MAX ALLEN
Max Allen has written many books on wine, is wine columnist for The Weekend Australian Magazine and wine editor of Gourmet Traveller. He tried having a cat for a pet once, but it didn’t work out. He now has two large, smelly, chocolate labradors.
ZAR BROOKS
Zar is the principal sophist of wine industry consultants Stranger & Stranger, ie. A typist who drinks.
RICK BURGE
Rick Burge is chief executive and winemaker at Burge Family Winemakers, Barossa Valley SA.
VANYA CULLEN
Vanya Cullen is the senior winemaker and Chairperson of Cullen Wines, Margaret River WA.
GREG DUNCAN POWELL
Greg Duncan Powell has been writing about wine for about 20 years. With the mantra – wine is a part of life, rather than the other way around – his lifelong ambition has been to take the whine out of wine. Currently, he’s drinks editor for Vogue Entertaining + Travel, has a weekly column in the Sydney Morning Herald and writes books. His most recent work is a cookbook called The Pig, the Olive and the Squid (Murdoch Books).
PETER FORRESTAL
Beagle fancier, Peter Forrestal writes weekly wine columns for the Sunday Times Magazine, the Bulletin and the Quaff website – www.quaff.com.au, as well as Quaff, an annual guide to the best budget-priced wines in Australia. He was founding editor of Gourmet Traveller Wine and his 30 books include the Global Encyclopaedia of Wine.
CRAIG McGILL
Craig is a gifted artist and one of the founding principals of Giant Dog publishing. He photographs exclusively for the Wine Dogs series of books and calendars. www.theartofcraigmcgill.com
JUDY SARRIS
Judy Sarris has had a long career in the food and wine industry. In 2003, she was appointed editor of Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine – Australasia’s leading publication on the subject. Before that Judy spent three years as editor of Australian Gourmet Traveller and was founding editor of Australian Table Magazine. Prior to joining ACP, Judy worked on a varied range of magazine titles such as Mode Magazine which she founded and co-published. She has also published and edited a number of books including Australasian Ingredients and wrote and edited Banc Book, winner of the silver IACP (Institute of Culinary Professionals) International Award in 2000.
CECILIA SCHUBERT
Cecilia and Steve Schubert are Barossa vignerons, who live and work on Roennfeldt Road, Marananga, in the Barossa Valley. Cecilia’s work includes writing a food & wine column in a regional newspaper, the occasional editorial and ghost-writing.
NICK STOCK
Nick Stock is one of Australia’s most prolific wine writers. As editor of the Penguin Good Australia Wine Guide, contributor to a wide range of magazines, newspaper columnist and TV presenter, he spends far too little time at home to own a dog, but lives vicariously through regular encounters with wine dogs the world over.
