Partners analyst Danny Younis still loves wine, but he has put most of his impressive collection up for auction.
- Updated
- Joanna Mather and Tom Richardson
Australia’s winemakers are in the midst of their biggest shake-up
Consumption of cheaper wine below $15 a bottle is sliding, prompting strategic reviews by owners of brands including Jacob’s Creek and McGuigan.
- Simon Evans
Global giant Pernod Ricard ready to uncork ANZ wine brands; taps banks
Pernod has mandated two banks to conduct a strategic review of its Australia and New Zealand business.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
The bottle shop ‘find’ that dispelled a myth
When Financial Review drinks writer outlaid $40 for a 32-year-old bottle of gewurztraminer he was prepared to be disappointed. But he sure wasn’t.
- Max Allen
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Australia’s best organic wines
The recent national awards illustrate how far this market segment has come. And consumers are the winners.
- Max Allen
Business chiefs ask Albanese if they can visit China too
Business groups say the prime minister should take a delegation of corporate leaders with him to Beijing later this year when he makes an ice-breaking bilateral trip.
- Andrew Tillett
Why Australian rye whiskey tastes different – in a good way
Former engineers who dabbled in distilling are now using local grain to cater to rye whiskey enthusiasts around the world.
- Max Allen
$2.2b deal means Melbourne can maker will make Grey Goose bottles
Orora CEO Brian Lowe says the price demanded by US private equity giant Carlyle is “very fair” and he’s not worried that staff who had equity stakes are cashing out.
- Simon Evans
August
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
How a winery helped turn a town into a destination
Jasper Hill is small, family owned organic vineyard and winery in Heathcote, Victoria that’s achieved much in its 40 years. And its 2023 releases are terrific.
- Max Allen
Accolade Wines offloads House of Arras to help cut debt
The Carlyle Group has owned Australia’s second-largest winemaker since 2018, selling the Tasmanian sparkling wine brand to Handpicked Wines.
- Simon Evans and Carrie LaFrenz
What giving up that midweek glass of wine really does to your body
It’s easy to notch up too many units when drinking, just out of habit. Here’s what happened when one writer consulted an alcohol coach.
- Miranda Levy
This winemaking family just uncorked all 52 of their cab sav vintages
Since 1970, the Redmans have kept aside bottles of every cabernet they’ve produced. Each reflects the production style – and climate – of its era.
- Max Allen
These three wines are from Australia’s most exciting red grape
The wines from Willunga 100 add to the increasingly compelling argument that grenache is the most interesting varietal in the country at the moment.
- Max Allen
Treasury Wine plans for China trade truce
Treasury Wines is ready to divert expensive Penfolds wines back into China if tariffs are removed, which may cause headaches for other markets.
- Updated
- Simon Evans
Albanese flags Xi meeting ahead of Beijing visit
While relations are improving, Australian winemakers may have to wait until early next year for punitive tariffs to be lifted.
- Andrew Tillett
July
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
This new book is a fresh take on Australian wine
US citizens “think the whole country is just one climate”, explain the authors of a tome published this week. Those who visit are blown away by the diversity.
- Max Allen
