2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (395+ words) Aaron Coxhead from Coxhead Wines has been named the 2026 Tonnellerie de Mercurey North Island Young Winemaker of the Year following the competition held on 23 July at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Hawke’s Bay. New Zealand Winegrowers also extended congratulations…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (134+ words) If you’ve been reading the news and wondering what your peers think of it, look no further. Our Friday Feedback segment provides a platform for the voices of our readers, highlighting the thoughts, reflections and musings of members of the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (393+ words) Wine Australia and Vinehealth Australia have announced that the two organisations are co-investing to “modernise South Australia’s Vinehealth Vineyard Register and align it with the National Vineyard Register”. Vinehealth Australia is funded by South Australian vineyard owner levies and manages…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (573+ words) On 27 August, Sydney will host the world’s first ‘Coravin Aged Wine Clinic’, allowing wine enthusiasts to taste their most prized vintages “without ever removing the cork or interrupting the aging process”. Held at Grappa, The Rocks, organisers say the clinic…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (627+ words) New research from Washington State University could help grapegrowers improve nutrient use efficiency and develop a more accurate fertiliser budget. The findings, published in the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, show that “leaf fall, dormant cane removal and environmental…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (849+ words) Celebrations have already begun for Patritti’s 100th anniversary, with a members’ grape-picking event hosted at the Marion Vineyard back in late February. Mungall shared that it had been raining when the event was due to start at 7:30am, so he was worried…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (561+ words) The Melbourne Royal Wine Awards is now accepting entries for 2026, inviting winemakers from across the country to benchmark their wines alongside the nation’s best. Judging for the awards will take place at the Melbourne Showgrounds from 19 to 23 October, with entries…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (345+ words) A roundtable bringing together independent agricultural machinery repairers will be held this week to discuss the proposed expansion of Australia’s ‘right to repair’ law in regard to farm machinery. The roundtable will bring together a small group of independent agricultural…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (270+ words) Grenache festival ‘Lost in the FoG’ will return to Alkina Wine Estate in the Barossa Valley this August for its fifth year as well as make its inaugural Sydney debut in the same month. Lost in the FoG is set…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (391+ words) Earlier this month, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and other state-owned institutions in NSW came under scrutiny for having more interstate wines on the menu than locally sourced wines. The controversy was brought to light when Orange-based wine…...