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Gary Baldwin


Director, Owner & Principle Consultant

 

Gary is an experienced winemaker who travels widely throughout Australia and overseas providing technical advice and assistance to wine industry clients on all aspects of wine production. This provides him with the opportunity to remain up to date with world wide winemaking trends and viticultural issues.

Gary has qualifications in biochemistry and wine science and many years experience in senior winemaking and management; wine show judging, wine research and extension.

He is one of Australia’s most respected wine professionals.


Experience:

1994-Present

Owner, Director & Senior Consultant
Wine Network Consulting

1988-1994:

Owner & Operator
Oenotec Consulting Services

1984-1988:

Group Leader Extension Services,
The Australian Wine Research Institute, SA

1977-1984:

Assistant Winemaker to Chief Winemaker & General Manager
Arrowfield Wines Pty Ltd, NSW

1970-1976:

Production Manager & cidermaker
The Cider Barrel Pty Ltd, Vic


Education:

1978:

Bachelor Applied Science (Wine Science)
Riverina-Murray Institute Higher Education, Wagga Wagga NSW
(Now Charles Sturt University)

1970:

Diploma of Biochemistry
Swinburne College of Technology, Hawthorn Vic
(Now Swinburne University)


Memberships:

  • Professional Member, Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology
    (Past President and current member of ASVO Wine Show Committee)
  • Professional Member, American Society of Enology and Viticulture


Industry Committees & Activities

  • Senior judge at National and regional wine shows since 1994, has judged at Royal shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart and at major regional shows including, Rutherglen, Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe Ballarat, Qantas western Australian wine show, Margaret River, Boutique Wine Awards and many others.
  • Member of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Royal Melbourne Wine Show Committee
  • 1984 -1990 - Committee Member Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference
  • Chairman Program Committee, 5th International Cool Climate Symposium, Melbourne, January 16-21, 2000
  • Associate Editor, Oenology, Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal
  • Regular contributor to the Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal for winemaking articles
  • Justice of the peace, NSW
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