2018 Wine Communicator of the Year Awards Finalists

The annual WCA Wine Communicator Awards recognise outstanding contribution to, and excellence in, wine communication in all its forms.

In each category, a short list of finalists is reviewed and selected by the panel of expert judges. A winner is then chosen in consultation with WCA Board. The overall Wine Communicator of the Year is then chosen from the category winners. Previous winners have included Gourmet Traveller Wine, Tyson Stelzer, Jeni Port, Huon Hooke, Jane Ferrari, James Halliday, Campbell Mattinson and last years winner Gill Gordon-Smith.

Awards will be announced and presented at a gala event on 7th November at the Gourmet Traveller Wine wine space, Surry Hills, New South Wales.

2018 Wine Communicator of the Year Awards finalists are:

Best Wine Public Relations Campaign (Individual or Team) sponsored by Vigneto Consulting pty ltd

Best Published Feature Articles or Wine Column sponsored by Treasury Wine Estates

  • Jane Faulkner
  • Max Allen
  • Tony Love

Best Digital Wine Communicator of the Year sponsored by Liquid Ideas

Best Wine Website or App sponsored by Purple Giraffe Marketing

Best Wine Educator sponsored by University of Adelaide

Best Wine Publication (technical & trade) sponsored by Pernod Ricard Winemakers

Best Wine Publication (consumer) sponsored by Pernod Ricard Winemakers

Best Wine Book (consumer, technical & trade) sponsored by Calabria Family Wines

Best New Wine Writer of the year sponsored by Gourmet Traveller WINE

  • Guy Pack – The Lure of Languedoc
  • Kirsty Petrides -The Greek Sparkling You Need to Know About
  • Stuart Robinson – Just Say Vee-on-yay