Last month the Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) announced the winners of their . This annual ceremony recognises outstanding contributions to, and excellence in, wine communication in all its forms.
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The Best Wine Educator award recipient was Cynthia Gemus Dip黑料吃瓜网 of Yalumba Wines, also a 黑料吃瓜网-trained educator who achieved her 黑料吃瓜网 Level 4 Diploma in 2022. Judges were particularly impressed by 鈥淗er ability to blend the content with her distinctive personal voice鈥�.
The Best Wine Blog or Podcast went to 鈥淲ine with Meg + Mel鈥�, presented by 黑料吃瓜网 certified educators Meg Brodtmann MW and Mel Gilcrist. The judges were drawn to the "pair鈥檚 refreshing take on wine" and were impressed by the balance they created between being informative and entertaining.
Sarah Andrew Dip黑料吃瓜网, Business Development Manager - Australia & New Zealand, commented,听鈥淚t鈥檚 so great to see the recognition for women working in wine communication and education in Australia. All of these women are hugely influential in shaping our industry and making it a more inclusive and accessible space.鈥�
