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Below you can watch the video report from the 8th Edition of the National Wine Industry Conference 🍇🍷 On August 30, 2024, Moldova's wine community gathered for the 8th Edition of the #National_Wine_Industry_Conference. The event was a pivotal moment for experts and industry leaders, providing a platform for in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities that come with Moldova's accession to the European Union. This conference was not only about debating the challenges and forecasts for this year's harvest but also about strengthening ties and fostering collaboration among professionals. Iamandi Stefan, Director of the National Office for Vine and Wine, emphasized the importance of this event in facilitating a better understanding of the necessary steps to maintain and increase the competitiveness of our wines in the international market. Through such meetings, the wine community reaffirms its commitment to successfully navigating the industry's challenges, remaining united, and focused on innovation and excellence. #WineIndustryConference #ONVV #WinesofMoldova #UnexpectedlyGreat #WineIndustry #MyWine #WineIndustryConference #ONVV #WinesofMoldova #UnexpectedlyGreat #WineIndustry

🍇 Wine Australia Welcomes New Board Members as Sector Faces Critical Challenges 🍷 As of 1 October, five new non-executive directors have joined Wine Australia’s board, appointed by the Albanese Government after an extensive selection process. The new appointees—Dr Angeline Achariya, Roslyn Baker, Andrew Kay, Elizabeth Riley, and Peta Slack-Smith—will serve alongside Chair Dr Michele Allan AO for a three-year term. Minister for Agriculture, Julie Collins, emphasised the collective expertise of the new board, noting their capacity to drive profitability, resilience, and sustainability in Australia's wine sector. 🌱 Australian Grape & Wine, which appointed the independent selection committee, expressed confidence in the new board's ability to guide the sector through its current challenges. CEO Lee McLean highlighted the importance of collaboration between Wine Australia and the industry body to ensure the success of the recently launched One Grape & Wine Sector Plan. With six urgent priorities outlined for completion by June 2024, the new board members are expected to play a critical role in steering the sector forward. 🚀 The incoming board will also be responsible for the 2025 Wine Australia strategic plan, which seeks to address commercial, technical, and environmental challenges. Wine Australia's CEO Martin Cole acknowledged the vital leadership of outgoing board members and the necessity of the new directors to bring passion and knowledge to the table, ensuring the continued growth and global competitiveness of Australian wine. #WineAustralia #AustralianWine #WineIndustry #Leadership #Sustainability #WineSector

Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for White Wine in South Africa During the Vinimark webinar and Masterclass, the conversation pivoted on the substantial role white wines play in South Africa's wine industry. With 70% of our wines being white, the opportunities for growth and innovation are substantial. However, challenges such as global market competition and local production issues also loom large. As our webinar host highlighted, 'South Africa actually has much of its heavy lifting done by the white wine segment of the industry.' Let's discuss how we can leverage these opportunities and overcome the challenges ahead?

Why are wineries around the world seeking #BCorp Certification? 🍇 While organic and biodynamic certifications have long been valued in the winery scene, there's been a glaring blind spot when it comes to how workers are treated. But that’s changing. Wineries around Europe and the world are recognizing the importance of #SocialSustainability, seeking B Corp Certification to signal their commitment to people and the planet. “B Corp seemed the most complete and exhaustive commitment to our environmental and social goals.” - Saskia D., Chief Executive of French B Corp Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite. In his latest article for The New York Times, Eric Asimov explores how B Corp-certified wineries are reshaping the narrative of what it means to produce exceptional wines responsibly. 👉 Uncork the full story here: https://nyti.ms/3x0mN8o 💡 FACT: There are 35 B Corps in the wine industry in Europe (excluding the UK). European B Corps mentioned in the article: Champagne Bollinger, Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck & Rare Champagne, Avignonesi, and Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite.

Wine Australia supporting AWRI - What a Load of Bulldust Part 2 Martin Cole talks about co-funding to conduct research and wants #AWRI to ‘sing for its supper’ via a competitive tender process for research. In other words, collaborate with commercial entities to conduct important research that will place Australian Wine at the forefront of innovation. Does it sound idiotic? A commercial entity gets first access to innovative research and then uses that information for their own competitive advantage.  The Australian wine producer (the Levy payer) and the Australian wine industry becomes a follower not a leader in science and innovation. Is that a waste of our levies? Sure is. Is this something akin to the scandal engulfing Price Waterhouse Cooper? Could be. Should the chair and CEO stand down? Probably. Should Julie Collins step in and fix this? Absolutely. The Australian wine industry success is underpinned by the work conducted at AWRI. Wine Australia’s campaign (via the chair and CEO) to undermine AWRI is damaging our industry. Julie Collins welcome to the Australian wine industry led by an organisation that lacks industry representation on its board and whose chair and CEO are more interested in their own agendas rather than the industry that pays their salary. 

Wine Australia supporting AWRI - What a Load of Bulldust Part 2 Martin Cole talks about co-funding to conduct research and wants #AWRI to ‘sing for its supper’ via a competitive tender process for research. In other words, collaborate with commercial entities to conduct important research that will place Australian Wine at the forefront of innovation. Does it sound idiotic? A commercial entity gets first access to innovative research and then uses that information for their own competitive advantage.  The Australian wine producer (the Levy payer) and the Australian wine industry becomes a follower not a leader in science and innovation. Is that a waste of our levies? Sure is. Is this something akin to the scandal engulfing Price Waterhouse Cooper? Could be. Should the chair and CEO stand down? Probably. Should Julie Collins step in and fix this? Absolutely. The Australian wine industry success is underpinned by the work conducted at AWRI. Wine Australia’s campaign (via the chair and CEO) to undermine AWRI is damaging our industry. Julie Collins welcome to the Australian wine industry led by an organisation that lacks industry representation on its board and whose chair and CEO are more interested in their own agendas rather than the industry that pays their salary.

Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for White Wine in South Africa. During our Vinimark webinar on white wine, the conversation pivoted on the substantial role white wines play in South Africa's wine industry. With 70% of our wines being white, the opportunities for growth and innovation are substantial. However, challenges such as global market competition and local production issues also loom large. As the webinar host highlighted, 'South Africa actually has much of its heavy lifting done by the white wine segment of the industry.' Let's discuss how we can leverage these opportunities and overcome the challenges ahead?

Recognition. Happy to contribute to the W&S Academic programs of #Kedge Business School, and #bordeaux #MSc in Wines & Spirits Management, ranked industry #1 program by Eduniversal in France. This week, I shared best practices in #brandbuilding and #brandpositioning applied to premium and above spirits categories.  #brandbuilding, #digitaladvertising, #kedgebs., #marussiabeverages, #socialmediamarketing, #education, #kedgealumni

This is a good introduction to South African wine. Once you have completed it, there is a second level which is also free and goes into more detail - https://lnkd.in/dhfRSpDx

Agree Richard - this is a plaster over an issue - instead of working on the root causes, finding out why things happen, why the consumer behaves in certain ways and thereby fulfilling a need or service, or changing something or creating something new that is needed or not even thought of yet (as in iPhone for example - we never thought it would be everything in 1). This is a panic response to manage duty and margins and costs and everything. We should be looking at other categories - what's growing, what is trending and WHY and HOW. Wine is complicated I am sure we would all agree and lacking in margin and far too safe in its offering. What we should be doing is having a quarterly innovation workshop or conference including online viewing where we can brainstorm and talk about these, create new opportunities from this, talk to the consumer - using even TikTok if we have to. Everything I open these days on any social media is very anti alcohol - so we have to be aware of this movement as well.