Wine wait on Brexit: Exporters assessing impact on sales to UK, Europe

THE Winemakers’ Federation of Australia says it will be assessing and monitoring how the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will affect Aust¬ralia’s wine industry. Acting chief executive Tony Battaglene has issued a briefing note to the nation’s wine industry about the impact of Brexit. The UK is Australia’s number one export destination by volume with 247 million litres of wine exported last year.