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Winemaker at Boar's Rock. Previously worked with Maxwell Wines and Tamburlaine and Southern Highland Wines NSW. Associate Judge at Kiama Wine Show.

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Senior winemaker for Haselgrove Wines. Has previously worked for Tatachilla, Knappstein, O'Leary Walker and Coriole vineyards. Has a BSC in organic chemistry & pharmacology, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Oenology. Has vintaged in Napa, Burgundy and Austria.

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Senior Winemaker at Angas & Bremer Wines. Completed vintages with Californian Wineries Geyser Peak, Sonoma Valley, and Peter Lehmann in the Barossa Valley. Previously the Winemaker at Simeon Wines. Completed AWRI Advanced Wine Assessment course.

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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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Winemaker for Wines by Geoff Hardy including, K1 and Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Wines. Has also completed vintages in Queensland and Victoria. Completed the AWRI advanced sensory course and has associate judged at McLaren Vale Wine Show. Winestate Winemaker of the Year in 2009, 2019 & 2020.

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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.

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Sensory Research Manager at the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI). On AWRI Teaching Advisory Panel and Technical Quality Panel. Associate judge, Adelaide wine show.

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Winemaker for Koonara Wines. Formerly chief winemaker for Wynns Coonawarra. A Bachelor of Agricultural Science in Oenology, he has completed more than 20 vintages. Peter has been an associate judge at the Griffith and Canberra wine shows.