"There's a real awareness around providing local produce and how many food miles the food has travelled to the plate, so with wine we'd like to see that same mentality adopted," he said. "So people understand when they buy a bottle of Australian wine, their transaction is with a retailer but it also has an impact on a winemaker and a grape grower a...

Wine lovers urged to choose local drops; As the consumption of Hunter wines continues to drop across Australia, wine lovers are being encouraged to learn more about varieties produced in their own backyard