The 7th Effervescents du Monde international sparkling wine competition has taken place in Dijon, France.
International experts tasted 519 sparkling wines from 24 countries over the course of two days.
173 medals were awarded, including 37 gold and 136 silver, with the top ten entries coming from Canada, Argentina, Switzerland, Italy and France.
France achieved three Champagnes in [...]

by Malcolm Sutton
With the value of Australian wine exports continuing to dwindle for the second consecutive year, the Australian wine industry is looking to regroup.
Culpability for the export wane has been placed on a number of broad shoulders including the global financial crisis, the increasing market power of competing countries, and more damagingly, failing perceptions [...]

BY JULIEANNE STRACHAN
HUNTER wine exports rose more than $1.1 million in the first 10 months of this year thanks to new trade agreements between Australia and China.
Margan wines at Broke has been among those to make its mark, exporting 13,000 bottles this week to Beijing.
Treasurer Eric Roozendaal said NSW wine exports to China had grown [...]

Four major Australian food brands have committed to avoiding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in their products.
Foster’s, Nestlé, Schweppes and Lindt have undertaken to keep their Australian brands free from genetically engineered ingredients, joining other Australian brands that include VB, Milo, Uncle Toby’s cereal and Peters Ice Cream.
The 2010 Truefood Guide released by Greenpeace, which rates [...]

South Australia has joined Sommeliers Australia with the official formation of a SA State Chapter.
The chapter was formed by Louise Radman, James Erskine and a group of other dedicated SA Australian wine enthusiasts who have been conducting regular tastings in Adelaide.
Sommeliers Australia is a not-for-profit hospitality industry organisation that began life in the early 1990s [...]