Posted: March 7, 2017
Managing director of Empire Liquor. Has worked in the wholesale liquor industry for 26 years and is past president of the Wholesale Liquor Merchants Association of SA. Distributor and importer of more than 80 imported beer brands from 23 countries….
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for T’Gallant winemakers, with a reputation for having established pinot grigio as a varietal in Australia. Greatly interested in innovation in winemaking. Champion of unwooded chardonnay.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Head sommelier for the Grossi restaurant group, with four individual restaurants. Involved in the 2004 International Wine Challenge in the UK. Current Negociants wine fellowship winner.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker at Chrismont Wines, has worked three vintages in Spain and 14 in the King Valley producing predominately Italian and Spanish varietals. Has judged at the Mediterranean Wine Show and as an associate judge at the Rutherglen Wine Show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Cellar manager at Brisbane’s Cru Bar & Cellar. Has completed the AWRI wine judging assessment course and is an aspiring master of wine student. Has judged at Toowoomba, Brisbane Wine Festival and the coming Queensland Wine Awards judging.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Melbourne-based wine writer, author and experienced wine judge. In 2014 she won Australian Wine Communicator of the Year and was named a Legend of the Melbourne Wine and Food Festival. She has judged at many wine shows in Australia and…
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Fosters Group white & sparkling winemaker for the past four years. Has completed vintages in McLaren Vale, Tasmania, Austria and Italy.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker at Pizzini since 2003. Has completed vintages at Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River and Stonier’s on Mornington Peninsula. Three vintages in Italy have fuelled his passion for Italian varieties.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Wynns Coonawarra Estate for the past seven years. Previously winemaker in Griffith with Southcorp company brands, Penfolds, Seppelt and Lindemans. Judge at the Cowra wine show, SA Hyatt Wine Awards and committee member for the Limestone Coas
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior Auckland winemaker for Villa Maria Estate, Nick also has several years’ winemaking experience in Marlborough. In 2012, he became the first New Zealand to win the Young Winemaker of the Year award, sponsored by The Wine Society.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Seppeltsfield. Previously winemaker for Yalumba, Oxford Landing brand, Leo Buring, Yaldara and Leasingham with two vintages in Austria. Judge at the Adelaide Hills and Griffith wine shows. Associate at Barossa and Clare.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Food and wine writer for the Hobart Mercury and Sunday Tasmanian. Former chef/restaurateur in Hobart and regular Winestate’s Annual Tasmanian report correspondant. Judge at Tasmanian wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Pfeiffer Wines.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Currently chairman of the Winemakers of Rutherglen, chairman of the NE Victorian Winegrowers Association, and deputy chairman of the Victorian Wine Industry Council. Proprietor and winemaker for Pfeiffer Wines and chairman of judges at both the Rutherglen
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Grant Burge Wines. Graduated from Roseworthy in 1990. Previously assistant winemaker with Wirra Wirra and winemaker for Primo Estate, Hollick Wines and white winemaker for Southcorp. Has been an associate judge at the McLaren Vale Wine Show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior scientist with the sensory group at the AWRI. Judged in 2015 at Australian Wine makers show, associate judge at SRWS and RAWS. Made wine in Canada and France as well as Australia.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Harvey River Estate. Completed degree of Oenology at the University of Adelaide. He previously worked as winemaker for Barambah Ridge and Jeffrey Grosset Wines. He has judged at the Toowoomba Wine Show, Brisbane Wine Show and Sheraton QLD…
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Paxton Wines and formerly assistant winemaker at Nepenthe Wines. Also viticulturalist at Hardy’s for five years with vintages in Spain, Argentina and France. Also winemaking experience with Domaine Chandon and Ryecroft (McLaren Vale). Associ
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Freelance wine consultant, viticulturist, winemaker and wine educator. Lecturer in sensory evaluation at the International College of Hotel Management and Le Cordon Bleu. Course trainer for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. National and regional show judge.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Manager for Oakdene Wines. Completed AWRI and WSET Advanced Wine Assessment Certificates. Judge at Victorian wine show and associate at Geelong, Ballarat and Cairns.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Proprietor of Vintager Winemaking Services. Formerly, senior consultant for Wine Network Australia. Was the chief winemaker for Montrose/Craigmoor Mudgee for 11 years and also worked for Wyndham Estate, Chapel Hill, Coriole and Amberton.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Australia’s first female Master of Wine. Author of Wine: What to Drink? Previously a winemaker for Southcorp. Worked in the UK promoting Southcorp wines throughout Europe. Judged at Adelaide, Sydney, Orange and the Boutique Wine Awards.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior winemaker and winery manager with Haselgrove Wines. A Kiwi, born in Gisborne, he has also been a “flying winemaker” in France for two vintages. Previous positions were at Pirramimma and Buronga Hill wineries.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Currently works with Wine Network Australia (WINENET), and as a consultant winemaker both domestically (throughout Victoria) and internationally. He has a Bachelor of Science with masters in oenology and viticulture.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Regular panel chairman at national city wine shows and judge at the Alternative Varieties Wine Show. Formerly Chief Red Winemaker for the Hardy Wine Company. Currently wine consultant for a number of South Australian wineries.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Vasse Felix since 1992. Judge at the Royal Perth and Mt Barker shows. Has also completed vintages in the Barossa Valley and New Zealand.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker and viticulturalist for d’Arenberg Wines. Winemaking experience in Europe; three years as associate judge at the Adelaide Wine Show; three years as chairman of judges at the UK International Wine Challenge.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Former corporate projects manager at distiller Tarac Australia Pty Ltd. Has been a lecturer on distillation at the University of Adelaide and has judged the brandy class at the Adelaide Wine Show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Savitas Wines in the Barossa Valley. Formerly Senior Winemaker for Wolf Blass Wines. Judge at the Barossa wine show. Panelist at the Advanced Wine Assessment Course.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for O’Leary & Walker. After graduating from Roseworthy Agricultural College David spent 14 years winemaking for BRL Hardy at Reynella and McLaren Vale. Six years with Mildara Blass followed, both at Quelltaller where he introduced the Annie’s La
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Oatley Wines (Victoria). Former winemaker/manager for Yarra Burn Winery. Completed the Evans Tutorial in 2007. Panel chairman of the Victorian Wine Show. Associate judge at the Adelaide and National wine shows.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Head winemaker at Coopers Creek Vineyard in Auckland since 1998, Simon has also completed vintages Oregon, Bordeaux and Burgundy. He is a senior judge in all major New Zealand wine shows, a highly sought after educator and speaker and a…
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Wine consultant with Winewise in Eden Valley. Former senior winemaker with Hollick Wines and previously Miranda Wines, Wynns and Norman Wines. Judge and Panel Chairman at International Wine Challenge. Associate judge Barossa and Limestone Coast wine shows
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Owner and winemaker of Noon Wines, a specialist boutique red winemaker. Specialising in cabernet, shiraz and grenache.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior white winemaker (and formerly red winemaker) with the Accolade Wine Company. Formerly at Stonehaven Winery. Has been with Hardys for the past 20 years. For the past three years has been an associate judge at the Griffith and Canberra…
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Lecturer in sensory evaluation & wine production at Curtin University. Formerly winemaker for Devil’s Lair winery. Previously also at Coldstream Hills (Yarra Valley) with vintages in Chablis, Languedoc and Canterbury (NZ). Associate judge at the Margaret River wine show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Brewing partner in Brewboys, and beer consultant. Also beer educator at Regency TAFE and beer judge at the Australian International Beer Awards.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Galafrey as well as his own Paul Nelson brand. Worked extensively as a winemaker in South Africa, India, Germany, Cypress and California.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker for Poet’s Corner Mudgee wines, part of the Orlando-Wyndham Group. Previously winemaker at Richmond Grove and Russet Ridge.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Fine wine buyer and importer, Phillip Murphy Cellars.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Western Range Wines (WA). Bachelor of Applied Science (Oenology) from Roseworthy. Previously European winemaking manager for wine import agency Bottle Green, in the UK.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Managing director/winemaker of Trentham Estate in the NSW river region of Trentham Cliffs. Previously winemaker at Mildara winery for 11 years. Melbourne wine show judge for three years and heavily involved in the Alternative Varieties show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Senior winemaker for the Leo Buring brand in the Fosters portfolio. Judge at the ‘07 and ‘08 Auckland wine show and the New World wine show.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Sensory analyst for Lion Nathan’s SA Brewing Company. Seven years as a sensory analyst judging and training panels for beer, wine and food, quality control and product development.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
State co-ordinator of the Amateur Brewers Show of SA for the past ten years. National judge in amateur competitions.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Chief winemaker for Nepenthe Wines. Has completed six vintages in France and one in the USA. Spent five years at the AWRI as the manager of technical services. He is an experienced wine show judge and wine educator.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker, Vickery Wines. Former winemaker, Teusner Wines. Associate judge at the Barossa wine show. Graduate Diploma of Oenology from Adelaide University. Formerly white and sparkling winemaker at Yalumba Wines, and also with Peter Lehmann Wines.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Owner and winemaker for Andevine Wines. Eight vintages at McWilliam’s Mt Pleasant Hunter Valley winery. Associate judge at the Hunter Valley Wine Show. Vintages in Rhone Valley and Bordeaux.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Director/principal of the Wine Professionals, wine educators and corporate wine presenters. Associate judge with the Mornington Peninsula wine show and has worked with Gary Baldwin at Wine Net in advanced palate training.
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Posted: March 7, 2017
Winemaker and Champagne Importer. Principal of Leamon Estates in Bendigo. Has vintaged with Brown Brothers, Best’s Great Western, Arrowfield (NSW) and experience with Veuve Cliquot and Joseph Loriot-Pagel in Champagne.
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