It was an early Easter deal with for winemakers in McLaren Vale.
“It’s absolutely fantastic for us, it’s been a hard few years for the wine industry, so to get this news before Easter is just absolutely incredible,” winemaker Peter Collett instructed 9News.
“As soon as the news broke the phone really started exploding with all of our export customers reaching out, celebrating,” Max Collett mentioned.
Woodstocks Wines is on the brink of ship its first cargo to China subsequent month.
“It’s about booking a spot on the ship and getting the wine over there,” Max mentioned.
China was Australia’s greatest wine export market value greater than $1 billion earlier than the tariffs hit in 2020.
Now Australia’s world-class wines are again on the menu.
The timing of the announcement could not be higher, with this 12 months’s classic wrapping up.
But an extended highway to restoration is anticipated.
“I would imagine it would take years to get back to that $1.2 billion figure [from 2019],” Grape. & Wine chief govt Lee McLean mentioned.
Mitchell Taylor from Taylor’s Wines agrees.
“Now we’ve really got to almost start from scratch and build those import relationships,” he mentioned on Today.
The South Australia authorities is ready to announce a help bundle tomorrow to assist the state’s winemakers reconnect.
There can also be a warning about being too reliant on China.
“The message from the government to Australian winegrowers and the Australian industry more broadly is diversification is absolutely critical,” Assistant Trade Minister Tim Ayres mentioned.
But for now, winemakers are simply glad to welcome again clients.
Source: www.9news.com.au
