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About the Festival
The 2011 festival includes the fifth annual Young Gun of Wine Awards, a search for the best and most visionary Australian winemakers that celebrates and pays tribute to the creativity and leadership of these mavericks.
To exhibit these craftsmen and women, the festival combines events with some of Melbourne's most iconic and idiosyncratic places to eat and drink.
The Young Guns of Wine project was started by v-know, an organisation that produces wine initiatives seeking to make the understanding of wine an inspiring experience.
Within the Awards, there is a People's Choice determined according to purchase decisions at the People's Session event. Whilst The Young Gun of Wine is chosen by our panel of industry leaders. The respective winners of the Awards will be announced at the closing event of the Festival. The eleven young winemakers presented as the top finalists of the Awards have won their place based on a number of criteria including what that individual represents to consumers, how they represent the wine industry, their vision, originality and leadership, and naturally the quality of wine they put in the glass.
To exhibit these craftsmen and women, the festival combines events with some of Melbourne's most iconic and idiosyncratic places to eat and drink.
The Young Guns of Wine project was started by v-know, an organisation that produces wine initiatives seeking to make the understanding of wine an inspiring experience.
Within the Awards, there is a People's Choice determined according to purchase decisions at the People's Session event. Whilst The Young Gun of Wine is chosen by our panel of industry leaders. The respective winners of the Awards will be announced at the closing event of the Festival. The eleven young winemakers presented as the top finalists of the Awards have won their place based on a number of criteria including what that individual represents to consumers, how they represent the wine industry, their vision, originality and leadership, and naturally the quality of wine they put in the glass.
My gratitude to Chief Judge, Nick Stock - and fellow judges, Max Allen, Philip Rich and Rollo Crittenden. Not to mention the Festival partners and all our other supporters, without whom this could not happen.
It's all about connecting and celebrating with the people of this movement, from the winemakers to the sommeliers, who are setting the future direction of wine.
Be sure to get amongst, and enjoy responsibly but without apprehension, the Festival events.
RORY KENT
Young Guns of Wine creator
It's all about connecting and celebrating with the people of this movement, from the winemakers to the sommeliers, who are setting the future direction of wine.
Be sure to get amongst, and enjoy responsibly but without apprehension, the Festival events.
RORY KENT
Young Guns of Wine creator
