A wine grower from Victoria says she's been contacted by Chinese importers over the past three months who are confident the two countries' wine trade will soon resume.
Australia has suspended its WTO appeal over barley tariffs imposed by China.
Australian Grape and Wine chief executive Lee McLean said current political negotiations were a step in the right direction. He said there could be challenges ahead if the market did re-open and he was "pretty convinced" that the China market has changed. "Hopefully the Chinese palate hasn't changed significantly while they've been importing …wines from other countries," she said.
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