Wine Australia is hosting the 2010 Landmark Australia Tutorial in the Yarra Valley, Victoria from September 20^th – 24^th. The intensive course consists of a series of tastings and themed master classes charting the development of Australias’ fine wine credentials. Wine Australia has invited applicants from Australia’s leading wine professionals to join the best and brightest opinion leaders from around the world in the five-day tutorial.

Daylesford & Hepburn Mineral Springs Co has been selected by Wine Australia to be the water sponsor for the tutorial due to the company’s commitment to quality while focusing on sustainabitily.The local mineral water was selected as the perfect accompanyment to the fine wine served at the event.

The 14 participants who are attending the Landmark Australia Tutorial in the Yarra Valley are:

Ms Sarah Ahmed, freelance wine writer and educator, United Kingdom
Ms Kim Bickley, sommelier, Hilton Hotel, Australia
Mr Tony Love, wine writer, News Ltd. metropolitan newspapers, Australia
Ms Karen MacNeil, chairman, Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America, United States
Mr Kenichi Ohashi, president, Yamajin Co. Ltd., Utsunomiya, Japan
Ms Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Asian wine correspondent and reviewer, eRobertParker.com and The Wine Advocate, Singapore
Ms Diwen Qiu, managing editor, “Wine in China” magazine, Singapore
Dr Edward Ragg, wine writer, educator and consultant, Dragon Phoenix Fine Wine Consulting, China
Mr Thomas Rydberg, wine writer, Ekstra Bladet, Denmark
Mr Joerg Sievers, editor, Weinwirtschaft, Meininger Publications, Germany
Mr Jon Troutman, senior editor, Cork’d, USA
Mr Simon Tam, wine journalist, educator and consultant, Independent Wine Centre, Hong Kong
Ms Fongyee Walker, wine writer, educator and consultant, Dragon Phoenix Fine Wine Consulting, China
Mr Thomas Woolrych, buying manager, Direct Wines, United Kingdom

More information on the Landmark Wine Tutorial
http://www.landmark-wineaustralia.com