The Victorian Distilled Spirits Strategy 2025–2030 is nearly complete after months of interviews, forums, workshops, and input from across the industry.

Rediscover Victoria's forgotten 180-year distilling legacy, from gold rush origins to today's craft renaissance, in Luke McCarthy's comprehensive new historical report. Coming soon.

At ProWein 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Global Victoria showcased the state’s vibrant spirits industry through the first Melbourne Spirits Pavilion.

AtticusNow have commenced the industry forums to gather ideas and suggestions that will go on to inform the development of the Victorian Spirits Industry Strategy.

Spirits Victoria is developing a strategy to boost the local distilled spirits industry. Forums will be held in December to gather input.

The 2024 AGM will be held on 28 October 2024 at 11:00am via online meeting. See the Notice of meeting and Financial Accounts.

The 2024 SVA Conference was held in Ballarat and was a massive success with over 140 people in attendance and covered a wide variety of topics, distillery visits, networking functions.

Access the Summary Export Report on our website.

Congratulations to the 11 Victorian Spirit producers that collected 47 medals at the 2024 International Wine & Spirits Competition in London in June.

Spirits Victoria and Agriculture Victoria,have launched the Upskilling our Distillers program to provide funding to Victorian Distilleries to undertake education related to distillery operations.

A new pilot program for distillers launched at Starward Distillery, offering a Certificate IV in Artisan Fermented Products (Distilling) to equip students with essential skills for the industry.

The Victorian Government has announced the Safety - Hazardous Areas and Dangerous Goods Rebate has now opened.

The new container deposit scheme, VicReturn, commenced on 1 November 2023.

Liquor Control Victoria (LCV) have reached out to Spirits Victoria with a request to give our members some feedback from their inspectors.

Small Business Bus is a mobile program providing mentoring and advice for small businesses.

The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is offering the Hostplus Hospitality Scholarship.

Obtaining road signage for your distillery can provide significant assistance to customers to locate your business, but the process of obtaining this signage has been difficult to arrange.

The long anticipated Victorian Government Grants have opened with two grants becoming immediately open for applications.

The Victorian Liquor Commission announced yesterday that further changes are being introduced for liquor licensees.

For most distillers, the new rate will be $94.41/LAL. This represents $26.43 on a 700ml bottle at 40%abv.

Spirits Victoria held its Short Conference at Starward in Port Melbourne yesterday, providing a large group of Victorian Distillers with an update on the Association, safety issues and more.

Dave Irwin, president of Spirits Victoria Association, announced today that the Manildra Group has agreed to sponsor the upcoming Industry Update Short Conference.

For those with a Victorian Producers Licence, you will need to either report any wholesale sales or lodge an exemption by 15 August 2022. Find the VGCCC Guide and Portal below.

For those with a Victorian Producers Licence, you will need to either report any wholesale sales or lodge an exemption by 15 August 2022. Find the VGCCC Guide and Portal below.

Spirits Victoria, with the generous help of Starward, are hosting an industry update to provide details of the ongoing work to develop the Victorian Government’s $10m Grant Program.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed the EU has made a lengthy request for a variety of Spirit names to be considered Geographical Indicators (GI).