TOM KLINE is a prolific and award winning wine communicator and contributes to Inside Bordeaux , Inside Burgundy , Decanter , Wine Spectator and Halliday Wine Companion , while also a WSET educator and tutor of self authored wine courses. Having grown up in north east Victoria’s King Valley wine region with a wine educator father, Tom caught the wine bug early.
LISA CARDELLI is an Italian-born wine professional, having worked as a sommelier in some of Melbourne’s best fine-dining restaurants for over 10 years. Lisa is the recipient of the 2022 Wine Communicators of Australia Best Published Feature Article award and 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development Scholarship sponsored by the Len Evans Foundation.
EMMA FARRELLY has produced award-winning wine lists across Perth for over 19 years. She is a regular wine judge and was awarded 2017 Sommelier of the Year at the WA Good Food Guide awards and Sommelier of the Year at the 2019 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant awards.
NICOLE BILSON is an award-winning writer and one of Australia’s leading emerging wine communicators. She completed the WSET Diploma in 2016 and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE , Halliday Wine Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
CYNDAL PETTY is a hopeless romantic for wine and food, nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year – just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and an emerging wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry.
TIJANA LAGANIN is on a mission to take the intimidation out of wine and brings a fresh angle to wine communication. Based in Adelaide and with a background in sales and marketing, Tijana has completed both WSET Levels 2 and 3, and is on the editorial team of The Australian Ark by Andrew Caillard MW.
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