Twelve-month exports leap 34% to AUD2.55bn (US$1.59bn)Volumes in 2024 rise 7% to 649m litresShipments to China soar from AUD9m in 2023 to AUD907mChina reclaimed the throne as the biggest export market for Australia's wine producers last year, according to figures released this week.In its latest 'Australian Wine Export Report', which is published quarterly, trade association Wine Australia said that shipments of wine from the country were up by just over a third in the 12 months of 2024. The annual performance was skewed somewhat by the removal of the 220% tariff on its exports to China in Mar
Tariff removal in China drives Australia’s wine exports in 2024 – data
‘Chinese wine consumption is much lower than it was before the import tariffs were imposed.’

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



