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Owner/operator and winemaker at Z Wines in the Barossa Valley. Associate judge, Hunter Valley wine show and Adelaide wine show. WSET level 3 and advanced wine assessment course. Vintages in Hunter Valley, Sonoma, Tuscany and Puligny Montrachet (Burgundy).

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Assistant winemaker at Taylors Wines. Has a Bachelor of Viticulture & Oenology from the University of Adelaide. Previously a cellar door assistant at Elderton Wines and Wolf Blass. Previously a product expert at Dan Murphys. Committee member of Clare Valley wine show.

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Winemaking Director at Watkins Family Wine, offering contract processing services in the Adelaide Hills. Associate judge at Royal Adelaide, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale and Clare. Chair of the Langhorne Creek Winemaking Committee. B.Sc Oenology, AWAC, WSET3.

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Winemaker at Yalumba Wines. Formerly winemaker in South Africa for nine years, plus French vintage experience. Judged South African Veritas Show, Winemaker's Choice Awards, Wine Magazine and Michelangelo Wine Awards.

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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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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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Legendary Founder of Wolf Blass Wines. Wolf has a winemaking legacy spanning over 40 years, and a history of Industry Leadership!

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Winemaker for Arila Gardens. Previously winemaker for Pirathon, Penfolds, Lindemans and Taylors. Has completed vintages at Marchesi de Frescobaldi in Chianti and Pellegrin in California. Judge at the Alternative Varieties show Cairns, Queensland Wine Awards and Clare Valley wine show.