China pulls the cork By Philippe Perez Strathbogie wineries in Victoria are looking to alternative methods to sell their products in response to tariffs imposed by the Chinese Government on Australian wine imports in the last week. The tariffs of up to 200 percent were imposed this past week after findings of an ongoing anti-dumping investigation by China into Australian wine exports had accused local producers of selling wine for below the cost of production. Local producers say the tariffs will be a blow to the industry at a local level, but plans are afoot to circumnavigate them. One of those plans includes an influx of local wine into the Australian market, according to treasurer and secretary of the Strathbogie Ranges Wine Association, Owen Bobeldyk.