In this issue

WBM – Australia’s Wine Business Magazine, was launched in April 2005 and was quickly embraced by a wine community crying out for original, relevant information. The monthly magazine, the only one dedicated to the wine business, covers winemaking, viticulture, finance and marketing and includes 100 wine reviews by Tyson Stelzer and Mike Bennie. One of the world’s most respected wine industry publications, WBM is read by 18,000 people including key decision makers such as winemakers, CEOs, marketers, viticulturists, brand ambassadors, sommeliers, retailers and restaurateurs.

Get up, stand up
Reggae fan and one-time tractor driver Brendon Keys doesn’t care much for the establishment – the quirky wines in barrel at his little tin shed in the Adelaide Hills are testament to that. He sells everything he makes – and rides skateboards and spins records in between.

One giant leap for WBM
Anthony Madigan

To speak like a child
Paul Henry

Where are you?
Technology – Richard Owens

100 wine reviews
Tyson Stelzer and Mike Bennie

Read it and leap
David LeMire MW

Go the growler
Drinks – John Kruger

Naked ambition
Richard Halstead

Wine choice drives for Chinese wine drinkers
Larry Lockshin, Armando Corsi, Justin Cohen

Masterly Bordeaux
Nick Bulleid MW

Women of the Vine
Jane Thomson

Larger than life
Bob McLean Obituary

Sold on new format
Barossa Wine Chapters Auction

Viva Verdelho
WBM Viticulture

A tale of two cities
Dan Traucki

Yes, minister
Barnaby Joyce interview

Dornfelder donnybrook
The Week That Was

WBM Magazine Description:

WBM – Australia’s Wine Business Magazine, was launched in April 2005 and was quickly embraced by a wine community crying out for original, relevant information. The monthly magazine, the only one dedicated to the wine business, covers winemaking, viticulture, finance and marketing and includes 100 wine reviews by Tyson Stelzer and Mike Bennie. One of the world’s most respected wine industry publications, WBM is read by 18,000 people including key decision makers such as winemakers, CEOs, marketers, viticulturists, brand ambassadors, sommeliers, retailers and restaurateurs.

Our cult e-bulletin The Week That Was stops the Australian wine community every Friday afternoon with its original content, breaking news, gossip and a big dose of irreverence, while our website WBMonline.com.au is the home of breaking wine news.

WBM has pushed the boundaries over the past nine years by focusing on innovation and no-holds-barred commentary, going in to bat for the industry at every opportunity and building loyalty with readers. In February 2012 UK research company Wine Intelligence named the Editor, Anthony Madigan, in an exclusive list of 30 wine industry leaders from around the world who had made “a significant contribution to the global wine business over the past decade”. The judges said: “Anthony produces brilliant, entertaining writing on the subject of wine as only a true Australian can.” This standard of writing along with beautiful images and design underpins every issue of this world-class magazine.