“It’s Like Speed Dating for Wine”: This New On Line Series That Lets You Chat Directly With Winemakers
Natasha Arthur of Arthur Wines
Natasha Arthur of Arthur Wines
Bart Van Olphen of Chalmers
A more interesting place to drink wine since 2007, the Young Gun of Wine Awards has been toasting Australia’s best emerging winemakers – the people innovating, trying new things and ultimately making this country.
The purpose of the prizes, claims founder Rory Kent, has become to show teenagers that wine is pertinent in their mind. It’s a counterpoint to all or any the dry, educational wine tournaments and occasions on the market.
“i needed in order to make wine sociable, enjoyable and enjoyable, and enable individuals to discover about this at precisely the same time, ” he says.
Each 12 months Kent and his team scour the united states for skill and construct a longlist of 50 vintners (partners, siblings along with other winemaking duos count as one entry). A panel of wine article writers as well as other skillfully developed later winnow this right down to 12 finalists (see year’s that is last), before awarding the most effective brand New Act honor (to a first-time finalist) additionally the titular Young Gun of Wine honor.
However the 12 finalists therefore the public additionally get to choose their very own champions from the most effective 50 and give out trophies – the Winemaker’s Selection and also the People’s Selection.