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  [Read more]

The New South Wales Wine Industry Association (NSWWIA) has welcomed Angus Barnes as Acting Executive Officer following the announcement of Stuart McGrath-Kerr's retirement. McGrath-Kerr held the role of Executive Officer for the past 20 years, overseeing great change and growth in the state's wine industry. His contributions included the creation of the NSW Wine brand and raising its profile through work with the NSW Wine Awards along with Sydney Cellar  [Read more]

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  [Read more]

With a history in the wine industry that spans his lifetime of nearly 90 years, d'Arry Osborn, was today named the 2016 South Australian Legend of the Vine by Wine Communicators of Australia. d'Arry, received the award in front of an audience of 300 industry peers and corporate guests at the WCA Royal Adelaide Wine Show Awards Lunch, at the Adelaide Showgrounds. WCA Chair Angus Barnes said the 'Legend  [Read more]

This appointment is the latest phase in building WCA's relevance as the "go to" resource for its members. WCA Chairman, Angus Barnes would like to thank Nick Carne, former Executive Officer, for his contribution to WCA. Mr Carne has been instrumental in growing WCA's winery membership base placing WCA in a strong position moving forward. Mr Barnes said "2015 was a significant year for growth for our membership base  [Read more]

Iain Riggs, the driving force behind Brokenwood Wines and one of the industry's most passionate advocates, has been named the 2016 NSW Legend of the Vine by Wine Communicators of Australia. The award was appropriately presented at WCA's annual KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show Trophy Winners Lunch on 29 July. Iain has been involved with the Show for more than a quarter of a century and was Chairman of  [Read more]

Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) announced the nine winners of its Wine Communicator Awards at a rousing Awards Night at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney on Tuesday November 10). The awards and their winners were: Wine Communicator of the Year - Tyson Stelzer Digital Communicator of the Year - Tyson Stelzer Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE New Wine Writer Award - Tony Anisimoff Best Published Feature Articles or Wine  [Read more]

Wine Communicators of Australia is delighted to welcome Wine Ark as a Gold Partner. Wine Ark will support WCA's major events in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide by providing wine storage facilities in each city. The company is Australia's largest wine storage provider, with 16 purpose-built facilities across the five mainland States. "We really couldn't put our wine in better hands," said WCA's Chair, Angus Barnes. "Wine Ark is known  [Read more]

Ross Brown, one of the Australian wine industry's most respected leaders, was today named the 2015 Victorian Legend of the Vine by Wine Communicators of Australia. The former CEO and now Executive Director of Brown Brothers received the award in front of 150 industry peers and guests at the WCA Royal Melbourne Wine Show Awards Lunch. The Legend of the Vine recognises an individual who has made an outstanding  [Read more]