JUDGE PROFILE

Partner at Evans and Ayers consulting firm. With over 20 years in the Australian wine industry, both Australia and abroad. Worked at Hardy’s, Constellation, Chapel Hill (CEO) and director of the Phylloxera board.

JUDGE PROFILE

Senior Scientist, Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI). 8 years experience on the Technical Quality Panel (AWAC).

JUDGE PROFILE

Currently Production Planning Manager with Fox Creek Wines. Previously winemaker with Accolade and senior winemaker at Boar's Rock and Langhorne Creek Wineries. Has extensive judging experience at capital city and regional wine shows.

JUDGE PROFILE

Winestate’s 2010 Australian Winemaker of the Year. Owner/Winemaker of Nick Haselgrove Wines. Former chief winemaker at Haselgrove Wines. A ‘flying winemaker’ from 1993-95. Judge at Hobart for 3 years and associate judge at Adelaide in 1996-97. Extensive International export activities.

JUDGE PROFILE

Chief fortified winemaker for Treasury Wines (formerly Fosters Wine Group). Senior wine show judge on the Australian National wine shows. Member of the Australian Wine Export judging panel regulating the quality of wines sent overseas.

JUDGE PROFILE

Winemaking graduate, Roseworthy College and first specialist lecturer in sensory science. 12 years as educator of wine evaluation at Roseworthy and University of Adelaide. Experienced wine show judge Contributor to the Oxford Companion to Wine. Currently research scientist at the Australian Wine Research Institute.