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Helen Strachan appointed chair of Australian Grape & Wine

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Helen Strachan is the new chair of Australian Grape & Wine, replacing John Hart. “The Australian grape and wine community is incredibly important to me - it’s not only my professional focus, but also part of my upbringing and identity. More details on the WBM site. #news #wine #winebusiness #wineindustry

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Helen Strachan is the new chair of Australian Grape & Wine, replacing John Hart. “The Australian grape and wine community is incredibly important to me - it’s not only my professional focus, but also part of my upbringing and identity. More details on the WBM site. #news #wine #winebusiness #wineindustry

Pull up one of only 12 seats at star winemaker Sam Connew’s new Stargazer tasting room in Tasmania. More info on the WBM website. #Tasmania @stargazerwine ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Pull up one of only 12 seats at star winemaker Sam Connew’s new Stargazer tasting room in Tasmania. More info on the WBM website. #Tasmania @stargazerwine ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Juniper Estate head winemaker Andrew Bretherton named Dux of the Len Evans Tutorial. More details on the WBM site. Pic > @elfesimagesofficial #HunterValley #LET #Dux #wine

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Juniper Estate head winemaker Andrew Bretherton named Dux of the Len Evans Tutorial. More details on the WBM site. Pic > @elfesimagesofficial #HunterValley #LET #Dux #wine

Too wild and cold they said. It couldn’t be done. Almost fifty years later Meadowbank Wines in Tasmania wins the Jimmy Watson Trophy. Pic: Meadowbank Facebook. Tassie now has four Watsons after not winning one until 2011. @meadowbank_tasmania #Tasmania #wine

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Too wild and cold they said. It couldn’t be done. Almost fifty years later Meadowbank Wines in Tasmania wins the Jimmy Watson Trophy. Pic: Meadowbank Facebook. Tassie now has four Watsons after not winning one until 2011. @meadowbank_tasmania #Tasmania #wine

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