Discover the wines of New South Wales in the next instalment of our webinars on Australia.
Event details
Hunter Valley is one of Australia’s oldest and most iconic, wine regions. It's best known for crafting incredible, age-worthy Semillon that is unique in the world of wine.
Orange and Canberra District are much newer names on the wine scene, with high altitude Orange becoming well-known for its cool climate wine styles and Canberra District producing elegant, aromatic examples of Shiraz and Riesling.
Join Emma Symington MW for a deep dive into these three New South Wales wine regions to learn about their differing climates and topographical characteristics and how this impacts the styles of wine they make. We’ll also discuss their history and hear about why the wines they’re making today are so exciting.
Although this is not a tasting session, please do feel free to join with a glass of your choice!
About the speaker, Emma Symington MW
Emma has worked in the wine trade for the past 15 years in a variety of roles, including buying and selling wine, and even working a vintage in New Zealand. She is now Education Development Manager for Wine Australia's EMEA region, based in their London office, where she organises and hosts a series of tastings, seminars and masterclasses to help increase enthusiasm in and knowledge of Australia’s wines and wine regions.
After winning the Vintners' Cup and Vintners' Scholarship for the top WSET Level 4 Award in Wines Diploma graduates in 2011, Emma embarked on the Master of Wine course, becoming an MW in 2015. A WSET-certified educator, Emma judges at several international wine competitions and also writes for the Wine Monkeys blog, for which she won the Emerging Wine Writer category in the 2014 Louis Roederer Awards.
Tasting level
Intermediate: An in-depth exploration of a particular topic. Some prior knowledge is beneficial – such as a WSET Level 2 qualification – but these sessions will be enjoyable and educational for anyone with an interest in the subject.