Wine with Meg + Mel
Wine with Meg + Mel
Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann
Wine News: National Vintage Report 2026, European Heatwaves & Shifting Consumer Behaviours, Look at Gen Z Go
30 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Welcome And Wine News Agenda
Australia’s Vintage Report And The Reset
Tasmania’s Low Yields And Quality Bets
Europe’s Heat And The Irrigation Shift
Gen Z Spending Power And Value Plays
Events To Watch And Final Wrap
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Send us Fan Mail The Australian vintage just shrank, but the story is not as simple as “less wine equals higher prices”. We unpack Wine Australia’s national vintage report, why production is down across regions, and what it suggests about oversupply, water constraints, and the long, messy shift from bulk wine to premium Australian wine. If you work in wine, run a cellar door, or simply care about what ends up in your glass, these numbers explain a lot about where the market is heading. Then ...