Paul has been in the wine industry for over the past 30 years. In 2005, Paul moved his operations to the Mornington Peninsula and over the next 11 years developed the largest Wine, Beer, and Cider distribution business, Whitehill Wine Distributors on the Mornington Peninsula, Bellarine Peninsula, and Surf Coast. His key to success has always been having a “hands-on approach” with his clients, talking through their specific needs and offering extensive knowledge on his portfolio including food matching and wine list development for degustation menus. In 2016 the business “Whitehill” with his daughter, Katrina continued with the business in the Bellarine and Surf Coast regions.

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Paul has been involved with all aspects of the International Cool Climate Wine Show (ICCWS), initially as a steward, then as an associate judge, a judge, a COM member, and now the President of ICCWS Inc.

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“The ICCWS is by far the best wine show of its type in Australia and it is an honour to be involved with, the great number of volunteers and stewards, the caliber of the judges, the venue, the support from the entrants (both here in Australia, New Zealand and other Cool Climate regions from around the world) and most of all reviewing and tasting Cool Climate wines is just so rewarding.”

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Paul, having been in a range of businesses for 40 years, brings to the Chairmanship a great wealth of skills and knowledge.

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More recently, he has been invited to Italy to review wines and attend various shows in Florence, Italy, and other regions.

 

In March/April 2023 he will be attending Vinitali in Verona with a number of Importer/Distributors to introduce the ICCWS Show to those Cool Climate Wineries attending. The objective is to entice more Italian wineries to attend our Show supporting the Importer/Distributors here in Australia with the marketing and promotion of such wines. There is a significant growth in the consumers’ taste for Italian varieties.

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In his spare time, Paul consults to boutique wineries, to arrange marketing, and distribution of their wines. A job he loves doing!

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At the 2022 AGM, Paul was awarded a Life Membership for his time and service with the ICCWS.

Peter Wilcox is an accountant, with his firm based on Mornington Peninsula for over 30 years and is bringing his experience and knowledge in assisting local businesses with sound practical advice to the ICCWS Inc COM. Peter has attended a number of the International Cool Climate Wine Show events and is keen to assist in the growth and expansion of this show.

 

Peter has been involved with Mornington Peninsula wine and food groups for many years and has attended several wine master classes during that time.

 

A keen traveller, Peter is always able to make room for visiting or staying at a local, interstate or international winery - great places to learn about viticulture and wines.

 

His favourite destinations include our Mornington Peninsula vineyards, the Coonawarra and the Barossa in South Australia plus the wineries of Bordeaux and New Zealand.

 

Peter says "There is always time to enjoy a wine and keen to further my appreciation for it!!  Let’s all set aside time to do so!"

Kevin's first formal introduction to wine was with a Wine Tasting Class undertaken by Jenny Polack in the late 90’s. Since then he has taken many opportunities to better appreciate wines in general but particularly, cool climate wines.

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Kevin is very happy to be combining with such an enthusiastic Committee of Management and Event Managers to:

• Provide a wine show where local producers can compare their wines against other cool climate wines from around the world

• Provide opportunities to further promote the importance of cool climate wines in the wine industry

• Provide opportunities to enable individuals to participate in Wine Show Judging at all levels

Terryn studied Science, majoring in Botany and Microbiology.  On completing her BSc she was employed at the Melbourne University Botany Dept in the Pollen Biology Centre of Excellence for 13 years.

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For 5 years, the Hickinbotham family ran the Mt Anakie Vineyard owned by the Maltby family near Geelong. This is where Terryn & her husband Andrew, spent their weekends, at the vineyard, in the winery and in the cellar door learning everything about the wine industry from soil to bottle. This time was an experiment in wine regions, with fruit sourced from Gippsland, Tasmania, Mornington Peninsula, Bellarine, and Avoca to assess the flavour profiles, and structure inherent in wines from these regions.

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Without fail the wines from the Mornington Peninsula came up trumps year in year out, particularly with regards to Pinot noir and Chardonnay, hence their preference for purchasing land at Dromana, and for championing these varieties.

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They moved permanently to their Dromana vineyard in 1990 where we grew vine rootlings in their on-site nursery for other vineyard plantings on the Mornington Peninsula. During this time, in conjunction with Chisholm TAFE, they conducted classes and on-site training sessions for vineyard trainees on pruning techniques, vine physiology and general vine maintenance.

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Terryn has travelled overseas to various viticultural regions to improve their knowledge of growing and wine making techniques for Pinot and Chardonnay.

Each weekend they conduct wine tastings with education as a great part of their offering. This has been integral to their cellar door experience. 

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Terryn is looking forward to bringing her broad experience within the industry, and as a wine show competitor, to the Committee of Management.