00:00Of the nation's roughly 155,000 hectares of fertile wine production land, 2,605 hectares exists in the Hunter region.
00:10During the 2025 season, vineyards in the Hunter crushed and produced just over 6,000 tonnes of wine.
00:17From that, five main varieties were produced in the Hunter, including Semillon, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Vardello and Pinot Gris or Grigio.
00:26In 2025, Australia exported over 638 million litres of wine, with 257,000 litres coming directly from the Hunter.
00:3748% of the Hunter's bottled exports arrived in mainland China, compared to just 19% of the nation's exports.
00:45Hunter region producers cautiously re-entered the global market in 2025 and 2026, following the near collapse of trade during
00:53China's imposed import tariffs.
00:55Following the removal of tariffs, Australian wine exports to China exceeded $1 billion by March 2025.
01:03The previous trade freeze has pushed some Hunter region producers to diversify into other countries to reduce dependency on any
01:11one market.
01:12And so, in coming years, the percentage share of countries with import agreements is likely to quickly increase.
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