Qualifications, Education and Tuition 

§  2019 MA Philosophy (with distinction) – The University of Buckingham: Thesis on the philosophy of wine, supervised by Sir Roger Scruton

§  2015 Yale Writers’ Workshop – Yale University (Non-fiction stream) 

§  2013 Len Evans Tutorial - Wine Assessment Program

§  2006 Master of Marketing (MBA program) – The Melbourne Business School

§  1993 Bachelor of Applied Science – (Human Biology, Psychology, Health) Deakin University 

Awards, Prizes and Scholarships

§ 2019 University of Buckingham Humanities Research Institute Scholarship

§  2019 Louis Roederer International Wine Columnist of the Year 

§  2014 Wine Communicators of Australia Wine Communicator of the Year 

§  2013 Wine Communicators of Australia Best Wine Book 

§  2012 Born Digital Awards Best Editorial Wine Writing 

§  2006 Melbourne Business School Foundation Scholarship 

Writing, Media and Publishing

§  Columnist – Award-winning columnist for the world’s leading publications including more than 50 columns across various titles including The World of Fine Wine, Jancis Robinson, and The Melbourne Review, among others. 

§  Feature writer – Featured in various publications including The Australian ‘Why do we love Wine?’, Bullipedia’s Vinos, Sumillería: el vino en el restaurante Gastronómico interview on the ‘Philosophy of Wine’, Wine Business Monthly ‘Making of Australian Wine Writer’, among others. 

§  Author – Through a Sparkling Glass: An A-Z of the Wonderland of Wine (2013)

§  Editor – Award-winning editor of both print and online publications, with more than eight years experience in full time positions.

§  Business, media and publishing – various roles in editorial, publishing and media