WBM - Australia's Wine Business Magazine

07/07/2025

Well done Stuart Bourne Soul Growers - Barossa Valley Winemakers It's a community. "A lot of people don't know that when the red and blue lights turn up and the people in green jump out and start treating people, they're volunteers."

When Stuart Bourne’s pager goes off during a shift at the Kapunda Ambulance Station in the Barossa, he and his co-volunteer have 90 seconds to be on the road. As details of the call-out appear on the…

03/07/2025

A wine industry legend in every sense of the world.

Australian wine industry icon Dr Richard Smart – ‘The Flying Vine Doctor’ – passed away on Wednesday in Victoria after a long battle with cancer. Richard was the epitome of a wine industry legend.

03/07/2025

A big break in tradition here for Wirra Wirra Church Block. Now there are three different wines to choose from.

Wirra Wirra in McLaren Vale is releasing two additions to the iconic Church Block label: Church Block Shiraz and Church Block Grenache Shiraz. These new wines will sit alongside the traditional Church…

30/06/2025

Blue-ribbon Adelaide Hills winery The Lane is back in Australian hands after more than a decade of foreign ownership.

The Lane Vineyard in the Adelaide Hills – one of the country’s leading wine and food destinations – has returned to Australian ownership following its sale this week to a local businessman.

23/06/2025

Crows footballers Izak Rankine and Brodie Smith, cricketer Alex Carey and radio personality Ryan Fitzgerald are part of a syndicate that has bought Bethany Wines in the Barossa. Barossa

A syndicate of South Australians including high-profile sportsmen and a national radio personality have bought the historical Bethany Wines in the Barossa Valley. The new owners include media…

18/06/2025

Aussie wines including Deep Woods 2023 Reserve Chadonnay clean up in London.

Deep Woods Estate 2023 Reserve Chardonnay is one of only eleven Australian wines to win a highly coveted Platinum Medal at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards in London. It was one of eight…

12/06/2025

Congratulations to all the winners from the National Wine Show of Australia. And go Grenache!

An “incredibly beautiful” Grenache from a small vineyard in Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale, has won the top award in the National Wine Show of Australia – a first for the variety in the show’s 50-year…

11/06/2025

It's over to the sons at Jim Barry Wines.

After more than 40 years at the helm of Jim Barry Wines in Clare, Peter Barry will step down as managing director and hand over the leadership to his sons, Tom and Sam. Both have been heavily involved…

10/06/2025

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) today officially opened a new $15 million in-house facility dedicated to low- and no-alcohol wine production in the Barossa Valley. The company says the opening reaffirms…

03/06/2025

St Hallett and Hardy's wine production to move to Rowland Flat in the Barossa. Berri Estates to become the hub of commercial wine production. Some cellar doors to close.

Vinarchy will transfer winemaking from its St Hallett winery in the Barossa and Hardy’s Tintara winery in McLaren Vale to Rowland Flat for the 2026 and 2027 vintages respectively.

01/06/2025

Kiera Grant has been appointed chair of the board of Hill-Smith Family Estates which owns Yalumba. She replaces fifth-generation proprietor Robert Hill-Smith who was chair for 10 years.