Spotlight on: Shaw + Smith’s Penny Grant
Name: Penny Grant, Market Manager – Shaw + Smith What was your ‘watershed’ wine moment? I think I was about 16 and my mum gave me a small glass of … Continued
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Spotlight on: Halliday Wine Companion panellist, Jeni Port
Name: Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion tasting panel member & freelance wine writer How long have you been working with wine? I have been a journalist for 44 years. I … Continued
Spotlight on: Wine Australia’s Kati Vainionpaa
Name: Kati Vainionpaa, Education Development Manager APAC at Wine Australia. What is the most memorable moment you have experienced during your wine journey? When I celebrated my grandmother’s 100th birthday … Continued
Spotlight on: Negociants Australia’s Ramon Arnarvas
Name: Ramon Arnavas, Key Account Manager On Trade & Fine Wine Retail at Negociants Australia. How long have you been in the wine industry? I started being serious about wine … Continued
Spotlight on: Fesq & Co.’s Sophie Stewart
Name: Sophie Stewart, Marketing Manager at Fesq & Company. What was your ‘watershed’ wine moment? During a brief stint living in Melbourne, I realised the city really was one of … Continued
Spotlight on: Handpicked Wines’ Peter Dillon
Name: Peter Dillon, Chief Winemaker at Handpicked Wines (VIC) What was your ‘watershed’ wine moment? Visiting the Hunter Valley with my father as a boy. We visited an old chapel … Continued
Spotlight on: Voyager Estate’s Travis Lemm
Name: Travis Lemm, Winemaker & Winery Manager at Voyager Estate (WA). What is the most memorable moment you have experienced during your wine journey? Recently collecting Winery of Year and … Continued
Spotlight on: Best Sommelier of Australia Sponsors
Ahead of the Best Sommelier of Australia 2020 Finals in January 2021, the next installment in the Spotlight Series will shine the light on some of the personalities behind the competition’s … Continued
Spotlight on: Sophie Otton
Name: Sophie Otton (Sydney, AU) I am: By day, I work as a wine consultant, sommelier, writer and judge. I am also the owner of She Loves You, a wine … Continued
Spotlight on: Ellen Franzén
Name: Ellen Franzén (Sweden) I am: Head sommelier at Restaurant Gastrologik, Stockholm. What inspired me to become a sommelier: To be able to work with something I really love, everyday! … Continued
