This article reviews the impact of better rains, improved water availability and smaller national vine planting on the likely 2010 vintage outcome. Also examines the influences of the high Australian dollar and growing volumes of bulk wine exports.
2010 Bulk Wine Market outlook

August 2009
For most of the summer, generally benign ripening conditions prevailed across South-Eastern Australia until a significant heatwave occurred during the last week of January and first week of February. This culminated in extreme weather conditions and wildfires on 7 February 2009. 
Jim Moularadellis from Australia’s bulk wine specialists, Austwine, analyses the 2009 vintage and the [...]

January 2009
The current outlook for 2009 is for another reasonably significant crop, at least similar in size to 2008. There is currently little evidence that might suggest otherwise. If anywhere near the entire crop is harvested, this will be in excess of the Australian wine industry’s current annual sales, so it is less likely that [...]

August 2008
Australian wine has been short for some time. The shortage is due to extremely limited water availability resulting from drought. But the 2008 vintage came in well above expectations at 1.83m tonnes, 31% higher than 2007, despite some of the strictest water restrictions ever seen. So how did we produce so much wine with [...]

January 2008
Over the last 15 months the Australian Wine Industry has experienced a rollercoaster ride from oversupply, induced by the late 1990’s planting boom, to undersupply, induced by the 2006/7 drought.
Where will we end up, and what is the outlook in the bulk wine market ahead of the 2008 vintage? Jim Moularadellis from Australia’s Bulk [...]

July 2007
What are the consequenses of the drought induced reduction in the 2007 Australian winegrape harvest? Are recent bulk wine price increases sustainable in light of our planted vineyard area, or are we experiencing a false dawn ahead of a terror stretch for the industry yet to come?
Jim Moulardellis of Australia’s leading bulk wine broker, [...]

January 2007
What’s happening in the bulk market leading into the 2007 vintage? Could it be that we’ve reached a pivotal point in the market that signals an end to the current downward leg of the wine industry cycle?
Jim Moularadellis analyses the outlook for the bulk market in 2007.
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August 2006
Was the 2006 Australian wine grape harvest just another in a series of seemingly unstoppable surges in wine production, or are there signs that we are somewhere near the bottom of the current wine industry downturn?
Jim Moularadellis provides a post vintage analysis of the bulk wine market.
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January 2006
What is the profile of Australia’s bulk wine inventory? What are the dominant varities, regions and vintages?
Jim Moularadellis examines the profile of Australia’s Bulk Wine Inventory’s key distinguishing features and major characteristics.
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August 2005
What are the 4 main varietals that dominate Australian wine production, and how are they performing on the bulk wine market?
Jim Moularadellis wraps up the Australian bulk wine supply, post-vintage 2005.
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January 2005
Older vintage Cabernet Sauvignon, where is it going to go? Where are you in the queue of bulk wine sellers? What is the paradigm shift in business supply models?
Jim Moularadellis examines 3 topics of current relevance to Australian wine producers. 
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August 2004
In the aftermath of an abundant 2004 vintage, we have observed a number of trends in the bulk wine market. How are large, medium and small wineries currently faring in relation to bulk wine?
Jim Moularadellis provides an overview by analysing some of the main varieties and styles in the bulk wine market.
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January 2004
Bulk wine prices have fallen significantly during the last few years. What are the main determinants of bulk wine pricing in the Australian bulk wine market? What is the impact of the recent planting boom on each variety?
Jim Moularadellis analyses the outlook for bulk wine as we approach the 2004 vintage.
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January 2003
The domestic bulk wine market in Australia is primarily a market of surpluses and shortfalls. Most bulk wine transactions occur between wineries and such trade dominates this market. So, what does a Bulk Wine Broker do?
Jim Moularadellis provides an insight on selecting a bulk wine broker and how to utilise their services.
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