Educators on Wine, Food, Beer, Or Spirits
Educators in Melbourne, Australia
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Christopher Barnes
Christopher Barnes is a specialist wine educator and experienced corporate presenter and entertaning host. He entered the wine industry in 1987 when he graduated with honours from Roseworthy Agricultural College in Wine Marketing. After Graduation he became Marketing Manager for Tyrrell’s Vineyards in the Hunter Valley. Moving back to Melbourne in 1989 Chris took up a position as consultant to Nick’s Wine Merchants. Chris had responsibility as wine buyer for the group. In 1990 Chris decided to go back to winemaking for a vintage and worked at Domaine Chandon. A trip to France and the UK working with Yates Brothers followed. On return to Australia Chris established Australian Wine Education & Training Co. AWET is a wine education consultancy business for the trade and industry as well as providing specialist advice on wine to corporate customers. AWET provides educational and technical wine assessment services to Australian Wine Selectors, Melbourne University, Crown Casino as well as many other corporate and wine industry clients. Chris is a Foundation Member of the Australian Society of Wine Education. He is currently a practising Professional Member of the Society and serves on a number of committees as well as being a guest lecturer for the Wolf Blass wine education program at each Wine Australia from 1996 to 2004. Chris is technical editor for the Australian wine text, ”What is Wine”. Chris is a regular contributor for lead articles in the Australian Wine Selector magazine, which is the highest circulating wine and lifestyle publication in Australia. Chris is a visiting lecturer in Wine Studies to undergraduates and post graduates at the University of Melbourne, Institute of Land and Food Resources. Since 2000 Chris has judged at the International Wine and Spirit Challenge in London, the largest wine show in the world. In 2003 and 2004 he was a Panel Chairman. Chris is also a senior judge at the Cool Climate Wine Show and Chairs the
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PO Box 2416
Richmond South
Victoria 3121
• ctgbarnes@optusnet.com.au
• 03 9428 9699
Melbourne Wine House
The Wine House education program offers both fantastic value for money and the unique luxury of tasting wines drawn from the highly regarded, extensive Wine House cellar. About the Educator : Gill Sykes has been running wine appreciation courses in Australia and the UK for the last six years. She has trained with the Wines and Sprits Education Trust to Diploma level and is also a qualified Sommelier. She has worked in the wine industry in many guises from sales and marketing for boutique wineries to regional promotion to wine tourism and wine writing. She has also been a manager in wine retail for the last four years which includes her current position as manager of the Wine House store alongside her role as an educator.
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(Opposite Melbourne Crown Casino)
133 Queensbridge Street Southbank VIC 3006
• lincoln@winehouse.com.au
• www.winehouse.com.au
• 0396988001
Laurence Wade
Company Wine Events - anywhere in Australia. Wine tastings and appreciation courses, from one hour to a day - ideal for team building, customer relations, special events. Our wine events are superb, fun, interesting and highly enjoyable.
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192 Graham Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
• laurence@laurencewade.com
• www.laurencewade.com
• 03 5989 0801
Cellar Door2Door
CellarDoor2Door is an excellent online resource for all vinophiles to virtually visit Earth's wine regions. Enhance your local wine education experience! See the vineyards, read about the terroir and the wines
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Silver Wings
Keith Brien has been a winemaker since 1987, currently producing wines for his Silver Wings label and the U.S. brand Marquee Artisan Wines. He has been a wine educator since 1989 and offers informative, educational and humorous talks covering wine education with rare Industry insight, for your Corporate or private events.
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28 Munster Terrace North melbourne Vic. 3051
• silverwingskb@bigpond.com
• 0407291449
