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2007 Judging
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Thank you to our judges who generously give their time and expertise to the 2007 Show which will be held at the Kiama Show ground Pavillion.
For more information regarding the judging of the show, please contact JAi EVENTS, Event Manager and Wine Show Secretariat on 02 4237 5554 or krws@jaievents.com.au.
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Keith Tulloch – Chairman of Judges
Keith Tulloch is a fourth generation Hunter Valley winemaker. He is a highly accredited wine show judge, operates a Hunter Valley based wine consultancy. In 1997 Keith began his own company producing premium wines under his own label – Keith Tulloch Wine. Keith has extensive experience as a wine show judge and has made wine for some of the great Hunter wineries including Lindemans and Rothbury Estate and in the Rhone Valley in France. For Keith, his greatest reward has been making his own wines with his unique stamp of personality, power and integrity – and with an individual style and flair. |
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Christian Gaffey – Wine Judge
Christian has judged at the London Int. Wine Challenge in 2004, 2005 & 2006 as a panel chair. He has been with Australian Wine Selectors (www.wineselector.com.au) for the past 6 years, 4 in his current position. Christian is also responsible for the tasting panel at AWS. He is currently the winemaker at Jackson's Hill in the Hunter Valley and previously at Westend Estate in Griffith and Debortoli Wines. AWS publish 'Selector' magazine, one of Australia's highest circulation Wine and Lifestyle Journal. |
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Fergus McGhie - Wine Judge
Fergus is the Manager of 1st Choice Liquor Superstore in Phillip ACT. He studied Wine Science at Charles Sturt University and furthered his understanding of the wine industry through working vintage in the Hunter for Monarch Wine Cowra at Windowrie Estate and at Hardy's Kamberra Winery. Fergus is a regular contributor to the Canberra Times Food and Wine Supplement since May 2003 and currently writes a weekly column and six reviews. He has previously sat on the Vintage Cellars Cellar Press Tasting Panel and acted as Steward at the local Canberra Show. |
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Michelle Crockett - Associate Judge
Michelle Crockett has been in the industry for the over 10 years and is a graduate of Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Wine Science). Michelle has worked in the Southern Highlands and South Coast Regions in NSW Australia, as well as over seas. She is currently running her own consulting and contract winemaking company called Agrape - Drop, creating wines for 18 different wineries. |
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Angus Hughson - Associate Judge
Angus began his foray into wine with a PhD on wine tasting from the University of Sydney. Soon thereafter he moved to London for a two year period where he studied at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust as well as managing wine bars in Knightsbridge and Soho. On returning to Sydney Angus began working in the wine retail trade and is currently the Director of the Wine-Ark Cellar Club. He is an Associate Judge at the Royal Sydney and Hunter Wine Shows as well as having a regular wine column for News Limited. |
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Sherryl Sherson - Associate Judge
Graduate Diploma Wine Technology Monash University Graduate Diploma Marketing and Management Monash University Sherryl Sherson is the proprietor of The Wine Boutique, a Wollongong based wholesale license specializing in Australian boutique wines. She also teaches extensively at the TAFE Institute Wollongong, in the areas of Wine Knowledge, Event Management and Business Studies. In addition, she works for WEA teaching the wine evaluation subjects.
Sherryl's vision and desire for the future of wine education in the Illawarra is to serve the burgeoning wine regions of the Shoalhaven Coast and the Southern Highlands |
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