Awards

2016 IBA Retailer and Supplier Awards Announced

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This years’ IBA Retail and Supplier Awards were announced at the National Trade Workshop in Fiji - honouring the best performers in the IBA network. And the winners are: National Retailer of the Year 2016 Hastings Co-op SUPA IGA plus Liquor Wauchope - Lisa Attkins National Cellarbrations Retailer of the Year 2016 Cellarbrations Superstore at Torquay Hotel - Darren Carter National IGA Liquor Retailer of the Year 2016 Hastings Co-op ...

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WCA Awards d’Arry Osborn ‘Legend of the Vine’

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Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) has just awarded d’Arry Osborn with 2016 South Australian Legend of the Vine at the WCA Royal Adelaide Wine Show Awards Lunch, in the presence of 300 industry peers. Having spent his lifetime of almost 90 years immersed in the wine industry, d’Arry has been recognised as an individual who has contributed substantially to Australian wine. In 1943, 16-year-old d’Arry began helping his father run ...

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Vin de Champagne Award Winners 2016

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Winners of the 42nd biennial Vin de Champagne Awards were announced on Monday night at Four Seasons Sydney. The awards are recognised as being among the most coveted in Australia and acknowledge two individuals within and outside of the food and drink industry who act as ambassadors of the Champagne Appellation by sharing their knowledge and appreciation of the wine with local consumers. (You may also be interested in the Australian ...

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Liquor Industry Wins Big at 2016 POPAI Marketing at Retail Awards

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A number of alcohol beverage suppliers have been recognised at the 2016 POPAI Marketing at Retail Awards for best practice, innovation and excellence in retail marketing. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were awarded to Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), Brown-Forman, Accolade Wines, [yellow tail], Diageo and McWilliam’s Wines. CUB’s BWS mobile campaign for Great Northern Super Crisp Lager won Gold in the Mobile, Social and Online category. Created ...

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Entries Closing for Wine Communicator Awards

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Entries for this year’s Wine Communicator Awards will be coming to a close this Friday, September 16th. The awards recognise outstanding contribution to, and excellence in, wine communication in all its forms. The 2016 Wine Communicator Awards categories include: Best Published Feature Articles or Wine Column New Wine Writer of the Year Digital Wine Communicator of the Year Best Wine Website or Wine App Best Wine Book (Trade, Technical or Consumer) ...

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Institute of Masters of Wine Welcomes Thirteen New Members

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The Institute of Masters of Wine has welcomed 13 new members from eight countries, including Australia, China, France, India, Ireland, Taiwan, the UK and USA. The new MWs are Richard Ballantyne (UK), Bree Boskov (Australia), Barbara Boyle (Ireland), Matt Deller (USA), Matthew Forster (UK), Sonal Holland (India), Jeremy Lithgow (UK), Mary Margaret McCamic (USA), Iain Munson (France), Mick O’Connell (Ireland), Mark Pygott (Taiwan), Ana-Emilia Sapungiu (UK) and Fongyee Walker (China). ...

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Halliday Declares Cherubino Australia’s Best Value Winery

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Larry Cherubino Wines has been awarded Best Value Winery of the Year in the 2017 Qantas epiQure Halliday Wine Companion Awards. The award, considered one of the Australian wine industry’s highest honours, recognises producers with a portfolio consisting of the most outstanding wines that are great value for money. James Halliday’s 2017 Australian Wine Companion, considered the definitive guide to Australian wine, features 35 wines from the Cherubino portfolio – 28 ...

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The Lens Evans Tutorial Wins McWilliam’s Maurice O’Shea Award 2016

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On Monday 25th July, the Lens Evans Tutorial was presented with the McWilliam’s Maurice O’Shea Award, the Australian wine industry’s most prestigious accolade. The Lens Evans Tutorial, conceived by the late Len Evans AO OBE, is an exclusive wine course held annually in the Hunter Valley. The five-day course sees 12 selected scholars exposed to the demands of wine show judging - from master classes, to blind tastings and judging ...

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Peter Yealands Honoured with 2016 Kea World Class New Zealand Award

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Peter Yealands has been awarded with a 2016 Kea World Class New Zealand Award, New Zealand’s most prestigious individual achievement award. Founder of Yealands Estate Wines in Marlborough, Peter Yealands has become a trailblazer for sustainable wine production. One of his most notable achievements for the future of winemaking was the founding of the world’s first carbon zero winery. Ngapera Riley, Global Director at Kea, said of Yealands’ achievements, “Kea ...

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Another Successful Year for Australian Court of Master Sommeliers Graduates

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Once again, sommeliers from around Australia have sat the Introductory and Certified Sommelier Examinations held in Sydney on June 10th 2016, with much success. Established in 1977, the Court of Master Sommeliers is the most esteemed vocational body for the industry, hosting the programme annually in participating countries around the globe. The first Court of Master Sommelier courses were held in Australia in 2008. Since then in Australia 789 sommeliers ...

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