David PeglerPosition: Infrastructure and Support ManagerLocation: AdelaideA Typical Day Involves …Ensuring IT systems are meeting the daily needs of the company. What I Like About Working at Australian Vintage And In The Wine Industry Is ...Australian Vintage is ever evolving and challenging. Innovative ideas are always required to meet the needs of the company. My role ensures the supporting IT infrastructure is responsive to these ideas and needs.My Favourite Australian Vintage Wine Is …McGuigan Genus 4 Shiraz 2001If I Was A Wine I Would Be …A blend - something like a Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre
Casey MohrPosition: Key Account Manager ExportLocation: Adelaide – some of the time!A Typical Day Involves …I don’t generally have too many typical days. However, when I am in the office it involves working with wine allocation, production and marketing to bring new opportunities to life for the markets I am involved in, along with optimising sales and customer service to our Asian, New Zealand and some European customers. Another day might be getting a taxi somewhere in Asia with a list of appointments written in a different language and trying to make sure I end up at the right place on time.What I Like About Working at Australian Vintage And In The Wine Industry Is ...I enjoy working for Australian Vintage as I have a broad exposure to the business, which means I get to work with a variety of people in a variety of roles. Building our business in Asia is extremely rewarding as I get to see our brands develop in these markets, and the markets themselves develop into wine drinking countries. I was exposed to the alcohol industry early in my career and I have never looked back. The industry has some of the world’s most iconic brands and such diverse products, along with the fact that the people involved are generally some of the most personable people you can come across in business.My Favourite ‘Australian Vintage’ Wine Is …Nepenthe Altitude Sauvignon Blanc 2007 – I was so excited when we acquired Nepenthe, this wine has been a favourite of mine for quite some time.If I Was A Wine I Would Be …Methode Champagne – conservative in background, yet bubbly, and made for celebrating! Daniel DmytrenkoPosition: Export Commercial ManagerLocation: AdelaideA Typical Day Involves …Actions to ensure the export area is delivering a commercial return on wines sold internationally eand that they are achieving budget objections.What I Like About Working at Australian Vintage And In The Wine Industry Is ...Good exposure to all parts of the wine industry both internally through dealing with Merbein and our wineries, and externally with large scale international customers.My Favourite ‘Australian Vintage’ Wine Is … Nepenthe TempranilloIf I Was A Wine I Would Be …Sauvignon Blanc – fresh & crisp
Tracy-Anne GanzerPosition: Cellar Door Manager, Tempus Two Location: Pokolbin, Hunter ValleyA Typical Day Involves …Talking to our fabulous customers, introducing our visitors to the wonderful range of Tempus Two products we have in cellar door. Also making sure all the behind the scenes admin is running smoothly. These include managing stock and inventory, staff and financials.What I Like About Working at Australian Vintage And In The Wine Industry Is ...Having a great opportunity to showcase such a quality range of wines and share the passion for wine and food with visitors. I am one of those lucky people whose passion is also my career.My Favourite ‘Australian Vintage’ Wine Is …My favourite changes all the time but currently it is Tempus Two Pewter 2008 Vine Vale shiraz- great for winter with dark chocolate. In Summer my favourite often moves from the always gorgeous Tempus Two Copper 2009 Wilde Chardonnay or the stunning Tempus Two Copper 2005 Zenith Semillon.If I Was A Wine I Would Be …A Hunter Semillon. Semillon has definitely got two personalities- zingy and crisp when young and mellow yet toasty when aged. I'll let you figure out how the two personalities apply to me. Brenton StorerPosition: Planning and Production Co-ordinator Location: MerbeinA Typical Day Involves …The responsibility of coordinating wine supply, packaging line space and linking with other Packaging team members to achieve the best possible outcomes for our table wine at our modern packaging facility in Sunraysia. Particularly important is the linking of the customer's specific packaging requirements to wine availability and available capacity so as to meet the strict delivery timelines and qualitative targets required by our customers. My day typically involves continual liaison with winemakers, line supervisors and account managers to get it right first time.What I Like About Working at Australian Vintage And In The Wine Industry Is ...I have enjoyed the opportunity to grow and develop from my initial role to the important position I fill today. The close working relationship with other team members, the direct communication with senior management, which has included the chance to influence outcomes that affect my area, has been rewarding and enjoyable. Having been involved in wine packaging for some time (as well as being born and raised in Sunraysia) I find the industry itself to be constantly growing and changing through innovation and I could think of no other industry I would rather be involved in - other than Australian Football as Coach of the Carlton Football Club. Always open to offers!My Favourite ‘Australian Vintage’ Wine is …If I was to choose it would be one from each winery as not to upset any of the winemaking team as they all do a cracking job getting wine to me.If I Was A Wine I Would Be …Yaldara Farms Barossa Shiraz - strong, complex, lots of character, tall, well-packaged, will go the distance and quality, quality, quality.
Heath WilliamsPosition: State Sales ManagerLocation: MelbourneA Typical Day Involves ...Working with licensed retailers and restaurant / hotel managers to ensure mutual benefits arising from the sale of Australian Vintage products.What I Like About Working at Australian Vintage and the Wine Industry Is ...Not too many people get to spend their day talking about something they are passionate about - I'm one of the lucky few. My Favourite 'Australian Vintage' Wine Is ...Black Label Red - it's an iconic Australian wine for a reason If I Was A Wine I Would Be ...Hunter Semillon - young, upfront, attractive and zingy but left in a cool dark place will mature well.
Jade WoodsPosition: Senior Red Winemaker Location: Buronga HillA Typical Day Involves …Overseeing the domestic and export despatch of red wine. This involves maintaining and improving the benchmarks for red wine quality for all AV and customer products at Buronga Hill with the core strategy of creating a consistent quality focus. Daily activities range from wine allocating, bench blending to customer tastings.What I Like About Working at Australian Vintage And In The Wine Industry Is ...The challenging tasks that my role demands on a daily basis. Everyday I deal with people from all different departments. I could start the day with laboratory then deal with the cellar staff and winemaking team before going through some productions matters. At the end of the day I might finish of with some paperwork with the admin team. For me there is nothing more exciting that creative, proactive and innovative thinking. My role and the team within AVL allow me to experience this on consistent basis. The numerous accolades that McGuigan wines have and continue to achieve are a testament to this philosophy and shows how far the company has grown and the consistently high quality wines we are producing. My Favourite ‘Australian Vintage’ Wine is …Ther are so many exciting wines in our portfolio but if I must choose one, then it would have to be the McGuigan Shortlist GSM. A wonderful balance of powerful aromas and enticing palate that also pairs perfectly with food.If I Was A Wine I Would Be …The McGuigan Black Label Red. It is approachable, easy going with a great combination of balance and structure packed with an array of characters.