Vintage thinking for wine

Australian winemakers are investing in education — for themselves and prospective customers — so the Chinese continue to develop a taste for their wares. China is Australia’s fastest-growing wine market and already our fourth-biggest customer. Exports were up 32 per cent in the year to September to $194 million. But winemakers — learning from the experience in Europe, where the industry suffered after the dollar spiked — are not charging into every sector of the Chinese market in pursuit of growth, reports the Herald Sun.