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September 2018
Please join WCA for the premier wine lunch event on the South Australian Wine Calendar, which will be held in the Ridley Centre at the Wayville Showgrounds. Ticket holders will have the opportunity to experience the full breadth of the wines entered into the esteemed Royal Adelaide Wine Show during the VIP tasting. Afterwards, you will be treated to a sumptuous three course meal accompanied by trophy and award-winning wines.
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Consumer demand for premium wine in the USA and UK is sophisticated. This is due to diverse tastes, preferences and increasingly intense competition with aggressive product branding, pricing and communication tactics from other international wine suppliers. Australian exporting success is significantly dependent on the support and endorsement of wine importers and retailers. Yet previous research revealed a critical ‘blind spot’ respective to key triggers of import/stocking decisions specific to premium
Find out moreTickets on sale now! Join us at the annual Royal Melbourne Wine Awards Lunch, as we celebrate the show’s star performers, catch up with the judges and winemakers, and enjoy a fun lunch with local industry friends. As is customary, the lunch will feature the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy-winning wine, as well as an opportunity to savour other greatest hits singled out by the judges. This thought-provoking selection of wines
Find out moreNovember 2018
2018 Wine Communicators of the Year Awards Ceremony recognising excellence in Wine Communications. These awards have been created to acknowledge outstanding contribution to, and excellence in, wine communication in all its forms. They recognise and promote quality wine content while also rewarding individuals who lead by example and demonstrate respect for the wine industry and its consumers, and uphold the professional standards valued by Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA). The
Find out moreAustralia's wine industry is aware of the growing opportunity of Chinese wine drinkers enjoying an Aussie wine - more and more of our beloved vinos are heading to the China region than ever before. But would Australians drink wine grown, bottled and branded in China? The Wine Communicators of Australia is excited to present a rare opportunity to taste the leading red wines from China, including Ao Yun, at an
Find out moreHow can you harness the performance potential of your team? In this webinar you will learn how you can develop your team to be more agile so that they can continue to have the skills they need to meet your ever changing business strategies. Your business NEEDS agile people that can learn fast and apply their learning immediately to improve their performance. Discover what skills the future workforce needs, how
Find out moreFebruary 2019
Rowena Curlewis, Co-founder and CEO of drinks specialist design agency Denomination, will present a webinar on global trends in wine and wine design. Drawing upon insights gained through her regular visits to Prowein, London Wine Fair and Imbibe, Rowena has pulled together six noticeable trends in wine and wine design including form, category blurring, sustainability, bottle decoration, value-adding techniques and small pack formats. Her webinar will include images of new
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Wine Australia Analyst Sandy Hathaway will share key insights from the cellar door and direct-to-consumer (DTC) survey report, including best practice for DTC sales. Wine Australia’s GM Export and Regional Wine Support Package Brett Murphy will update listeners on the 2019 schedule for Wine Australia’s practical and hands-on skills development programs, Growing Wine Exports and Growing Wine Tourism. Manager - Stakeholder Engagement Ali Lockwood will then provide an update on Wine
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Mainland China in the last year overtook the USA to become Australia’s second largest export market (by volume). Key factors such as the high quality of Australian wine and low Northern hemisphere harvest keep driving demand for our wine brands. On the horizon tariffs will be removed completely providing Australian wine brands with a competitive advantage. Leading into 2019 and beyond how are you, your team and organisation going to
Find out moreShowcasing the “Vineyard for the Future“ project, a joint venture between the Queensland Wine Industry Association and Wine Australia. The Vineyard for the Future, planted on site at the Queensland College of Wine Tourism in Stanthorpe, comprises 70 different varieties of vines primarily from France Spain, Portugal and Italy. The vineyard is proposed to illustrate which vines are best suited to the local climate and which also may show promise in
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