Australian Vintage has announced its investment in manufacturer and supplier of quality grape-derived products, AUSGRAPE, as it rebrands from AustFlavor.
A division of Australian Vintage, operating out of a facility at Buronga Hill, AUSGRAPE has provided to the global food and beverage industry for over 35 years.
Specialising in grape juice concentrate, single strength grape juice (not from concentrate) and wine dealcoholisation processing, AustFlavor was created in 1988 to service the domestic and international winemaking community.
It has since expanded to service food and beverage manufacturers, offering innovative grape derived products to multi-national beer, wine, spirit and confectionery manufacturers in Canada, USA, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Australian Vintage chief marketing officer Tom Dusseldorp said the investment from Australian Vintage in transforming Austflavor to AUSGRAPE cements its commitment to improving the quality and enjoyment of grape-derived products for Australia and the rest of the world.
“As the market leaders in no and low alcohol, the evolution of the brand will see Australian Vintage strengthen its share of the category, as well as growing its share of Grape Concentrate and Single Strength Grape Juice segments. Following on from the company’s success in the Canadian and Japanese food and beverage markets, we see growth opportunities for grape-derived products in China, Thailand and India,” said Dusseldorp.
AUSGRAPE is a a Sedex member and recent recipient of BRC AA+ accreditation.
AUSGRAPE manager Rob Merrick said the AUSGRAPE team had more than 35 years’ experience creating grape derived products to elevate taste and colour in wine, food and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
“We are constantly upgrading our state-of-the-art facility to ensure we have the industry’s most advanced technology allowing us to create unique and exclusive products for our customers and our BRCGS AA+ accreditation shows our commitment to food safety,” said Merrick.
AUSGRAPE’s three key products and services include:
1. Grape Juice Concentrate
- Standard concentrate (all major varieties);
- premium concentrate (Protein & Tartrate Stable) including White, Chardonnay, Muscat, Red, High Colour Red, Shiraz;
- preservative Free Concentrate ((SO2 Free, Protein & Tartrate Stable); Red & White) including Muscat High Aroma, Chardonnay, Shiraz (Vintage 2024), High Colour Red (Vintage 2024); and
- deionised Concentrate, deionised wine (11.5%ABV) & deionised fortified wine (21.5%ABV).
2. Single Strength Grape Juice (NFC) (all major varieties)
3. Processing
- Wine dealcoholisation for blend alcohol reduction, NoLo and mid-strength wine ranges; and
- grape juice evaporation services to maintain flavour concentration and colour for more economic shipping.
