Aussie Wine Chat

Stuart Mitchell of Mitchell and Co joins us for a full run down of the past, present and future of the Export Market Development Grant (EMDG). The EMDG is an Australian Federal Government initiative to assist exporters with accessing new markets and grow existing ones. 

More information on the EMDG available at: https://www.austrade.gov.au/Australian/Export/Export-Grants

Amber has a RedBull and we get talking about creating brilliant virtual wine events – a deep technical dive into VirtualWineEvents.com data.

Data Insights PDF

Simon and Darren catch up with Amber LeBeau for a Yank’s view of Australian wine in the UK, what US audiences are looking for and what Australia has to offer there and of course the future of virtual wine events.

We're joined by Wine Business Expert and Educator, Paul van der Lee, to discuss some recent findings in the Silicon Valley Bank State of the Wine Industry Report among other resources. It's no secret that there has been a massive shift towards digital.  We discuss what this means for Aussie producers as well as some other interesting market trends.  

Pix Wine CEO, Paul Mabray, and Chief Content Officer, Erica Duecy, join Darren and Simon to chat about the new wine discovery platform and the digital wine space. Pix are disrupting the high fee marketplace model and providing a free platform for suppliers to be connected directly to consumers through informative content that assists in the purchase decision. 

In this episode, Darren and Simon reflect on the year of 2020 and how things have changed for the wine industry. They look into the effects of COVID, the China tariffs, climate change and a host of things that brought us to our knees in 2020.  Darren and Simon grab their crystal ball for this episode and look into what we can expect for 2021.

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In a year that can be summed up with three Cs: Climate, Corona and China, the Australian wine industry has seen a fair bit of pain. In wake of Australian Wineries losing their vineyards in fires, taking a huge hit to their on-premise sales and now facing extreme challenges with their biggest export market, what has shone through has been the strength and resilience of the industry. Darren and Simon look back on the big changes of the year to wrap up season 3. 

In this episode we speak with Tony Battaglene, the Chief Executive at Australian Grape and Wine. Tony speaks to us about the facts of the current state of trade with China. 

In this week's episode, we're joined by Owner and Chief Winemaker of Mollydooker Wines, Sarah Marquis, who shares her secrets for success in the US market and virtual events. 

in this episode, Darren Oemcke and Simon West speak to Jane Thomson from the Fabulous Ladies Wine Society and Australian Women in Wine Awards. Jane gives us insight into the Fabulous Ladies Wine Society and what it takes to create a successful online event, given the current implications of COVID-19.