McWilliam: We’re winemakers not retailers

Following a meeting with the Australian Liquor Stores Association, TheShout has spoken to Jeff McWilliam regarding McWilliam’s Wines role in purchase of The Wine Society. Last month TheShout reported that a consortium called Australian Wine Finance is looking to purchase The Wine Society and that McWilliam’s has a small shareholding in that group. Then last week we reported on a meeting between McWilliam and ALSA in which he said the winemaker has no plans to move into retailing.