Victorian winemakers will receive additional support under a new three-year partnership between Wine Australia and Wine Victoria.
The partnership will fund projects to help deliver the Victorian Wine Strategy 2025–2030 and align with the One Grape & Wine Sector Plan.
The program will focus on four key areas: Sustainable winegrowing, biosecurity and industry preparedness, data and business decision-making, and export market insights.
Support will be provided through field days, workshops, grower demonstrations, webinars, digital resources, benchmarking tools, and sustainability and biosecurity training.
Wine Victoria CEO Stephanie Duboudin said the partnership would give producers access to practical resources to help address some of the industry’s biggest challenges.
“Victorian wine businesses continue to operate in a rapidly changing environment, with increasing expectations around sustainability, biosecurity, business performance and market competitiveness,” she said.
The program combines $540,000 in Victorian Government funding secured by Wine Victoria with $346,667 from Wine Australia through its Australian Wine Future Fund (AWFF).
Wine Australia CEO Martin Cole said the partnership would help turn research and industry knowledge into practical outcomes for producers.
“This partnership demonstrates the value of industry collaboration in translating research, technical expertise and market intelligence into practical outcomes for wine businesses,” he said.
“By working alongside Wine Victoria, we can amplify the reach and impact of existing investments.”
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