Name: Chris Morrison, Wine Director for QT Hotels and Resorts What was your ‘watershed’ wine moment? Working in hard core French wine teams as a sommelier for Sir Terrance Conran in London during the late 90’s. How would you describe your wine collection? After a year of stand down – empty. What is the most … Continued
The Best Sommelier of Australia Stage 3 | Finals are scheduled to take place on Monday 15 March, as a hybrid in-person and virtual event – a first for Sommeliers Australia! The Education Sub-Committee has been working hard to prepare an international standard Finals assessment which will be run concurrently in both Melbourne and Sydney. Candidate preparation With less than … Continued
With the preparations for the Best Sommelier of Australia Stage 3 | Finals now underway, Sommeliers Australia is excited to announce our exclusive Venue Partner, QT Hotels & Resorts. QT Sydney and QT Melbourne will both play host to the Best Sommelier of Australia Finals, with the event taking place in their respective signature restaurants Gowings Bar & Grill … Continued
On Monday 15 February, Sommeliers Australia held its 2020 Annual General Meeting online. Thank you to those members who attended, and took part in the election of the 2021 National Executive Committee. Welcome to our seven National Executive Committee members, who will also sit on their State Event Committee for the duration of 2021: … Continued
Name: Michael McIntosh, Fine Wine Brand Ambassador for Accolade Wines. How long have you been in the wine industry? 10 years in the wine industry per se, but 20 years total working with wine including my previous hospitality and sommelier roles. What was your ‘watershed’ wine moment? At 19 years old I was lucky enough … Continued
Name: Erin Baulderstone, Global Social Media & Content Manager at RIEDEL. How long have you been in the wine industry? I started working in an admin role at RIEDEL in 2009, which was supposed to give me the experience to step into a completely different industry. 12 years later, I’m now working in a brand … Continued
Name: James Young, National Sales Manager at Torbreck. What was your ‘watershed’ wine moment? I was lucky enough to rent a room in the home of a woman who was a wine distributor. She imported a range of amazing wines and was very generous with the wines and her knowledge of wine in general. What is … Continued
Name: Penny Grant, Market Manager – Shaw + Smith What was your ‘watershed’ wine moment? I think I was about 16 and my mum gave me a small glass of 1996 Sassicaia. It was the first time I really looked at wine in a different way, and sparked my desire to pursue a career in wine. … Continued
Sommeliers Australia 2020 National Annual General Meeting Monday 15 February 2021, 11.30am-12.30pm AEDT Held online via Zoom – registration is required Due to the COVID-19 restrictions of the 2020 calendar year, the Sommeliers Australia 2020 Annual General Meeting which would ordinarily have been held in-person in late 2020, was postponed. In consideration of the ongoing … Continued
Name: Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion tasting panel member & freelance wine writer How long have you been working with wine? I have been a journalist for 44 years. I was a cadet when I started the wine column at The Sun News-Pictorial (now Herald-Sun). It was the biggest selling newspaper of its day and … Continued
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