China can halt Aussie wine export slump

Australian winemakers can expect to sell greater volumes of red wine into China but not so many whites because “white is the colour of death in China”, a leading wine industry exhibitor says. Vinexpo CEO Guillaume Deglise said a growing demand for wine from the Chinese should help reverse a slump in Australian wine export volumes in recent years. Speaking in London on Tuesday, Deglise released figures from a study showing that Australia remained the world’s fourth largest wine exporter behind Italy, France and Spain.