Sixty years ago a penniless young man fled war torn Czechoslovakia. Today, Josef Chromy is a leading Tasmanian food and wine exporter.
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The Australian wine industry lost more than $250 million in the 2008/09 financial year, a revenue drop of 10 percent, according to figures provided by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. AWBC senior analyst Peter Bailey said the move to cheaper wine by cash-strapped drinkers is the reason for the fall, citing higher demand for [...]
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Australian winemakers have one year to phase out wine names that have been derived from European regions as part of a treaty designed to return geographical indicators to its origins. In return, the European Union will allow Australian wines to use 16 winemaking techniques currently unauthorised in Europe, giving our wine exporters a competitive advantage [...]
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Austrade’s new G’day UK program will encourage Australian and UK businesses to come together, just like G’day USA has done in the United States. Following on from the successful American program, conducted around Australia Day every year, G’day UK will include a series of events covering four main areas: trade and investment, food and wine, [...]
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Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hong Kong to allow easier access to the Chinese mainland market for wine and wine-related products. The agreement gives wine exporters improved access to the Hong Kong and mainland markets by simplifying processes such as certification and labelling. “In a country the size of China, a [...]
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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has announced government funding for wine, dairy, sheep and wool producers totalling more than $775,000. The money has been pledged to help promote the industries is domestic and global markets. The funding comes under the Promoting Australian Produce (Major Events) program and will go to industry events [...]
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There’s more to South Australia than vines and mines. Find out how its frequent dry spells have led to a leading edge technology industry. Think of South Australia and images of Adelaide’s churches might come to mind, or perhaps some of Australia’s greatest vineyards; Coonawarra, the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills being among the [...]
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