2025 saw total wine production in Australia reach 1.13B litres, increasing by 9% on last year but remaining 7% (89B litres) below the 10-year average. Over the same period, the national winegrape crush reached 1.57M tonnes, increasing by 11% but remaining 8% below the 10-year average...
This year has seen an increase in global wine production, with an output of 232 million hectolitres. Whilst this year has seen a rise, the volume of output remains below average for the 3rd consecutive year, as vineyards continue to grapple with unpredictable weather conditions,...
Wine has become a key issue in ongoing trade negotiations between Australia and India as the two nations work to conclude the second phase of the trade pact by the end of the year. Under the interim pact, tariffs on Australian wine priced above AU$5 (HK$25.21)...
With the US market for German wine dramatically decreased due to tariffs, German wine exports have shifted eastward, with sales to China growing for a second straight year at a rate of 8% per annum. Chinese customs data compiled by Vino Joy News reflects this upward...
South Australian wine producers sold an additional $6.4 million of wine (an increase of 15.6%) to Canada in the five months after the country's largest liquor retailer; the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), removed US wine from its shelves. The LCBO's decision to remove US...
With exports constituting nearly 90% of New Zealand's wine sales, exposure to external market influences such as US tariffs and UK taxes has resulted in growers and producers now facing an uncertain outlook, a concern which is further compounded by a slowing global economy and...
This year has seen the output of California wine drop 17.1% to 508.2 million gallons, the lowest since 1999, with U.S. production falling 15% to 647.7 million gallons, the lowest since 2004. This represents the steepest single-year production collapse in over 30 years, surpassing the decline...
The global leader in beverage alcohol data and insights, IWSR, has outlined the six global trends shaping the beverage alcohol sector in 2025: 1. Selective premiumisation Premiumisation continues to drive growth, but in a more fragmented manner. Health concerns and cost-of-living pressures continue to influence consumer decision-making....
U.S. exports of liquor and wine to Canada have plummeted by more than 60% in the first half of the year as Canadians boycott US alcohol. Shipments of popular US-made whiskeys, rums, gins and other liquors through June to Canadian provinces was around $43.4 million, representing...
New Zealand white wines have made a serious splash in China, riding a surge in demand that pushed imports up 136% by volume in July, as shipments from France, Australia and Chile slumped. According to the latest customs data, imports of New Zealand wine surged in...