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SUMMARY:[ONLINE] Vinexposium: Women Talks
DESCRIPTION:Introducing a new series of talks – Women Talks – view however you want\, whenever you want \nThey are female winegrowers\, entrepreneurs\, winemakers\, wine merchants\, executives\, journalists\, sommeliers and politicians. They are inspirational\, ambitious\, innovative and powerful. And they all have one thing in common: a passion for wine! Get close up and personal with the women who reveal a different side of the wine and spirits industry. \n  \nTalks going LIVE on 8 March: \n\n\n\n\nPaz Levinson \nBest Sommelier of the Americas / Head Executive Sommelier for the Anne-Sophie Pic group and her 3-star Michelin restaurant\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nIrène Tolleret \nMEP / co-chair of the wine & spirits group at the European Parliament / A professional winegrower\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nPascaline Lepeltier \nMOF France’s Finest Craftsman / France’s Best Sommelier / Partner at the Racines restaurant NY (Manhattan) / Columnist\n\n\n\n  \nWine & Spirits professionals can enjoy new content and highlights all year round by logging onto Vinexposium Connect.\nSign up for free to access Women Talks and other Vinexposium Connect online content.
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/online-vinexposium-women-talks/
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SUMMARY:[ONLINE] Vinexposium: Wine\, Women\, Covid & Bright Ideas
DESCRIPTION:On International Women’s Day\,\nLIVE SESSION – MONDAY 8 MARCH\, 5pm (Paris time) \nHow three women – a winemaker\, a buyer and an influencer – living and working in different countries managed the pandemic and how they see the way forward. \nAnne Burchett\, Wine Marketing and Communications Specialist\, asks how Covid has changed their working lives and how they see the future of the wine business post-lockdown: \n\n\n\n→   \nHelena Nicklin\, influencer from the UK\nWine and Spirits Writer\, Broadcaster and Author.\n\n\n→   \nClare Tooley\, buyer from the US\nDirector of Wine Development at Lionstone International.\n\n\n→   \nAndrea Mullineux\, winemaker from South Africa\nWinemaker and Co-Owner of Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines.\n\n\n\n  \nWine & Spirits professionals can enjoy new content and highlights all year round by logging onto Vinexposium Connect.\nSign up for free to access Wine\, Women\, Covid & Bright Ideas and other Vinexposium Connect online content.
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/online-vinexposium-wine-women-covid-bright-ideas/
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SUMMARY:[NAT] Future Leaders 2021 - applications close today
DESCRIPTION:Applications are now open for Future Leaders\, the wine sector’s peak leadership program. \nFuture Leaders will equip the next crop of grape and wine leaders with the skills to find the solutions to take their businesses and our sector into tomorrow. \nFuture Leaders fosters world-class leadership qualities. It explores cutting-edge leadership skills\, connects participants with distinguished speakers and facilitates mentoring with the program’s alumni community. \nApplications close today\, 15 March 2021.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApply now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nFUTURE LEADERS 2021 – VIDEO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in finding out more? \nFuture Leaders is for anyone who works in the Australian grape and wine sector. If you’re reading this\, it’s likely this program is for you.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead more about the program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSend someone you know a tap on the shoulder\nDo you know someone who is ready to step up and join the roll call of Australian wine sector leaders that are creating tangible change? \nDownload our flyer below and send them a tap on the shoulder.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSend them a tap on the shoulder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the #WineFL conversation
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/nat-future-leaders-2021-applications-close-today/
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SUMMARY:[NAT] The Best Sommelier of Australia 2021 Finals
DESCRIPTION:Watch the live stream here from 2pm AEDT\, Monday 15 March!\nThe Best Sommelier of Australia Stage 3 | Finals\, will be held concurrently in Melbourne and Sydney on Monday 15 March. \nDue to limited venue capacities the Best Sommelier of Australia Finals event will be live streamed\, so Sommeliers Australia members and friends can watch the action live from wherever they are! Live streaming will start from 2pm AEDT onwards. \nThe Top 11 Semi Finalists\, sponsors and guests will gather at the competition venues\, where the 3 Finalists will be announced\, based on their Stage 2 | Semi Finals results. \nThe assessment programme for the Finals has been developed to an international standard\, based on ASI (Association de la Sommellerie Internationale) regional and world competition formats. The 3 Finalists will be assessed on a range of tasks in front of a live audience\, with judging panels in both cities assessing the competitors via live video link. \nThe winner of Best Sommelier of Australia 2021 will be announced during the Awards dinner afterwards. \nWho will be the Best Sommelier of Australia? We’ll just have to wait and see… \n  \n LIVE STREAMING:\nWatch the Best Sommelier of Australia 2021 Finals live from wherever you are! \nThe event will be streamed from both the Melbourne and Sydney venues and viewing portals will be available to watch on this page from 2pm AEDT Monday 15 March. \n  \nMelbourne Live Stream \n\n  \n  \nSydney Live Stream \n\n  \n\n \n  \nWith thanks to… \n \n 
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/nat-the-best-sommelier-of-australia-2020-finals/
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SUMMARY:[NSW] NSW Sommelier's Wine List Awards - entries now open!
DESCRIPTION:YOU COULD BE A NSW WINE STAR!\nA ‘NSW Wine Star’ is a sommelier/beverage manager or venue that offers their customers a great wine experience and a range of delicious local wines that highlight the quality and diversity of wines being produced in NSW. \nSound like you? Then enter the 2021 NSW SOMMELIER’S WINE LIST AWARDS and claim your reward! \nThe 2021 NSW Sommelier’s Wine List Awards is run by NSW Wine (with strategic partners Destination NSW and the Restaurant & Catering Association) and is open for entries NOW\, with a new look and a revitalised aim to showcase and reward the very best NSW Wine Stars.\nIn these difficult times\, NSW Wine believes it is more important than ever to support the hospitality professionals that are working so hard to continue to offer their customers a great dining experience. And even more so\, those people and venues that source wines from equally driven local winemakers and support our state’s producers. \nEntry is FREE via a simple online form which should take no longer than 20 minutes to enter. Sommeliers and Beverage/Bar Managers have until 11 April to enter the awards online.\nhttps://www.nswwine.com.au/nsw-sommeliers-wine-list-awards/ \n  \nCLICK HERE for more NSW Wine Star information.
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/nsw-nsw-sommeliers-wine-list-awards-entries-now-open/
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SUMMARY:[NSW] Court of Master Sommeliers - Introductory Sommelier Certificate (3days)
DESCRIPTION:This is the first level at which all prospective Master Sommeliers should begin. The course is run over two days with the examinations held on the morning of the third day. \nThe content of the course covers: \n\nelementary practices in the vineyard and winemaking procedures.\nthe grape varieties\, origins\, specific winemaking procedures and classifications for all the major wines of the world.\nthe production\, raw materials and flavours of Spirits and liqueurs.\ntechnical skills of wine service.\nimportance of social skills.\nfundamentals of matching wines with food.\nan introduction to the skills of wine tasting.\n\n  \nDate:                       March 28 – 30\, 2021 \nVenue:                    Novotel Sydney Darling Square \nAvailability:             Fully Booked\, Waitlist Only \n  \nFor more information or to be waitlisted please contact the Court of Master Sommeliers Oceania: info@courtofmastersommeliers.com.au
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/nsw-court-of-master-sommeliers-introductory-sommelier-certificate-3days-2/
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SUMMARY:[WA] Wine & Chocolate Unite
DESCRIPTION:Sweet Tooth’s unite!  Just in time for Easter\, we’re out to prove that wine and chocolate can be a match made in heaven! \nJoin Sommeliers Australia’s Mirco Tarducci (Steve’s Nedlands) and Sarah Atkinson (Le Rebelle)\, as they explore how different chocolate types pair with a variety of wine styles. Try a spectrum of wines paired with premium chocolate. You might discover a new favourite match! \nDoes white chocolate work with aged Chardonnay or a spritzy Moscato d’Asti? \nMilk chocolate paired with Pedro Ximénez? \nWhat about dark chocolate matched with a Malbec or Port LBV? \nTaste your way through these flavour combinations (and more!) and discuss how these pairings can work from a sommelier’s perspective when matching desserts with wine. \n  \nTICKETS:\nPrice includes premium chocolates paired with a selection of wines.\n \n⇒ Members – $15 + booking fee \n⇒ Non-Members – $25 + booking fee \n  \nTO BOOK:\nBookings are essential and will be taken until 4pm\, Thursday 25 March\, unless booked out prior. \nCLICK HERE to book your tickets via Humanitix. \n  \n  \nImage: WineFolly.com
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/wa-wine-chocolate-unite/
LOCATION:Steve’s Nedlands\, 30 The Avenue\, Nedlands\, WA\, 6009\, Australia
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SUMMARY:[NSW] Court of Master Sommeliers - Certified Sommelier Examination
DESCRIPTION:The Certified Sommelier qualification is the primary certification for wine and beverage professionals in the Hospitality Industry and is intended to provide a meaningful qualification for the working Sommelier. The examination will recognise beverage professionals whose knowledge\, skills and demeanour are worthy of the title – Certified Sommelier. \nThe prerequisite for this examination is the Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory Sommelier Certificate. Candidates who wish to take the Certified Sommelier Certificate must do so within three years of passing the Introductory Certificate. \nThe Certified Sommelier Qualification is the prerequisite for entry to the Advanced Sommelier Certificate course. \n  \nDate:                       March 30\, 2021 \nVenue:                    Novotel Sydney Darling Square \nAvailability:           Fully Booked\, Waitlist Only  \n  \nFor more information or to be waitlisted please contact the Court of Master Sommeliers Oceania: info@courtofmastersommeliers.com.au
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/nsw-court-of-master-sommeliers-certified-sommelier-examination-4/
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SUMMARY:[ONLINE] Discover Chardonnay
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING of Discover Chardonnay \n\nWelcome to Sommeliers Australia’s online tasting series ‘Discover Variety’. \nFirst up for 2021 is Chardonnay! \n  \nJoin Sommeliers Australia’s Bridget Raffal (Where’s Nick Wine Bar) and Ben Moechtar (The Certified Sommelier)\, plus guest winemakers Pat Underwood (Little Reddie) and Samantha Connew (Stargazer) as they delve into new takes on Australian Chardonnay. \nWhat does modern Australian Chardonnay look like and where do our winemakers look to for inspiration? Join our panel in exploring three wines from up and coming winemakers\, who are challenging perceptions on regional and varietal typicity. \n  \nThe three wines: \n\n\n\n\nM & J Becker Wines Chardonnay\, Hunter Valley NSW (750ml) – $32 RRP\n\n\nLittle Reddie ‘Brothers’ Malmsbury Chardonnay\, Macedon VIC  (750ml) – $40 RRP\n\n\nStargazer Chardonnay\, Tasmania (750ml) – $55 RRP\n\n\n[Total value – $127 RRP]\n\n\n\n\n  \nTICKETS:\nTASTING TICKETS – LIMITED tickets still available.\nIncludes access to the Zoom session\, the 3 wines & delivery.\nAll Tasting Tickets must be purchased before 4pm\, Thursday 18 March. \n⇒ Members Tasting Ticket – $86 + booking fee \n\nTo access the Members priced ticket\, Sommeliers Australia Members login at sommeliers.com.au and click the ‘Members Only Offers’ button on the dashboard for the Discover Chardonnay discount coupon code\, then proceed to Humanitix and apply the code at checkout.\n\n⇒ Non-Members Tasting Ticket – $96 + booking fee \nDISCOVER TICKETS\nBookings are essential.\nIncludes access to the Zoom session only.\nAttendees can take part using similar wines from their own cellars.\n \n⇒ Discover Ticket – FREE \n  \nTO BOOK:\nCLICK HERE to book your tickets via Humanitix. \n  \nThis session will be hosted on Zoom\, at 3pm AEDT.\nTicket holders will be emailed the Zoom link and access info. \n  \nNote: If purchasing a Tasting Ticket\, there’s no need to register for a Discover Ticket as well. \n  \n  \nImage thanks to Wine Australia/Ian Routledge.
URL:https://sommeliers.com.au/event/online-discover-chardonnay/
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