36th Annual Queensland Wine Awards The Queensland Wine Industry Association is pleased to have presented another successful Queensland wine awards event on the 4th September at the Queensland Parliament House in Brisbane. We thank our sponsors – The Courier Mail, Hally Labels, Classic Oak Products, Plasdene, Landmark Ballandean, FMR and the Queensland Hotels...
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PRESENTATION DINNER AND PUBLIC TASTING EVENT In its thirty-sixth year, the Awards is a celebration of our industry – recognising excellence in wine making and the contributions made by persons and businesses in progressing our industry. The Queensland wine industry is unique in Australia as having the highest proportion of boutique wineries producing the...
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The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 21st November, 330pm at the Queensland College of Wine Tourism, Stanthorpe. Members and non-members of the Queensland Wine Industry Association are welcome to attend. 2018 QWIA-AGM-agenda Proxy-Form 2018 QWIA Nomination Form 2018
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35th Annual Queensland Wine Awards The Queensland Wine Industry Association is pleased to have presented another successful Queensland wine awards event on the 4th, 5th, and 6th September at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. We thank our category sponsors – Hally Labels and the Queensland Hotels Association, we appreciate your support of our industry. We also
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Queensland Wine Week (May 30 -June 7) will kick off on May 30th to join in the celebrations for Aussie Wine Month (May), the country’s biggest annual celebration of Australian wine, with our first scheduled event being our Granite Belt road-trip on Sunday 31st May. Queensland Wine Week, now in its third year, joins forces
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Winemaker Ray Costanzo says 2012 is the best vintage he has seen on the Granite Belt. So much so he dedicated a new label to it – Vintage Grand Reserve. Made from 50 year old vines, this is smart. Only medium weight, the best of it is yet to come. Black fruits, some chocolate and
Read moreIn a major first for a Queensland winery, Symphony Hill Wines on the Granite Belt has been awarded a national trophy for its 2014 Gewurztraminer at the 2014 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards. Their 2014 Gewurztraminer was awarded Best Single Varietal White Wine. This is their fourth time they have been finalist for a trophy at
Read moreHUMBLED BY AWARD: Winemaker/Viticulturist Mike Hayes was blown away to be awarded the Samuel Bassett award at the recent Queensland Wine Awards Photo Erin Smith / Stanthorpe Border Post Erin Smith EMOTIONAL, humbled and shocked is how winemaker Mike Hayes described his reaction to winning the coveted Samuel Bassett award at the
Read moreBIG WIN: Ray and Sam Castanzo show off their haul of awards from the 2014 Queensland Wine Awards Photo Contributed GOLDEN Grove winemaker Ray Castanzo says the winery’s impressive haul at the 2014 Queensland Wine Awards is due to the hard work the whole team put in year after
Read moreFather and son combination of Sam and Ray Costanzo are setting the standard for Queensland wine. At the recent 2014 Queensland Wine Awards Golden Grove was named Queensland Winery of the Year with Sam Costanzo taking out Queensland Viticulturist of the Year and Ray Costanzo Queensland Winemaker of the Year. Of the 16 wines entered
Read moreDaily Wine News 28/03/2014 Sirromet Wines owner and founder Terry Morris has declared war on the tidal wave of New Zealand-made Sauvignon Blanc flooding Australian markets. The Gold Coast-based businessman is urging fellow Queenslanders to help turn back the invasion by switching to locally-produced Verdelho as an alternative white wine. “It is time for us...
Read moreADRIAN Tobin’s picturesque vineyard has run at a loss from the day he bought it 14 years ago. “It’s true, we haven’t turned a profit yet,’’ he said, shrugging philosophically. “It cost us $3000 a week last year to prop it up. Some tell me I’m bloody mad. “I’m just a wine tragic.’’ Tobin, 72,
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