The exporting of Aussie wine

The wine industry is the Australia's third largest food category export after meat & grains. Exports of wine total about $2.66 billion *per year accounting for over 46% of industry revenue. South Australia and Victoria produce a higher proportion of premium wines than other states (although Tasmania and W.A. would argue with this one!!). Expect exports to slow and start to see greater chunks of "some" premium wines return to domestic shores. Hopefully the government will realise how important the industry is and show some care and thought into helping our wineries in their exporting process and giving incentive (like most other wine-producing countries) to our important industry. (Source; IBIS World wine manufacturing report #02183)