A big congratulations to the following finalists in the Wine Industry IMPACT Awards 2024.
Many wine industry award programs are for individuals, or producers / wineries, or regional wines. WIIA is a wine business focused awards program to capture and inspire connection and implementation that delivers IMPACT. Whether entered as a WISA member solely or together with a wine industry partner, WIIA provides the amplified voice to new ideas and collaboration.
A big thank you to our expert pannel of judges across all sectors of the industry. The 2024 Judges included:
Mardi Longbottom (Sustainable Winegrowing Australia) Tim Siebert (Bentleys SA) Siobhan Wigan (Hentley Farm), Aubrey Thomas (Green Industries SA), Rowena Curlewis (Denomination), John Kontrec (Accolade), Olivia Barrie (Mornington Peninsula Wine), Robin Shaw (Wine Tourism Australia), Sandrine Gimon (Wine Rage Consulting), Matt Alexander (Southern Premium Vineyards), Sam Wigan (Hill Smith Family Estates), Simon Nordesgard (AWRI), Darren Oemke, (Hydra Consulting), Loic LeCalvez (Chandon Australia), Fiona Donald (Seppeltsfield), Mark Riordan (Til Logistics), James Rogers (Samuel Smith & Son)
Sustainability Award Category
Green Industries SA (GISA), sponsor of the Sustainability category, is the South Australian Government department at the forefront of helping businesses and householders embrace a more circular economy and move towards an environmentally and economically sustainable future where we minimise waste, maximise recovery, and increase the value of our scarce resources.
Click on the finalists links to read about their individual nominations:
Pernod Ricard Winemakers Nomination - Winner!
Winemaking & Oenology Award Category
The Winemaking & Oenology category is proudly sponsored by Bentleys SA/NT. Proudly independently owned and operated in South Australia since 1979, Bentleys SA/NT is an integrated business services and advisory firm dedicated to helping businesses and individuals achieve their goals. Their expertise spans business advisory, accounting, audit, ESG, and carbon farming advisory services
Click on the finalists links below to see their full nominations:
Affinity Labs - Winner!
Agtech & Digital Category Award
The Agtech & Design category is proudly sponsored by Wine Australia.
Wine Australia empowers the success of the Australian wine sector through Research, Innovation and Adoption to enhance global competitiveness and meet the challenges of tomorrow, today; Market Development to increase the demand and premium paid for Australian wine; and Regulatory Services to safeguard Australian wine’s integrity and uphold the sector’s reputation. Wine Australia is funded by the sector, for the sector, through grapegrower, winemaker and exporter levies and user-pays charges, with matching funds from the Australian Government for research and innovation. Established under the Wine Australia Act 2013, it is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority.
Click on the finalists links below to see their full nominations:
Nukon - Winner!
Engineering & Equipment Award Category
The Engineering & Design category is proudly sponsored by Seeley International. Seeley International is proudly a 100% Australian-owned company, designing and manufacturing world-leading commercial HVAC solutions for Australia and the world. We are the makers of the innovative, energy-efficient cooling product, Climate Wizard, which provides exceptional climate control for barrel halls, tasting rooms, warehouses, and bottling facilities.
Click on the finalists links below to see their full nominations:
PTI Pacific - Winner!
Packaging & Design Award Category
The Packaging & Design category is proudly sponsored by Wine Industry Suppliers Association (WISA).
Wine Industry Suppliers Association Inc. (WISA) is a collective of grape and wine industry suppliers, leaders and influencers. It is the peak national, not for profit, industry Association representing suppliers to the Australian grape and wine sector. Its members are active and committed to adding value to the grape and wine community.
Incorporated in 2000, WISA has grown to become a strong and relevant body. It offers a number of industry inclusive and accessible initiatives to assist suppliers and grape and wine producers to make easier and more meaningful connections, share and communicate knowledge and to cultivate their businesses for success.
Click on the finalists links below to see their full nominations:
Pernod Ricard Winemaking - Winner!
Wine Tourism Award Category
The Wine Toursim category is proudly sponosred by the National Wine Centre. The National Wine Centre of Australia, located in Adelaide is a world-renowned attraction that offers a unique and memorable experience for wine enthusiasts, industry professionals, and tourists alike. Offering an extensive selection of food and wine experiences that cater to all levels of wine enthusiasts. With its state-of-the-art Conference Centre in Adelaide, it's the perfect venue for hosting corporate events, conferences, and social gatherings.
Click on the finalists links below to see their full nominations:
Sidewood Estate - Winner!
Freight & Logistics Award Category
The Freight & Logistics category is proudly sponsored by Australian Grape & Wine (AGW). Australian Grape & Wine is the national sector body that represents Australia's grape and wine producers on political, social and regulatory issues across the production and supply chain. Australian Grape & Wine is the declared representative organisation under the Wine Australia Act 2013. As the national association for Australia’s grape and wine producers, Australian Grape & Wine leads and represents the sector’s interests based on sound evidence, and, with strong support from businesses. They work to build capacity to respond to issues across the sector by developing strategies and providing services and information to their members and other industry participants. Always bi-partisan, Australian Grape & Wine advocate and broker policy positions with governments that recognise the diverse interests of our sector.
Click on the finalists links below to see their full nominations:
Rural Freight Connections - Winner!
Viticulture & Grapegrowing Award Category
The Viticulture & Grapegrowing category is proudly sponsored by Southern Premium Vineyards. Southern Premium Vineyards (SPV) owns and operates wine grape vineyards in Australia's finest and most productive wine grape regions. SPV’s Clark Skinner is the General Manager of it’s subsidiary Advanced Viticulture Management which has provided vineyard management and specialise viticulture services in SA for more than 20 years. Clark has over 25 years of technical viticulture and vineyard management experience throughout a wide range of wine growing regions.
Click on the finalists links below to see their full nominations:
Lallemand - Winner!
Supplier of The Year
Stanton & Staton are the proud sponsors of the Supplier of the Year. Stanton & Stanton goes beyond the law with a deep understanding of the wine sector, they offer specialist commercial and legal advice tailored to their clients' business needs and have represented clients in all major Australian wine regions and international wineries, seeking to invest in and import to Australia. Stanton & Stanton recognise the importance of the entire wine industry supply chain and the positive impact these businesses have on Australia's grape and wine producers.
All finalists were judged for this coveted award.
The winner was Affinity Labs, Winemaking & Oenology submission! Congratulations! More details about this can be found in the Winemaking & Oenology nominations above.
