China-Australia relations - will a Penfolds wine by any Chinese vineyard taste as sweet?


One of Australia’s oldest wine brands is accelerating production of its made-in-China offerings, with an eye on using domestic production to circumvent import tariffs that have had an outsized impact on wine exports from down under for nearly two years, according to an industry insider.

The shift comes even as observers expect the incoming Labor government to be less provocative towards Beijing while calling for China to drop its punitive tariffs that have roiled relations and hurt various Australian industries.

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