Viticulture

An Australian has been named Sparkling Winemaker of the Year for the first time. It is only the second time a winemaker outside of France has won the prestigious award.

Red wine varieties like shiraz decline in popularity while consumers opt for low-alcohol and sweeter wines like moscato.

Many people are wondering how they can help struggling farmers hit hard this past year by drought and floods. It turns out there are options.

One of the world's largest producers believes it has cracked the code to keeping the taste of wine people want while removing the alcohol. 

Business leaders will work to ensure the Queensland College of Wine Tourism will thrive after months of uncertainty about its future. 

A global wine giant will close two well-known cellar doors in South Australia's key wine regions, creating uncertainty for staff.

Victoria's King Valley, once home to post-war Italian tobacco farmers, is earning global recognition for its climate-resilient Italian grape varieties.

The need for development in the region is clear, but the Barossa Valley's major stakeholders disagree about the way it needs to be done.

Australian wine began flowing back into China last year when tariffs were removed, but overall exports are declining significantly.

Once almost lost, these fragile old vines are now the focus of DNA testing and efforts to preserve Australia's oldest vineyards.

The CSIRO and Wine Australia are trialling fast-growing, mildew-resistant grapevines designed to maintain yield and wine quality in a changing climate.

The imposition of US import tariffs is the latest in a long series of challenges for SA farmers, who have battled frost and flooding in recent years, and are currently contending with drought.

Smoke from a hazard reduction burn in the NSW Southern Highlands allegedly destroys millions of dollars worth of wine grapes, leaving any wine produced tasting "like an ashtray".

Many people are surprised to find a winery more than 800 kilometres inland from Western Australia's coast, but veteran Kalgoorlie winemaker Geoff Paynter says they shouldn't be.

Many are surprised to find a winery more than 800 kilometres inland from Western Australia's coast, but veteran Kalgoorlie winemaker Geoff Paynter says they shouldn't be.

While growers say they are always anxious about the risk of smoke taint from bushfires and burn-offs, conditions in Tasmania are ripening for a bumper wine grape harvest this year.

Emerging trends at bars, restaurants and pubs are leading to changes in paddocks for farmers and winemakers.

It took Mark Walpole eight years to get the two varieties into Australia and this year will be the first vintage.

Almost 50 years ago, American wine faced its first David vs Goliath moment against Europe. Now the pair are bracing for their next big battle.

Night-time has become a hive of activity in parts of regional Western Australia as the annual wine grape harvest gets underway.