The Wine Industry Mentor Program is back in 2024 and seeking applications from individuals who are ready to build long-lasting connections in their careers across the grape and wine sector. Applications opened today, 1 March, and will close on 31 March 2024. The structured mentoring program pairs early career professionals from across the grape and wine community – from viticulture to winemaking, research to logistics, marketing, and media, and more

Last night saw Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) announce the winners of the 2023 Wine Communicator Awards, including the overall Wine Communicator of the Year. The annual Wine Communicator Awards recognises outstanding contribution to, and excellence in, wine communication in all its forms. Fifteen experienced and respected wine industry professionals were selected to judge the categories across a number of criteria. The judges were hugely impressed with the calibre of

Alister Purbrick was named the Victorian Legend of the Vine in front of a large crowd of his wine industry associates and colleagues at the Melbourne Royal Wine Awards Lunch on Friday 3rd November. The prestigious award recognises Alister’s outstanding and lasting contribution to the industry. Alister’s career spans many years and many roles including as the President of the Winemakers Federation (1999 – 2001, now called Australian Grape &