The Wine Industry Mentor Program has announced its 2022 participants, which will see 55 early career professionals undertake a six-month mentorship with industry leaders.
The Wine Industry Mentor Program draws upon the talent and expertise of experienced members of the Australian wine industry, from the fields of winemaking and viticulture, retail, hospitality, research, and marketing and communications.
The program is operated by industry partners, including the Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology, the University of Adelaide, Wine Australia, Wine Industry Suppliers Association, and Wine Communicators of Australia.
Over 100 candidates applied for the program this year, with the organisers describing the selection of successful mentees as “the most challenging part of the program.”
In a statement about this year’s program, the organising partners said: “One of the drivers of the Australian wine industry’s global success has been the willingness of those in the industry to share knowledge and expertise and there is no better example of that than this program.”
“The program partners are proud to offer the Wine Industry Mentor Program in 2022 to give early career wine sector professionals the opportunity to connect with like-minded ambitious peers, grow their knowledge and inspire them to be the best they can be,” the statement continued.
“Once again, the partners were thrilled with the quality and diversity of applicants, who represented early career professionals across the wine sector.”
The program will begin on June 1, and continue until the end of November.
A full list of both mentees and mentors can be found below.
The Mentees
- Lachlan Aird, FABAL, SA
- Kate Akmentins, Tasmanian Whisky & Spirits Assoc. TAS
- Brydie Allen, Food & Beverage Media, NSW
- Andres Aragon, Jackson Family Wines,
- Andrew Butler, Handpicked Wines, NSW
- Gabrielle Castelluccio, Accolade Wines, SA
- Simon Cordery, ightfood Wines, SA
- Simon Cotrell, Coles
- Carolyn Coventry, The Randall Wine Group, SA
- Karly Craik, Lecondfield Wines, SA
- Marcel D’Angelo, Brown Family Wine Group, VIC
- Alessio Di Nanna, Project Wine, SA
- Grace Eglit, Briar Ridge Vineyard, VIC
- Sam Evans, Bickfords Group, SA
- Emily Fitzgerald, Samuel Smith & Son, SA
- Amanda Flynn, D’Angelo Estate Vineyards
- Adriaan Foot, Ferngrove Wine Group
- Dylan Fowles, McLaren Vitners, SA
- Congling Fu, Pernod Ricard Winemakers, NSW
- Nicholas Guglielmino, Mino & Co Wines, NSW
- Kate Horstmann, SAWIA/XO Wine Co, SA
- Andrew Jamieson, Andrew Jamieson Wine Merchants, NSW
- Maggie Jarrett, NSW DPI, NSW
- Phil Jones, Fine Wine Cellars, NSW
- James Kilmartin, Jóval Wine Group, NSW
- Jonathan Leeming, Taylors Wines, NSW
- Madeleine Legoe, Accolade Wines, NSW
- Michelle Li, Project Wine Pty Ltd, SA
- Tim Lowe, Australian Vintage Ltd, VIC
- Connor Mahon, Farmers Leap Wines, NSW
- Rachel McBryde, Katnook Estate, SA
- Mercedes Mendoza, Saltire Estate, NSW
- Andrea Miranda, Winestock, NSW
- Harriet Morre, Pernod Ricard Winemakers, NSW
- Maya Nash, Wine Class Australia, NSW
- Sara Newberry, Shottesbroke Vineyards, QLD
- Alicia Noble, Eldorado Road Wines, SA
- Adele Nowakowska, Accolade Wines, NSW
- Rhys Parker, Vallee du Venom, WA
- Elka Parsons, Elk Wines, SA
- Andrew Potter, Castelli Estate, WA
- Melissa Raymond, Garden & Field Wines, SA
- Ellie Roberts, University of Adelaide/Alkina Wines, SA
- Rochelle Schlank, University of Adelaide, SA
- Candice Scott, Deep Planet, SA
- Emanuel Skorpos, Southern Flinders Vineyards, SA
- Karja Thiele, Jóval Wine Group, NSW
- James Thomas, Heifer Station Wines, NSW
- Ally Thomson, Santolin Wines, VIC
- Pierre Toumanoff-Kostinsky, Stay n’Sip, NSW
- Kate Tracey, Advanced Viticulture & Management, SA
- Hugh Waterman, Jackson Family Wines, VIC
- Jo Watkins, Watkins Family Wines, SA
- John White, Coatsworth Farm, VIC
- Benjamin Williams, Pernod Ricard Winemakers, SA
The Mentors
- Caroline Bailey, Woodend Wine Store, VIC
- Gary Baldwin, Wine Network Consulting, NSW
- Pete Bissell, Broken Windmill Vineyard, SA
- Nick Blair, Vision Wine Partners, NSW
- Stuart Bourne, Soul Growers , SA
- Paul Bowyer, Blue H2O Filtration, SA
- Aaron Brasher, Kaddy, NSW
- Mike Brown, Gemtree Wines, SA
- Lucy Clements, Accolade Wines, SA
- Sam Connew, Stargazer, TAS
- Dan Coward, Alkina Wines, SA
- Mike DeGaris, mdg Wine Consulting, NSW
- Wayne Ellis, Duxton Vineyards, VIC
- Michael Every, Vision Wine Partners, NSW
- Adrian Fiocchini, Seguin Moreau, SA
- Shirley Fraser, Wine Industry Supplier Australia, SA
- Alex Gibbs, Smile Marketing, SA
- Rob Glastonbury, DeBortoli Wines, NSW
- Kate Goodman, Goodman Wines, SA
- James Hall, Magnum Wine Solutions, VIC
- Sue Henderson, Schild Estate Wines, SA
- Paul Henry, Wine Hero, SA
- Mal Higgs, Next Steps Consulting, NSW
- Rob Hirst, Tucker Seabrook, NSW
- Angus Hughson, Winepilot/The Vintage Journal, NSW
- Luke Jolliffe, Stella Bella Wines, WA
- Jim Kirkpatrick, Trellis Wine Consulting, SA
- Catherine Kidman, Wynns Coonawarra Estate, SA
- Geoff Krieger, Brokenwood Wines, NSW
- Annette Lacey MW, Solotel, NSW
- Peter Leske, Revenir Winemaking, SA
- Ali Lockwood, Department Trade & Investment, SA
- Amanda Longworth, Barossa Australia, SA
- David Lowe, Lowe Wines, NSW
- Andrew Margan, Margan Wines, NSW
- Kym Milne MW, Global Wine Solutions, SA
- Annabel Mugford, Barossa Australia, SA
- Catherine Oates, Oates Ends Wines, WA
- Daniel Parrott, Laithwaites Business, VIC
- Sarah Pidgeon, Wynns Coonawarra Estate, SA
- Georgia Rasmussen, Georgia Rasmussen Consulting, NSW
- Iain Riggs, Riggs Winemaking, NSW
- Samantha Scarratt, Accolade Wines, SA
- Steven Scott, Pernod Ricard Winemakers, SA
- Liz Schoen, Liz Schoen Consulting, SA
- Robin Shaw, Wine Tourism Australia, SA
- Katie Spain, Wine Writer, SA
- Andrew Stark, Stark Advisory/ WCA, NSW
- Jared Stringer, The Lane Vineyard, SA
- Luke Tyler, Wirra Wirra, SA
- Michael van der Sommen, Torbreck, SA
- Shanteh Wale, Quay Restaurant, NSW
- Matt Wenk, Smidge Wines, SA
- Mal Williams, Young and Rashleigh Wine Merchants, NSW
- Leigh Woodrow, Langmeil Wines, SA