The Australian assault

The Lucky Country has launched a new wine authority which plans to use the country’s unique terroirs, and the wines they produce, to woo fine-wine consumers worldwide

Stuart Barclay of the AGWA: elevating Australian wine.
Stuart Barclay of the AGWA: elevating Australian wine.

Stuart Barclay is not a winemaker. His family does not have a 200-year tradition of toiling in vineyards. He doesn’t head up a billion euro wine brand. But as the head of market development in the new Australian Grape and Wine Authority (AGWA), he is in the driving seat of wine production in Australia.

Australia, in turn, has a pivotal place in global wine development. So the ...