Following the recent resignation of two of our National Board members, Angie Bradbury and Lisa Webber, WCA would like to put a call out for nominations to replace these roles. WCA is the pre-eminent national organisation for professionals working in wine or those people who just like to drink and talk about it. WCA is an important conduit for bringing the industry and the people in it together. WCA
It is a sad but inevitable day that I need to announce the resignation of two of the most loyal and long serving board members of the Wine Communicators of Australia, Angie Bradbury and Lisa Webber. Both Angie and Lisa leave the board in a better position as a result of their tenure. This will allow the next ‘leaders’ of the WCA come through and hopefully tackle the role
House of Fine Wine (HoFW), the Australian distribution company for three of the world’s most accomplished and admired wine brands - Société Jacques Bollinger (SJB), Henschke and Villa Maria - have announced the appointment of Rob Hirst as the new Chairman of the Advisory Board. Hirst has worked with all three family-owned brands for many years, and also has extensive expertise in the Australia market. He was previously Chairman
Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) is delighted to announce this year's winner of the NSW Legend of the Vine, Clive Hartley. Unfortunately, Clive was unable to accept the prestigious award in person at the WCA Sydney Royal Wine Show Awards Lunch, held today as he is overseas. A seasoned author, wine writer, sommelier, wine judge and professional wine educator, Clive Hartley has been a prominent figure in the Australian wine
Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) is delighted to announce the appointment of new National Board members Carolyn Coon, Alaina McGregor and Justine Henschke. WCA Chairman Angus Barnes said the WCA Board was thrilled to have three highly experienced communications professionals join the team. "We are thrilled to be expanding our National Board with the appointment of Carolyn, Alaina and Justine, who combined bring in over 35 years' experience in
Is there another organisation that has a better overarching view and data on how to sell wine online, than Wine-Searcher? Next to Google, Wine-Searcher sends more wine enthusiasts to wine web sites. 4,5 million wine enthusiasts currently use the site. Suzanne Kendrick, Wine-Searcher's Head of Marketing is uniquely placed to share what the actions she sees wine producers and wine retailers need to do to take to sell more
Dr Armando Corsi focusses on the most salient insights from the China Wine Barometer project, a three-year long project about the attitudes, perceptions, and behaviour of Chinese consumers towards wine.
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Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) has today announced the finalists in the seven categories of the 2016 Wine Communicator Awards.The extended awards program is now in its 4th year. The Wine Communicator of the Year award was introduced in 2004 and the awards extended to enable WCA to celebrate the depth and diversity of wine communication in all of its forms.Ten experienced and respected wine industry professionals have been selected
Kathleen Quealy grew up in an era where young girls grew up to be nurses or teacher. Not winemakers. She has shaped her wine career in her own vision, not conforming to the accepted wisdom of the day and has become a lightning bolt of change. And that, as much as anything, says why this woman is today named Legend of the Vine. The first female to have this
