Strictly speaking, Australia can not be classified as an Old-World Wine producing nations as it began making wine just over 200 years ago. However, Australians picked up the art of Wine making very fast and today it ranks among top ten Wine producing nations in the world. Australian Wines compare favourably with that of the Wines produced by France and Italy.

Wine industry is a major contributor to the Australian economy through export, employment and Wine related tourism. Wine is produced in virtually each and every region of Australia. Australia is a large country which adds to the diversity of climate and soil. A variety of soil types and varied climate helps growing a variety of grapes. This gives Australia an edge over other Wine producing nations and it can produce majority of the Wine types.