Tuesday November 2018

WCA chapter members and executive celebrate at the Australian Women in Wine Awards

2018-11-22T10:51:52+10:3020 November 2018|News|

Wine Communicators were out in force and celebrating at last Friday's 2018 at the Australian Women in Wine Awards.  Lynda Schenk, the Executive Officer of WCA,  was awarded the Marketer of the Year for her work with Riverland Wine undertaken as a part of her role as the owner/founder of Purple Giraffe Marketing, an Adelaide based marketing consultancy that she began in 2014. Shirley Fraser, WCA South Australian Chapter Chair  [Read more]

Wednesday November 2018

2018 Wine Communicator of the Year Awarded to Author and Wine Columnist Max Allen

2018-11-07T22:26:53+10:307 November 2018|Media release, News|

Wine Communicators Australia (WCA) announced the ten winners of its annual Wine Communicator Awards at last night’s awards ceremony at the Gourmet Traveller WINE (wine space) in Surry Hills, Sydney. Awards included Best Wine Publication, Best New Wine Writer and the coveted Wine Communicator of the Year. This year, the Wine Communicator of the Year was awarded to respected wine writer Max Allen. Allen is a wine and drinks columnist  [Read more]

Friday October 2018

JENI PORT NAMED VIC 2018 LEGEND OF THE VINE

2018-10-25T20:57:07+10:3019 October 2018|Media release, News|

Jeni Port, one of the nation’s most respected wine connoisseurs and communicators, has today been announced as the 2018 WCA Legend of the Vine in Victoria. This distinguished title has been awarded to her in recognition of her outstanding expertise and valuable contribution to the Australian wine industry. “Throughout her journalistic career, Jeni has demonstrated undeniable passion and commitment to the Australian wine story and has communicated her exceptional knowledge  [Read more]

Wednesday October 2018

Notice of WCA AGM 2018

2018-10-17T15:06:43+10:3017 October 2018|News|

2018 WCA Annual General Meeting NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Rule 7.1 of the Constitution of Wine Communicators of Australia Limited ABN 81 151 598 168, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held 7th November 2018 at the Gourmet Traveller WINE Office, 119 Kippax Street, Surray Hills, Sydney at 5.30pm. AGENDA Welcome from the Chair Acceptance of apologies received and those  [Read more]

Tuesday September 2018

SA Q&A Panel Series 2 – “the perfect first lesson for a wine media cadet”

2018-09-17T10:11:20+09:3011 September 2018|News|

SA Q&A Panel Series 2 – Connecting with Trade – what works? With a couple of vintages behind me, a decent amount of time in hospitality and a handful of years at university in wine science, I like to think I have a decent basis to talk ‘all things wine’. However, I absolutely love that humbling feeling of sitting down and listening to experts, to realise that some days I’m  [Read more]

Saturday September 2018

International Lady of Wine Rebecca Hopkins confirmed as MC for the Wine Communicator of the Year Awards

2018-10-25T21:23:29+10:308 September 2018|Media release, News|

In a boon for the Wine Communicator of the Year Awards, Rebecca Hopkins will attend its presentation night of nights being held at the Gourmet Traveller WINE wine space, Sydney, on Wednesday 7th November in the official capacity of Master of Ceremonies. Born and raised in the McLaren Vale, and a graduate of Wine Business School from the University of Adelaide, Hopkins has built a successful and celebrated national and  [Read more]

Thursday August 2018

Wine science expert named 2018 Wine Media Cadet

2018-08-23T19:43:29+09:3023 August 2018|News|

Thursday 23 August 2018 A new voice will soon be helping share South Australia's story as a Great Wine Capital of the World, following the appointment of the 2018 Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) Wine Media Cadet. Lieke van der Hulst is an enthusiastic communicator who knows her wine from a very scientific level. She holds a PhD in wine science and has a passion for making wine part of  [Read more]

Monday July 2018

Wine Communicators of Australia & Wine Intelligence present Insights into Sustainable, Organic and Low Alcohol Wine in 2018

2018-07-02T13:01:35+09:302 July 2018|Media release, News|

Members and friends of the wine industry are invited to a special presentation from leading wine research and insights agency Wine Intelligence on the trends and opportunities in sustainable, organic and low alcohol (SOLA) wine in 2018. Wine Intelligence Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand Rodney Sammut will present a sneak peek of the 2018 Global Wine SOLA Report which was released in May 2018. The report presents the  [Read more]

Monday July 2018

New Board Member Joins Wine Communicators of Australia

2018-07-06T11:02:35+09:302 July 2018|Media release, News|

In a changing of the guard, the Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) are delighted to announce that Stephanie Doboudin will take up a role on the National Board of the WCA. In doing so, Stephanie will enable the WCA to retain a Victorian based national board representative, a key wine state in Australia. Stephanie, who is based in Melbourne takes up the role recently vacated by another Victorian resident, Caroline  [Read more]

Wednesday June 2018

2018 Wine Communicator of the Year Awards Open

2018-06-06T12:12:19+09:306 June 2018|News|

Entries open today for WCA’s prestigious annual Wine Communicator of the Year Awards, which will be offered across nine categories this year. The 2018 awards welcome a strong panel of judges, including renowned wine journalists, Huon Hooke and Judy Sarris, and Masters of Wine, Alison Eisermann-Ctercteko and Philip Reedman. WCA National Chair Angus Barnes is quoted, “The annual WCA Wine Communicator of the Year Awards are always an exciting time  [Read more]

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