Isn't anything over 15% taxed a lot higher when imported into the US??
Could it also have something to do with the restrictions on the name "Port"??
Unfortunately Port is considered pretty daggy in Oz . . . I love it !!

Go for the Jane Brook Sparkling with the gold in it???? I think Leeuwin are on the magnums of 05 Chardy & Cabernet !!

Hi Bradley
Thank you for your e-mail regarding the Wine Equalization Tax Rebate which has been referred to this office for response since Senator Brown is the Australian Greens’ Treasury and Finance spokesperson.
The Australian Greens have no plans to make any changes to the current arrangements. If such a proposal was brought before the Senate from another party we will take your views into account but it would ultimately be considered on its merits.
Regards
John Dodd
Office of Senator Bob Brown

This is the response from the ACT Greens senator

Dear Bradley

Your email has been forwarded to me as Health spokesperson for the Greens. Firstly I would like to assure you that we aren’t anti alcohol, we are concerned about abuse of alcohol and its impact on health and believe that we need to promote safe consumption. The Greens policy supports in principle a volumetric tax for alcohol, however we recognise that this has some perverse outcomes such as a higher tax on wine which would have a negative impact on the wine industry and might not be well targeted for reducing abuse of alcohol. In our policy announcement on Monday we said that the taxation of alcohol should be reviewed and reformed because we think we need a better approach but we are aware as I said that a basic volumetric tax will have some perverse outcomes which need to be addressed in any new system.

I hope that answers your question on our approach.

regards

Rachel Siewert

Anything that puts more money right into the hands of the producer is worth working on !!

Right on !!