Wine Australia

Wine Australia
Statutory corporation overview
Formed1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Preceding Statutory corporation
  • Australian Wine Board
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
Websitewww.wineaustralia.com Edit this at Wikidata
Australian wine regions as established previously by AWBC and now administered by Wine Australia

Wine Australia is an Australian Government statutory corporation that promotes and regulates the Australian wine industry. It was created as the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (AWBC) in 1981 to replace the Australian Wine Board by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980, and had its name changed by the amended Wine Corporation Act 1980, passed in December 2010. Wine Australia is now governed by the superseding law, Wine Australia Act 2013. Wine Australia determines the boundaries of Australia's wine regions and sometimes names them. Wine Australia also regulates wine exports, ensuring the quality and integrity of each shipment of wine exported. Wine Australia has three main departments; Compliance, Market Development and Knowledge Development.

Wine Australia has its headquarters in Adelaide.[1]

  1. ^ "The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation: Beverage Industry Factsheet". just-drinks.com. Aroq Ltd. Retrieved 30 August 2009.