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: Negociants Australia’s Ramon Arnarvas
Postponed: Sommeliers Australia AGM & Best Sommelier of Australia 2020 Finals
Due to the current COVID outbreak in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and the NSW/VIC border closure, Sommeliers Australia’s Co-Presidents, Sarah Andrew and Chris Crawford, have agreed that in the interests of … 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
Announcing: Diversity & Inclusion Working Group
The Sommeliers Australia National Executive Committee has thought long and hard about how a voluntary organisation, such as ours, can better understand the barriers to participation, and support and encourage … 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
Gender Equality & Diversity Working Group announced
Sommeliers Australia’s National Executive Committee has announced that a working group focusing on gender equality and diversity will be formed in January 2021. The NEC has long discussed what can … Continued
ASI has elected a new President & Board
News from ASI, the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale: 17 Nov 2020. William Wouters of Belgium has been elected the new president of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale. … Continued
