Since its inception in 1992, mhm has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the Australian wine industry.

From taxation consulting to strategic planning and business development, our experts work with wine industry organisations, their lenders and industry stakeholders to develop and implement innovative and tailored solutions that help to ensure long-term profitability and success in a complex and challenging sector.

mhm provides the following innovative and practical solutions to South Australia's wine industry:

Tax Planning and Advice

  • Professional advice regarding Wine Equalisation Tax, income tax and GST
  • Practical solutions for clients to minimise tax exposure and increase tax benefits
  • Assistance with restructuring business operations to improve efficiency

Financial Modelling

  • Develop and implement fully integrated financial models specifically for winery and vineyard clients
  • Focus on stock control, balance sheet projections and cash flow positions

Stock Costing

  • Develop, implement and review stock costing and stock control methods and systems

Strategic Planning and Business Development

  • Analyse vineyard and winery investment opportunities
  • Assistance in sourcing investors and clients
  • Analysis and business case development
  • Assistance in setting up effective business structures with appropriate forms of project funding
  • Assess business investment and expansion opportunities
  • Assess financial impacts of alternative business strategies
  • Assess debt servicing and working capital requirements

Application Selection and Implementation

mhm provides selection, implementation and management services of wine industry software applications to companies in the industry in the following functional areas:

  • Viticulture management
  • Winemaking
  • Distribution and sales
  • Financial management

We Know Wine

mhm understands the specific business and technology requirements of organisations operating in the wine industry.

A number of our key people have had direct experience in the wine industry, holding senior positions in well known Australian wine companies. This has provided them with an intimate understanding of the issues and complexities specific to the wine industry.

The following provides a snapshot of projects undertaken by mhm for the Australian wine industry since our inception:

  • Analysed winery acquisition with $30m investment level
  • Prepared detailed, medium to long term financial projections and expansion options for winery clients throughout South Australia
  • Facilitated establishment of Ultra Premium Wine Label business establishing a niche market internationally and domestically, providing IT infrastructure and business systems support
  • Established business that internationally markets Australian winery products
  • Coordinated and established several vineyard development syndicates, undertaking financial analysis of projects and establishing business structure and accounting procedures
  • Managed day-to-day functions including, stock costing processes and provided advice on appropriate stock costing methodologies
  • Provided accounting and secretarial functions for a wine industry infrastructure fund listed on the Australian Stock Exchange
  • Developed and implemented corporate and business system strategies, management reporting systems, and costing and system implementation projects for boutique wineries and grape producers through to one of Australia's wine industry giants
  • Secondments of high level management positions in caretaker roles

Our Wine Experts

If you would like to discuss how mhm can benefit your organisation, contact any of our wine industry specialists to arrange a meeting:

Mark Watson

Partner
mark.watson@mhm.com.au

John Hood

Partner
john.hood@mhm.com.au

Paul Holman

Partner
paul.holman@mhm.com.au

Grant Mitchell

Partner
grant.mitchell@mhm.com.au

Andrew Culley

Partner
andrew.culley@mhm.com.au

For more information visit our website at www.mhm.com.au or contact any of our wine industry specialists by email or telephone (08) 8291 0300.

Adelaide Office

Level 1,
121 Greenhill Road,
Unley, SA 5061

PO Box 845,
Unley, SA 5061

T (08) 8291 0300
F (08) 8291 0400

Perth Office

45 Ventnor Avenue,
West Perth, WA 6005

T (08) 9389 4498
mail@mhm.com.au