Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior winemaker for De Bortoli Yarra Valley Wines, and formerly winemaker at Penfolds for 12 years. Has been a wine show judge at Sydney, Barossa and Griffith. Has completed a vintage in the US, in California’s Sonoma Valley.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Rymill Wines for the past 18 months. Previously with Mildara Blass for more than 20 years.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Editor/publisher Winestate Magazine. More than 35 years’ experience in the wine industry. Formerly founding publisher of the first US colour wine magazine, manager of the SA Wine Information Bureau, and wine educator with Regency College, in SA.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior Scientist, Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI). 8 years experience on the Technical Quality Panel (AWAC).
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Group white winemaker Treasury Estates. Commenced with B.Seppelt in 1985. Six year winemaking in California. Judge at National & California wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Production manager Cumulus and Philip Shaw Wines. Former chief winemaker Southcorp Wines. Has judged at Canberra, Queensland and numerous regional wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for the Tintara Winery (Accolade Wines). Has vintaged in Burgundy, Hawkes Bay, Hermitage, and the Napa Valley. Associate judge in the Rutherglen and McLaren Vale wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Proprietor of 919 Wine Company. Formerly winemaker for the Hardy Wine Company. Previously with Brown Brothers and Auldstone Cellars. Has spent eight years as fortified winemaker for Hardys. Associate judge at Rutherglen, McLaren Vale and Riverland shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Salena Estate Wines in the Riverland, SA.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Head Brewer Brewboys commerical brewing for the past 9 years. Judge at local and national beer shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker at Kirrihill Wines of Clare. Formerly winemaker for Best’s Wines in Great Western, senior winemaker at Brown Borthers and Senior Winemaker at Dorrien Estate. Judge and Panel Chairman at Melbourne wine show in 2003 and 2008, Rutherglen in 3003…
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Director of Uncorked and Cultivated, a Brisbane-based consulting company servicing Queensland and NSW wine regions. In his 21st year as a wine judge and has judged over 75 shows regionally and internationally. Became Australia’s second Master of Wine in 1
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Angove’s. Has spent four years in the wine industry and is currently in his fifth year of Wine Science at Charles Sturt University. Associate judge at Riverland show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior white winemaker for the Penfolds brand. Has been a winemaker for 15 years. Has done two vintages in California with Geyser Peak and Mondavi wines. Associate judge at the Barossa wine show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Licensee/brewer for ‘Holdfast Hotel Brewpub’, an SA amateur brewing competition. Has spent 20 years in hospitality and as a microbrewer. A regular judge at beer competitions.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
General manager and winemaker for Scarpantoni Estate Wines for the past 26 years. Wine show judge at the Australian amateur wine show.
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Vineyard Manager and director of Scarpantoni Wines for the past 27 years. Judge at the McLaren Vale wine show. Likes the Italian ‘SlowFood’ wine philosophy.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
New Zealand editor of Winestate, author of 25 editions of A Guide to NZ Wine, author of Wine Label Language, wine correspondent for a number of magazines, wine educator, speaker, consultant and international wine judge.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior Auckland winemaker for Villa Maria, Corey is an Australian who spent six years in the Barossa Valley as winemaker at Henschke.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Sales and Marketing Manager for Di Giorgio Family Wines. Has just returned from the UK where he was Fine Wines Manager at Liberty Wines. Previously with Edinburgh Cellars, Mildara Blass and Petaluma Wines.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Wolf Blass wines for the past seven years. Has completed Advanced Assessment Course at the AWRI. Was dux at the Adelaide University Oenology Degree.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Wine consultant. Formerly senior production winemaker at Accolade Wines (Hardy Wine Company) involving all varieties and styles. Wine judge at Brisbane wine show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior winemaker Flametree Wines. Formerly winemaker for Voyager Estate for the past five years. Winestate’s Winemaker of the Year 2002. Has completed the Advanced Wine Assessment Course (AWRI). Associate judge for Perth and Mount Barker wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Managing director of Seguin Moreau Australasia and winemaker for Armstrong Vineyards. Previously winemaker for Mildara Blass and senior winemaker for Seppelt. Has judged both nationally and internationally.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Buying & Promotions manager for Sip ‘n Save retail Group. Stint with Down Under Cellars in Sydney. Diploma of Wine Marketing. Thirteen years in the retail liquor industry including managing Parade Cellars in Adelaide.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker and general manager for Kirribilly Wines. Previously with Leasingham Wines for eight years. Judged for five years at the Griffith Wine Show, and has been a judge at the Rutherglen Wine Show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Currently chief winemaker for Sevenhill Cellars at Clare. Formerly chief winemaker for Domaine Chandon, along with Stonier’s Merricks winery. He joined Yarra Ridge as assistant winemaker in 1992 and St Hubert’s winery in 1995.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker at Auckland’s West Brook Winery, James has a postgraduate diploma in viticulture and oenology from Lincoln University and is a senior national wine judge.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Yalumba Wines with seventeen vintages completed. Regular senior judge on the capital city wine show circuit, including chair of the Royal Perth Wine Show in 2009.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Plantagenet Wines. Coming into the fifth vintage. Former winemaker with Yalumba and Charles Melton wines in SA. Produced wine at a Southern Rhone winery in 2003.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Project Manager – Industry Applications for the Australian Wine Research Institute. Member of the AWRI’s quality judging panel since 2002. Completed the Advanced Wine Assessment Course in 2004.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Robinsons Family Vineyards. Has worked for Hardy’s and Houghton wineries and in California for Golden State Vintners. Has been an associate judge at the Australian Small Winemakers and the Royal Brisbane wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Cellarmaster’s Dorrien Estate Winery. Formerly group white winemaker for Beringer Blass and chief winemaker for Matua Valley, New Zealand. Show judge on the New Zealand wine circuit over 10 years.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Brokenwood winery. Chairman of judges at the Hunter Valley wine show and previous chairman at the Clare Valley wine show and Queensland wine show. Regular panel leader at major capital city shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Currently working as a consultant. Has completed 21 vintages in Australia and nine overseas, with the last 14 years as winemaker for Wirra Wirra. He has also judged at the Melbourne Wine Show and has been an associate judge for…
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Marketing Director of Primo Estate Wines and a specialist in Italian wines. Former general manager of Distinguished Vineyards SA. Has spent 14 years as an Export Inspector for the Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation and 14 years tasting with the…
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior winemaker, Drayton’s Family Wines. Previously worked at De Bortoli in the Yarra & Hunter, Canobola Smith in Orange and Peot’s Corner in Mudgee. Associate judge at the Hunter Valley Show for the past three years.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Group sparkling and white winemaker for Orlando Wines. Previously senior sparkling winemaker Southcorp and four years with Gallo and three with Korbel (US). Judged at the California, San Francisco and Sonoma wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Currently wine buyer for Circa the Prince in Melbourne and an imported wine specialist.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior winemaker at Ballandean Estate for the past four years. Previously assistant winemaker at Hunters’ Wines, Marlborough NZ. Associate judge at the Australian Small Winemakers show, plus judge at Sheraton, Queensland and Toowoomba wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Master of Wine. Wine and retail industry consultant. Formerly product development manager of Tesco stores, responsible for Australia, New Zealand and South America. Has judging experience in the Riverland, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Petersons wines and founding director of Monarch Winemaking Services, a consulting group for 40 other Hunter Valley wineries. Associate judge at Sydney, Hunter and Cowra wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Redman Wines. Third-generation family member, with winemaking responsibilities for the past 20 years. Associate judge Limestone Coast Wine Show. Winner of Winestate’s best Australasian cabernet trophy in 2003 for the Redman Cabernet Sa
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker of the Winestate 2003 Wine of the Year (Oliver’s Taranga 2000 McLaren Vale Shiraz). Formally winemaker at Lindemans Karadoc winery and now back with Oliver’s. Judge at the Sydney & Adelaide wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Duxton vineyards. Former chief winemaker for Fleurieu Vintners, Boar’s Rock Winery, Serafino Wines at McLaren Vale. Previously winemaker with Mildara at Jamieson’s Run and Wolf Blass. Associate judge at Canberra wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Ravens Croft Wines & Robert Channon Wines. Degree in winemaking from Elsenberg, South Africa. 14 years’ experience in winemaking divided between South Africa, Capel Vale Winery, Wise Vineyards and Ballandean Estate. Has been an associate jud
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for the Hills’ region Wicks Estate Wines. Has completed ten vintages in the Adelaide Hills, Barossa and Austria. Associate judge at Adelaide Hills and National Cool Climate wine shows. International panelist at the 2003 Kamptal (Austria) Pinot
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Posted: March 7, 2017
CEO for Vitis Marketing, the group specialises in e-marketing and marketing tools for emerging wineries. A graduate of Roseworthy College, she has spent 25 years in the industry, ranging from viticulture, winemaking, wholesaling and retailing.
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Director/winemaker of Tinlins Wines Pty Ltd. Has completed 25 vintages to date. Has judged at various capital city wine shows throughout Australia. Sparkling winemaker Wynns/Seaview 1980-81, and Seppelt Great Western 1982-89.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Wine educator and wine program manager for Hyatt Adelaide hotel, Louise is both a wine writer and sommelier and has judged at the Sydney, Adelaide and Adelaide Hills wine shows.
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