SA Brewer Coopers has its sights set on NSW as its largest domestic market, as sales in the state topped its Southern Australian hometown for the first time this January.
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Lion reports increased alcohol sales but a decline in dairy
Japanese-owned Australian food and beverage manufacturer Lion has released a quarterly trading update which reports a 14 percent increase in beer, wine and spirit sales in face of an overall lagging in the category’s market.
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Struggling grape growers need interest rate subsides, not loans
Southern NSW grape growers have called for government assistance in the form of interest rate subsidies rather than loans to repay debt.
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Local distillery to produce Margaret River’s first whiskey
Already a mecca for wine and beer, WA’s Margaret River region may soon be making a name for itself in the whiskey market.
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Flying Fish Cove to represent Margaret River for Epoch
WA winery, Flying Fish Cove is to represent the newly-formed Epoch Wine Group in the Margaret River region as a part of the group’s growing portfolio of premium wine brands.
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‘Light’ wine: good for your waistline or just producers’ bottom line?
Dieters can now have their wine and drink it, guilt-free and minus the hangover. That’s the promise of so-called “light” or low-alcohol, low-calorie wines. But these wines are not considerably lighter and may actually push people toward drinking more.
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Sweet new Jim Beam RTDs hit the market
Beam Global Australia has just announced the most recent additions to its ready-to-drink portfolio, incorporating its successful Jim Beam Honey spirit.
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Struggling SA winery bought by Delegat
Barossa Valley Estate has been saved from receivership by Delegat’s recent acquisition of the struggling winemaker.
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De Bortoli suffers $24m profit slump
Winemaker De Bortoli, has suffered a $24.7m full-year profit loss, thanks to the high Australian dollar and the value of its equities investment portfolio taking a $50m hit.
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Asahi buys Aussie brewer
Independent Distillers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese beverage giant Asahi, has snapped up local brewer Cricketers Arms as it expands its footprint in the local market.
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Beer makers call for tax freeze
Beer manufacturers are pleading with the federal government to cut tax on beer ahead of a scheduled rise in August.
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Liquorland slammed for ‘patronising’ drinkers
The Coles-owned liquor chain, Liquorland, has been accused of patronising residents of Maylands, Western Australia, by suggesting alcoholics can't understand advertisements' small print.
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Winemakers to save thousands with new solar project
New solar power generators are expected to save leading winemakers, De Bortoli and Barossa Vintners, tens of thousands of dollars every year.
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Global wine production on the decline
According to a report released by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), world wine production dropped by approximately six percent to 251 million hectolitres (Mhl) in 2012.
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Taylors releases second vintage of Crooked Horse
Taylors Wines has released the second vintage of its exclusive on-premise Crooked Horse range.
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Last drinks as Foster’s axes Victoria Pale Lager
The first label to be cut under its SABMiller ownership, Foster's has axed its Victoria Pale Lager label.
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Jacob’s Creek forges on with premium transformation
Wine label, Jacob's Creek, is continuing with its efforts to upgrade to a premium-status wine, despite suffering a slide in sales in Britain.
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Strong dollar, private labels continue to squeeze Aussie winemakers
153-year-old Central Victorian winemaker Tahbilk has taken aim at cheap imports and private label brands for hurting local winemakers.
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Cork-free bubbly could be just around the corner
The Australian Wine Research Institute and packaging manufacturer SPS Australia International have been examining screw caps on sparkling wine, though some have reservations that this development could limit export opportunities.
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Growing concern over duopoly’s wine interest
Wine producers across the country are becoming increasingly concerned over the supermarket giants’ growing interest in the wine market.
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