Wine Communicator of the Year Awards

Entries are now open for WCA’s prestigious annual Wine Communicator of the Year Awards, which this year will be offered in 10 categories.
Following judges feedback in 2016, both the [Read more]

Wine media cadetship launches in SA

A wine media cadetship aimed at aspiring journalists with a thirst for specialising in the wine sector, has opened for application this week. The cadetship is run by Wine Communicators [Read more]

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 [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 [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 [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 [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. [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 [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:

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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 [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 [Read more]

The 2015 Wine Communicator of the Year Awards have attracted record entries, with particularly strong interest in the digital media and new wine educator categories.

“It is a great result and shows that the awards are [Read more]

Fifth generation Hardy winemaking family member, Bill Hardy, was today named the 2015 South Australian Legend of the Vine by Wine Communicators of Australia.

Bill, who is Hardys Global Brand Ambassador, received the award in front [Read more]

Entries open today (8 July) for WCA’s prestigious annual Wine Communicator Awards, which for the first time will include a category for Best Wine Educator.

WCA Chairman Angus Barnes said the time was right to acknowledge [Read more]

Congratulations to WCA Bronze Partner – Wine & Spirit Education Trust, who last week received the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade. WCA is extremely proud of its continued affiliation and partnership with [Read more]

The Court of Master Sommeliers returns to Sydney in July 2015 to offer its internationally recognised qualification programme for Sommeliers. For the first time ever, The Court of Master Sommeliers will also be offering the [Read more]

Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) has announced the 2015 NSW ‘Legend of the Vine Award’ recipient as Australian wine champion Rob Hirst, Chairman of Fine Wine Partners.

Rob received the award in front of an audience [Read more]

Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) has appointed Nick Carne as its new Executive Officer.

Nick previously was Manager of Communications for the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia and has worked with the Australian Grape and Wine Authority. [Read more]