
Fox Creek Wines sale marks end of an era for founding owners
Well-known McLaren Vale winery Fox Creek has been sold to three prominent wine industry figures.
Well-known McLaren Vale winery Fox Creek has been sold to three prominent wine industry figures.
South Australian wineries are already looking to cut staff, reduce contracts with grape growers and cancel bottling runs in the wake of harsh tariffs that have halted wine exports to China.
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