Foreign wine invades Aussie market

Australia's wine imports have recorded another big jump, according to the latest industry assessments.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says foreign wine sales increased by more than 15 per cent last financial year.

The report also found a drop in value for Australian wines sold locally and overseas.

Stephen Strachan, from the Winemakers Federation of Australia, says the popularity of overseas wine needs to be addressed.

"There's a lot of Australian producers that are fighting back and seeking to regain that market share, but of course it takes time," he says.

"So we're running through a process at the moment where we hope that that will come back to some more manageable level, in terms of imports, but the reality is that the consumers are voting with their feet at the moment."