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McLaren Vale Sommelier set for scholarship

Repost, Wintetitles Media, published on September 25th, 2018 Oliver Budack, cellar door manager at McLaren Vale’s Gemtree Wines has been awarded the 2019 Wayne Thomas Scholarship. Named after prominent McLaren Vale wine identity, the late Wayne Thomas, the annual scholarship recipient receives a fully funded place at the Australian Wine Research Institute’s Advanced Wine Assessment

Oliver Budack2020-05-10T02:37:52+00:00September 25th, 2018|Awards, scholarships, sommelier, wine expertise, wine news|

Berlin’s Finest Riesling

It was my lucky day: I’d just received an invitation to attend a very special wine event to taste a wine that even money can’t buy! The “Kreuz–Neroberger” Riesling is a wine made entirely from grapes sourced from Berlin’s oldest vineyard in Kreuzberg. “What the?” I hear you say, “A vineyard in the middle of

Oliver Budack2021-07-23T05:22:52+00:00May 30th, 2015|Berlin, sommelier, wine news|