Oliver’s lifelong quest is to engage with people passionate about producing and sharing the best food and wine.
Wine is Oliver’s obsession, and great service and hospitality is his passion. Find out more >
So what does a dedicated hospitality worker and a faithful ‘somm’ do during a pandemic? With no customers to serve, no guests to pour for? What do you do with yourself? It’s just not natural to not be running! What does the future hold? These are some of the thoughts that crossed my mind at
So it’s been a while since I’ve had any time to write about my wine adventures, since moving to “God’s country”, the McLaren Vale wine region in South Australia, back in February 2018. I’ve been super-busy: moving countries (returning to live in Australia after 3 years in Berlin); exploring my new home and region (and
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
