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September 2019
Studio S2 Architects are specialist Architects and Interior Designers to the tourism industry. In this webinar Amy Smedley, Director- Studio S2 Architects will explore the following aspects of cellar door design. What makes your tasting room different to the one down the street? And how can you harness what you already have to attract visitors, grow DTC sales and become unmissable? In our case studies, wineries have brought to life
Find out moreJoin the WCA NSW Chapter Committee on Thursday 19th September to taste a wide range of the award winning wines from the 2019 NSW Wine Awards. The trade tasting will be open from 3.30pm – 5.30pm, followed by a one hour tutored tasting with Chief Judge Dave Brookes from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. In this tutorial Dave will talk about the award-winning wines
Find out moreOctober 2019
The WCA Royal Adelaide Wine Show Awards Lunch is the showpiece event on the SA wine calendar. Run in partnership with the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of SA, we are delighted that the 2019 event will be once again held at the Adelaide Showground. As such, all guests are invited to attend a special tasting of the show wines before being treated to a three course meal, accompanied by
Find out moreFor the first time in its 12-year history, the Wine Media Conference (formerly known as the Wine Bloggers Conference) will be held outside North America, taking place in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia from October 10 – 12, 2019. Wine Communicators of Australia have proudly partnered with Zephyr Conferences for this event. The conference is applicable to all wine communicators. WCA members receive a 15% discount on the industry (non-media)
Find out moreFor the first time ever the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria in partnership with Wine Communicators of Australia will hold The Jimmy Watson Trophy Lunch in the new Victoria Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy eight of the 2019 trophy winning wines, paired in flights with a three course lunch, followed by a tasting of the newly awarded 2019 Jimmy Watson winning wine. At this event
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WCA's Victorian Chapter is hosting Wine Intelligence, a London-based research and wine consumer insights agency dedicated to helping the global wine industry better understand its customers and achieve success, for a Melbourne workshop at Worksmith's Collingwood space, a hub for the F&B industry on November 11. Find out more. Presented by Wine Intelligence Co-founder & CEO - Lulie Halstead and Country Manager, Australia & NZ - Rodney Sammut, this workshop will
Find out moreRaising the profile of Australia's winemakers and regions to Asian countries like China is easier said than done. So where do you start and what are the possibilities? With the power of social media continually growing in Asia such as the likes of Sina Weibo, WeChat, Tencent Weibo, Tudou and Youku - join this webinar by leading media intelligence and social media analytics provider Meltwater to learn more about the
Find out more2019 Wine Communicator Awards night recognises 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). This year's awards night
Find out moreWine businesses are increasingly recognising the value of direct-to-consumer (DTC) wine sales, with this channel reaching an estimated $1 billion in 2018–19, driven by year-on-year value growth of 9 per cent. Join Sandy Hathaway, Analyst, Wine Australia Market Insights for this presentation to hear more about the key benchmarks from the 2019 Cellar door and direct-to-consumer survey conducted by Wine Australia and how wineries can use this data to increase
Find out moreJoin the WCA SA Chapter in the week of Thanksgiving to discuss the opportunities in the land of stars and stripes. Hear from those getting out there, visiting the market and launching wine and taking on the challenge. Our panel format intends to inform and enlighten with discussion encouraged. Find out more. The panelists: Ashley Ratcliff, Owner – Ricca Terra Kathy Drogemuller, Owner – Paracombe Wines Sam Holmes, Negociants General Manager
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