Everything that could go wrong did in Champagne’s most difficult harvest in almost 60 years.

Syrah is the term used in Europe and for New World wines tilting at a more elegant, classic style, while shiraz is used in Australia and for richer, riper bottles – but there’s no hard and fast rule.

Port Nelson is spending millions of dollars to stay competitive in a rapidly changing shipping industry.

Australia’s wine industry has attracted more Chinese investment after Wei Long Grape Wine Co said it had agreed to buy hundreds of hectares of vineyards for 13 million Australian dollars.

CHAMP Private Equity is aiming to raise $600 million from public market investors when it returns the nation’s second-largest wine company, Accolade Wines, to the Australian stock exchange next year.

Champagne Bureau, Australia has announced two winners in the 42nd biennial Vin de Champagne Awards at Sydney’s Four Seasons Hotel. This award is one of Australia’s most coveted accolades honouring Australia’s valued relationship with France’s Champagne region.

A SIX pack of South Australian wine tourism businesses has been chosen to represent the state at a prestigious international competition between the great wine capitals of the world.

Berkmann Wine Cellars will become the exclusive agent in the UK for New Zealand producer, Mahi Wines.

Overshadowed by Marlborough’s glamorous, bustling, ever-expanding industry over the hills to the south-east, Nelson is one of the country’s small wine regions. This year, it produced just over 2% of New Zealand wine.

One of China’s largest winemakers, Weilong Grape Wine Company, has spent $13.4m buying Australian vineyards and plans further investment in Australian wine.