Wine industry in Western Australia
Yukitaka Hongo
Wine industry in Western Australia
Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. History of the winemaking in Western Australia
3. Wine industry in Western Australia
4. The Economic Value of the WA Wine Industry
5. Wine exports
4. Conclusion
5. References
1. Executive Summary
The aim of this report is to understand the current situation and prospects in Western Australia's wine industry. As a part of the Australian agri-business sector, the grape and wine industry should play a role in supporting a more diversified economy as the resources boom subsides. Western Australia produces about 45 million litres of wine annually, representing
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The wine industry in Western Australia continued to grow despite the Depression and by 1948 the area of vines exceeded 4,000 hectares.
The price of wool increased dramatically in the 1950s and many farmers in the Great Southern and South West of Western Australia abandoned their vines for sheep.
Around this time, the emphasis on fortified wine production was brought into question and table wines were seen as the future of the winemaking industry.
Attention was focused on the cooler regions in the south, such as Margaret River, Mt Barker–Frankland and Manjimup–Pemberton, where climate and soil conditions were considered highly favourable for the production of light, dry table wines.
The birth of the Margaret River wine region occurred at a well-attended public meeting in Busselton in July 1966.
The winemaking industry in Western Australia today is a small but important contributor to the national wine industry, being recognised internationally as a producer of premium and ultra-premium wines.
The industry is characterised by small family owned and operated businesses (commonly referred to as boutique wineries) which have established niche markets in Australia and
The Roman writer and naturalist Pliny the Elder, in his treatise Naturalis Historia states “there is nothing more useful than wine for strengthening the body, while, at the same time, there is nothing more pernicious as a luxury, if we are not on our guard against excess.” Years before he wrote those words, wine had in fact come from humble origins outside Italy itself. Furthermore, the process of fermenting grapes goes back thousands of years, and its beginning can be traced to where the wild grown grape-vine, vitis vinifera, flourished and was actively utilized for this reason.
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Migration had a big effect on Australia’s culture and foods. The Kransky, apple strudel and mettwurst are three foods that have come to Australia because of migration. One of the early cultures to arrive was German, in the “1840's many Germans settled in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, and established vineyards for wine making (9 food tech, n.d.). The first Chinese arrived in 1848 and many more followed to work as farmhands on the waterfronts (9 food tech, n.d.). With them they brought; fried rice, chow mein noodles and
The Australian wine industry exports approximately 750 million litres a year valued at approximately $2.8 billion a year. In 2011 it was the fourth largest exporter in the world. The wine industry is a significant contributor to the Australian national state and local economies though production, employment, exporting and tourism. (See figure 4 for the distribution of wineries)
The biggest factor impacting Rural Australia has been the changes to the economic viability of primary production, one of the largest sources of income for Australia (Australian Government, 2008), affected by globalization, deregulation, privatisation and reduction/withdrawal of services, rising production costs, and ever present unpredictable environmental conditions (Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission Secretariat, 2000).
Generally speaking, other alcoholic beverages can be viewed as being a substitute for wine. However, specific substitution of wine in the New World is low because most individuals prefer to purchase wine from a retail facility instead of producing their own. Where as in the Old World the option of producing wine...
Robert Mondavi built a state-of-the-art winery that became a premium winemaking facility as well as conveying a unique sense of Mondavi wines to the visitors. Soon the new winery became a place where the best practices in the production of premium wines were developed, eventually establishing the standard in the wine industry. Robert Mondavi was the first winemaker who assembled experts with various back¬grounds in the fields of viticulture and winemaking to give advice on the new wines. He also developed new technology that allowed special handling of grapes and the cold fermentation of white wines. Furthermore, Mondavi's company created process innovations, such as steel fermentation tanks, vacuum corking of bottles, and aging of wines in new French oak barrels. Dedicated to growing vines naturally, Robert Mon¬davi introduced a natural farming and conservation program that allowed enhanced grape quality, environmental protection, and worker health.
Throughout Victorian society “gin was the preferred spirit of the lower class, while wine and brandy were imbibed by the more comfortable citizenry” (Alcoholic Beverages 12).
Wine was a royal drink that kings use to drink, it was extracted from Vineyards. One of the oldest-known winery was discovered in the "Areni-1" cave in “Vayots Dzor”, Armenia. Since then wine was flourished all across the world. From a local consumption Wine became an International trading commodity. The older the wine the costlier it sells. Most of the wines are stored in wooden barrels, as it enhances the taste and colour of the wine.
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