South African wine crisis
Below is a post that some of you will already have seen either in the media or through a recent AWE mailing. All I would add to it is that
Bordeaux Wine Survey

With a chance to win Jane Anson’s excellent Inside Bordeaux tome, it’s worth having a go at Robert Joseph’s survey. It doesn’t take long and is quite fun to do.
Australian Wine Discovered
Wine Australia will be launching Australian Wine Discovered, a great new resource for wine educators, in January. “Available free to teach all levels from beginner to advanced, the programme is
AWE boasts 3 new Accredited Rhône tutors

AWE members Heather Dougherty, Patricia Stefanowicz MW and Gilbert Winfield are now Accredited Rhône wine tutors. Having spent four days in the region visiting producers and attending classroom lectures, they
FromVineyardsDirect tasting – CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION
FromVineyardsDirect will now be hosting a summer tasting on Thursday 21st June at the Orangery in Holland Park. There will be a selection of around 80 wines to try and producers
From Vineyards Direct portfolio tasting

Below are details of the upcoming FromVineyardsDirect portfolio tasting, which members may like to attend. Remember we do receive an educator’s discount from them, so it is well worth having
Great resource for educators from WSET
Many of you, as WSET alumni, will have received the recent WSET update which included a download of a report by Tim Jackson MW, Consumer Wine Education: Should The Wine Trade
Sherry
I dare say many of us will have been taught about Spanish wines and Sherry by Philip Rowles at some stage. At long last he has written a book on
100 AWEsome wines press coverage
Here’s a link to a Harpers news story about 100 AWEsome wines which came out today: http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/23168/Italy_tops_wine_educators_92_list_of_great_value_wine_for_2018.html
Australia Day Tastings
Australia Day Tasting 2018 Members of AWE are invited to register for Wine Australia’s Australia Day Tasting in January 2018. It’s the largest trade tasting of Australian wine outside Australia
AWESOME ride for The Benevolent

A huge thank you to all who supported and sponsored me on Sunday. The day started well when I was handed a glass of Bloomsbury by Mardi at Ridgeview
Sherry programme – opportunity for WSET Educators
Sherry programme – opportunity for WSET Educators We are happy to share the opportunity for WSET Educators to attend the Sherry Consejo Regulador’s own educator programme in Jerez this