SAWIA recognises members for environmental achievements
THE South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA) announced the finalists and winners of its 2014 Environmental Excellence Awards with the theme of ‘waste’ at its annual luncheon on Friday. In...
View ArticleAdelaide set to host ‘national wine week’
AUSTRALIA’S wine industry will meet in Adelaide next week for the biennial Outlook 2014: Taking Charge of Our Future conference and major industry award events. Paul Evans, Winemakers’ Federation of...
View ArticlePhilip Laffer crowned first Australian wine industry ‘life member’
Philip Laffer has been named the first ‘life member’ of the Australian wine industry. PHILIP Laffer AM has been named the first ‘life member’ of the Australian wine industry. Administered by the...
View Article2014 Maurice O’Shea award winner announced
L-R: Rob Blackwell, McWilliam’s CEO, Nick Dry, Peter Dry’s son (receiving the award on his behalf) and Jeff McWilliam, McWilliam’s chairman at the awards dinner last night. DR PETER Dry was announced...
View ArticleRecord entries in new-look wine show
IN A new initiative, the 2014 McLaren Vale Wine Show will introduce food into the judging process, a new category for Vermentino and a series of public dinners to celebrate the award-winning wines....
View ArticleAll hail the kings of the Vale
THE KINGS: Matt Caldersmith and Nic Bowen were crowned this year’s McLaren Vale Bushing Kings. CHATEAU Reynella winemakers Matt Caldersmith and Nic Bowen were crowned the Bushing Kings of 2014, ending...
View ArticleCalabria Family Wines takes spotlight at NSW Wine Awards
Bill Calabria (right) receiving one of many awards at the NSW Wine Awards. IT was a trophy trifecta for Calabria Family Wines at last week’s NSW Wine Awards, which saw the winery take out best sweet...
View ArticleBackstage at the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show
By Nathan Gogoll @Grape_and_Wine I was lucky enough to travel to Mildura last week at the invitation of the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show. The committee had stretched their first...
View ArticleUnder 2 weeks to enter Adama/GW photo competition
If you haven’t entered our Adama/GW photo competition, you better be quick! Entries close Sunday 30th November and there are 11 awesome prizes up for grabs! Here are a few entries we have received to...
View ArticleInnovating at Seppeltsfield since 1852
By Nathan Gogoll The new ‘pods’ at the renovated cellar door. I was only briefly at last week’s opening of the renovated Seppeltsfield cellar door and new terraced garden, which doubled as the opening...
View ArticleWomen in wine: It’s a sexist award, it needs to be
Recently, a woman was “retrenched” from her longstanding role as a winemaker for a highly reputable business shortly after she announced she was pregnant. To her face, they said they would look for...
View ArticleMeet Australia’s future wine leaders
16 talented and driven professionals from the Australian grape and wine community have been chosen to be the Future Leaders 2017. Future Leaders is coordinated by Wine Australia in partnership with...
View ArticleWSET honours Aust graduates and award winners
Over 500 wine and spirits influencers and professionals from across the world gathered last night at the historic Guildhall, City of London, UK to celebrate the annual Wine & Spirit Education...
View ArticleTaylors winery hosts world-first temperature pop-up
Clare Valley family winery Taylors will toast to the end of summer with a world-first pop-up experience focused on the importance of temperature. Head chef of South Australian restaurant, Duncan...
View ArticleWhat wine consumers want – and how to connect
Sandra Hess, founder of DTC Wine Workshops and co-founder of Direct Wine Workshops Australia, spoke at the Unified Grape & Wine Symposium in Sacramento, California on January 25th. Hess presented...
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