Wines left on the vine from China have a new home at Naked
July 8th, 2021
In December 2020, post the China wine tariff hike, Naked Wines made a commitment to the independent wine industry to honour all of its current contracts, continue delivering fair prices to winemakers and customers, and a $5 million recuse fund to support winemakers hit hard.
The rescue campaign for the industry, called ‘Stop the Squeeze’, has now delivered its funding to independent Australian winemakers and the results are ready for wine consumers to enjoy.
Well-known independent winemakers such as Leighton Joy (Pyren Vineyard), Hamish Maguire (Shottesbrooke Wine), and Jason Schwarz (Schwarz Wine Company) are part of a group of 11 benefactors, that as a result of being a part of the program are now able to redirect wines no longer financially viable to be sent to China, back into the glasses of Australian wine lovers.