POLICY

Wine Victoria's recommendation

Liberal

Labor

Trade and Export

» Creation of a Wine Export Fund

Fund to be used for inbound trade related activities run in partnership with industry experts such as Australian Wine Grape Authority and endorsed private operators

•       Super outbound trade mission program
  
•       $500,000 for wine specific in-bound trade missions in 2015

•       $1m combined commitment for wine tourism and trade related activities to drive cellar door  visitation
•       Four "reverse" super trade missions promised over first term with wine exports included under "food and fibre" sector (one of eight growth sectors) 

Tourism

» Creation of a Food and Wine Tourism Strategy 

» Allocate funding to Melbourne Food and Wine for post-vintage wine events that will drive regional visitation through the delivery of:

•         annual wine industry wide ‘marquee event’,
  
  
•         grass roots wine event funding

•        Nil

•       $1m combined commitment for wine tourism and trade related activities to drive cellar door  visitation, including the formation of a Victorian Wine Tourism Strategy
  

Cellar Door Subsidy

» Retain the current funding arrangement for the Victorian Cellar Door subsidy.

•       Status Quo - Keep funding for Cellar Door Rebate unchanged

•       Contingent on Federal WET rebate remaining unchanged
  

Wine and Health

» Encourage and promote the responsible consumption of wine in line with recommendations from the NH&MRC guidelines

•       Agreement to ensure responsible consumption messaging accompanies all communications about alcohol related harm
  
•       Agreement to have wine industry involvement in policy advisory forums

•       Formation of a Ministerial Wine Industry Advisory Group to address R&D, pest and disease control