JUDGE PROFILE

Senior Winemaker, Nepenthe Wines and Australian Vintage (SA Premiums for 11 years). Previously winemaker at Mildara, Coonawarra and Glendonbrook and Rothbury in the Hunter Valley.

JUDGE PROFILE

Assistant winemaker at Vinteloper Wines, Adelaide Hills. Judged with East End Cellars. Has been involved with liquor retailing, wine list coordination and wine buying.

JUDGE PROFILE

Wine marketer with 20 years experience in McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Adelaide Hills and Margaret River. Extensive wine judging experience at the Adelaide, Hobart and McLaren Vale wine shows.

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 Winemaker for The Wine Group Australia and owner/winemaker of Stephen John Wines. More than 30 years’ winemaking experience. Has judged at Adelaide, National, and Barossa wine shows. Regular Winestate panellist and chairman of judges at the Winestate Wine of the Year Awards.

JUDGE PROFILE

Corporate oenologist for Accolade Wines (formerly Constellation). 28 years’ winemaking experience in places such as McLaren Vale, WA and France. Has judged internationally (France & Japan), and been an associate senior judge at 20+ state & regional wine shows in Australia.