Wine Australia partnered with the Australian Women in Wine Awards to host the award ceremony in New York City this September 2019, as part of the largest ever promotion of Australian wine in the USA.
Now in its 5th year, the Australian Women in Wine Awards is the first and only platform celebrating Australian women in wine. The 2019 awards were held in New York City and recognised the talent of Australian female wine producers forging a path of excellence for the wine industry through innovation, research, management, winemaking, viticulture and marketing.
The ceremony coincided with the launch of Far From Ordinary: Aussie Wine Month, which is brought Australian wineries across the globe for the largest Australian wine promotion ever held in the USA.
The awards drove excitement and appreciation for our home-grown talent appearing in one of the world's leading wine cities.
Wine Australia’s Far From Ordinary: Aussie Wine Month has been made possible by the Australian Government’s $50 million Export and Regional Wine Support Package.
The ceremony was an invite only event.
Categories
There are eight award categories in 2019 and the winners have now been announced for each award.
- Researcher / Innovator of the Year
- Cellar Door Person of the Year
- Champion of Diversity and Equality
- Owner / Operator of the Year
- Woman of Inspiration
- Viticulturist of the Year
- Marketer of the Year
- Winemaker of the Year
This year, Wine Australia has sponsored the Honorary Australian Woman in Wine Award – USA, with a bursary prize to explore Victorian wine regions proudly supported by the Victorian Government. This special award recognised a woman who lives and works in the USA and has made a positive impact in the US wine industry through the promotion of Australian wine.
For more information on this special award, including the selection criteria, please download this PDF.
Wine Australia has once again sponsored the Viticulturalist of the Year award, recognising that great wine starts in the vineyard. This award focuses on the consistent performance of the viticulturist over the last few seasons, their use of innovation and/or best practice methods to achieve results.
Key dates
6 June 2019 – Award nominations / entries opened
1 August 2019 – Awards entries closed
15 August 2019 – Finalists announced.
17 September 2019 – Australian Women in Wine Awards 2019 ceremony in New York City, USA (as part of Wine Australia’s ‘Far From Ordinary: Aussie Wine Month’ program). The ceremony was streamed back to Australia allowing everyone to take part in the celebrations.
Visit the official AWIWA website for more information.
Contact
For more information about Australian Women in Wine Awards, please email aussiewinemonth@wineaustralia.com
Please ensure this email address is added to your contact list to prevent future messages from being filtered to spam. aussiewinemonth@wineaustralia.com is the official campaign email for all participant correspondence.
