Today (Friday 6 November), Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) announced Otto Dal Zotto as the 2025 Victorian ‘Legend of the Vine’ at the 2025 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards Trophy Lunch. The VIC Legend of the Vine Award is presented by WCA to recognise a Victorian who is of excellent character, who is held in high regard by their peers in the world of wine, and who has made an outstanding

Last night (Thursday 6th November), Max Allen was named the 2025 Wine Communicator of the Year by Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA), making him the first person to ever win the coveted award twice.  He had previously won the wine industry’s top communication award in 2018. The announcement was made at the end of the WCA’s annual awards night at Darling Harbour in Sydney, with Max Allen giving his acceptance

Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) Direct to Consumer (DTC) Wine Summit:  bringing together Australia’s leading experts in DTC growth strategies. This annual Summit is designed to deliver the latest insights and share successful DTC strategies so wine businesses can understand where the growth opportunities are in a challenging market place, both domestically and globally. The DTC Wine Summit brings together experts and industry leaders from small, medium and large-sized wine

MEDIA RELEASE: 10 October 2025 PETER GAGO NAMED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ‘LEGEND OF THE VINE’  Today, Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) announced Peter Gago as the 2025 South Australian ‘Legend of the Vine’ at the 2025 Royal Adelaide Wine & Spirits Show Award Lunch.  The SA Legend of the Vine Award is presented by Wine Communicators of Australia to recognise a South Australian who is of excellent character, who is held in high regard by their peers

MEDIA RELEASE: Friday 3rd October 2025 Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) announces the finalists of the 2025 Wine Communicator Awards across the thirteen individual categories.  WCA’s Executive Officer, Ruth Harris commented, “Following intense scrutiny and discussion by the various judging panels, we have selected the finalists in the 2025 Wine Communicator Awards. This year, entries were up by 46%, meaning the judges’ task was substantial but also delightful. They saw

MEDIA RELEASE: Monday 25th August 2025 BRUCE TYRRELL NAMED AS 2025 NSW LEGEND OF THE VINE On Friday 22nd August, Bruce Tyrrell AM was named the 2025 NSW Legend of the Vine to a standing ovation by the 230 guests present at the 2025 Sydney Royal Wine Show Awards Lunch. The lunch was a sell-out celebration, announcing the trophy winners from this year’s Sydney Royal Wine Show as well as the

MEDIA RELEASE: Friday 27 June, 2025 2025 Wine Communicator Awards now open for entries! Entries open today for Wine Communicator of Australia (WCA)’s coveted annual Wine Communicator Awards, which has been recognising outstanding excellence in wine communication since 2013. WCA Board Member and Awards Committee Chair, Olivia Barrie says, “I am pleased to declare the 2025 Wine Communicator Awards open for entries. With the Awards in its 13th year, it seems

MEDIA RELEASE: 5 June 2025 Wine Industry Mentor Program 2025: Successful participants announced Fifty-four early and mid-career professionals from across the wine sector in all six States have today been announced as the fortunate individuals joining the 2025 Wine Industry Mentor Program. The full list of the Mentees accepted into the 2025 program is available here. An annual program, now in its 7th year, the Wine Industry Mentor Program supports

MEDIA RELEASE: 29 April 2025 Wine Communicators of Australia Welcomes New Executive Officer, Ruth Harris Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ruth Harris as its new Executive Officer, commencing 1 May 2025. This appointment follows an extensive and highly competitive recruitment process, conducted by the WCA Board Sub Committee, which attracted candidates of exceptional calibre from across the wine and communications sectors. The Board

MEDIA RELEASE: 12 March 2025 Wine Industry Mentor Program 2025 ~ Applications now open Applications opened today, 12 March, and will close on 6 April 2025. The Wine Industry Mentor Program — the initiative aimed at boosting the personal and professional development of future generations of Australian wine industry employees - is back in 2025! Since its launch in 2019, this successful program has seen more than 260 Mentees receive one-on-one