Australian wine sector a worrying case study for EU industries

Hit with Chinese tariffs, Australia’s wine industry struggled to offset the impact of falling exports despite scrambling to build new markets, source grapes from elsewhere and seek government help, industry executives said.

That indicates what may be to come for food- and drink-producing sectors caught up in an EU-China trade dispute that threatens to complicate their access to the critical Chinese market.

Though the EU’s winemakers are not part of the current spat, its pork...