2017 Wine Communicator of the Year Awards Finalists & Winners
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 and Campbell Mattinson.
Awards were announced and presented at a gala event on 1st November at the Pernod Ricard Winemakers Office, Level 43, Tower 1/100 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000.
2017 Wine Communicator of the Year Awards Nominees and Winners are:
Best Wine Public Relations Campaign (Individual or Team) sponsored by Wine Communicators Australia
- Pernod Ricard Winemakers Brand Communications Team – St Hugo Cellar Door (WINNER)
- Primary Industries and Regions South Australia / South Australian Wine Industry Association / Brand South Australia/ South Australian Tourism Commission – Great Wine Capitals – Adelaide
- Liquid Ideas & Hardie Grant – 2018 Qantas epiQure Halliday Wine Companion Awards
Best Wine Publication (technical & trade) sponsored by Pernod Ricard Winemakers
- Ella Robinson – The Australian Wine Research Institute Technical Review
- Hannah Sparks – Drinks Trade
- Elizabeth Bouzoudis – Grape Grower & Winemaker Magazine (WINNER)
Best Wine Publication (consumer) sponsored by Pernod Ricard Winemakers
- Hanna Sparks – Explore Drinks
- Amelia Bell – Halliday Magazine
- Gourmet Traveller WINE – Judy Sarris (WINNER)
Best Wine Book (consumer) – Calabria Family Wines
- Patrick Iland – Australian Wine style and taste * people and places (WINNER)
- Simon McKeown – Halliday Wine Companion
- Paul Diamond – Wine Lovers Grape Guide
Best Wine Website / Wine App sponsored by Wine-Searcher
- Cassandra MacDonald – eBev
- Justine Henschke – Henschke Wines (WINNER)
- Miles Omodei – Taylors Wines
Best Digital Wine Communicator sponsored by the drinks association
- Ali Laslett – Wine Federation Australia (WINNER)
- Visual Invest – Simon Odlum
- Trish Barry – Mastermind Consulting
Best Wine Featured Article or Wine Column sponsored by Treasury Wine Estate
- Daniel Honan
- Jeni Port
- Morgan Dunn (WINNER)
Best Wine Educator sponsored by the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute
- Gill Gordon-Smith (WINNER)
- Marcus Patz
- Philip Reedman
Best New Wine Writer sponsored by Gourmet Traveller WINE
- James Brazill-Boast – Space Invader
- Lloyd Heinrich – Music to my Mouth
- Pippa Merrett – The Art of Wine Writing (WINNER)
Wine Communicator of the Year 2017