This article applies the concept of “innovation territories” to explain the recent export success of the Australian Wine Industry. Recent data collected from four “New World” wine producing countries are contrasted in order to investigate “innovation territories” that in the...

Innovation and its uptake are two key ingredients in the Australian wine industry’s rapid rise from cottage industry to international success. The industry has a well-deserved reputation of leadership in the funding, coordination and adoption of both product and process innovation. This...