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Kristy Schmidt

Kristy Schmidt is a seven year veteran of the Australian wine industry.  She will soon finish her Bachelor of Wine Marketing from the University of Adelaide, has umpteen contacts in the industry, including the South West, and just quietly, loves to write!

Kristy has worked across Australia in wine sales and marketing, for some of our biggest wine producers, to some of our smaller ones.  She has travelled overseas to major wine shows in Europe and Asia, selling, tasting and promoting wine from our South West.  Family intervenes in many careers at some point, and the world of employment's loss is our gain.  Now, while caring for her children, and studying for her degree, she shares her time between the metropolitan area and the south west, and writes for a rather splendid internet-based magazine!

Content Posted by Kristy Schmidt

A Visit to Blue Poles

One of the things I love about my job in the wine business, besides getting to taste some extraordinarily good wine from all over the place, is that I also get to meet some interesting and genuinely great people in charge of producing some of the wine I have the good fortune to taste.

Ferngrove 'Symbols' Sauvignon Blanc Semillon - Review

Ferngrove have been producing wine in Frankland River since its inception in 1998.  In the short amount of time between then and now, they have built their reputation as a leading premium wine producer in the region.  

Triumph for Xanadu Wines at 2010 Sydney Royal Wine Show

Xanadu Wines, of Margaret River, have cleaned up at the 2010 Macquarie Group Sydney Royal Wine Show, which was held on the 1– 4 February, 2010.

Amberley Estate Chimney Brush Shiraz - Review

Last review I gave a little introduction to Amberley Estate and the Chimney Brush range that they produce.  The Chenin Blanc is clearly a winner amongst West Aussie wine drinkers, so I thought that this time I should spend a little time looking at one of the red wines in the range – the Chimney Brush 2007 Shiraz.

Amberley Estate Chimney Brush Chenin Blanc - Review

Amberley Estate is a bit of an icon in the Western Australian wine game.  Founded in 1985, they have been producing quality wine in Margaret River since 1990, their first vintage.

Truffle Hill Tops Timber Towns

Truffle Hill Wines, from Manjimup, have taken out the Trophy for Best White Blend at the Timber Towns Regional Wine Show.  It was the Truffle Hill Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2009 that was selected to be the best of the best in the White Blend category from a competition that spans the Manjimup, Pemberton and Blackwood Valley wine regions. 

A Deep Pool of Talent

I have just discovered two little gems that perhaps many of you are not aware of.  Seven Day Road is a label produced by Fonty’s Pool Wines, primarily for the export market.  These two wines, aptly named after the road the property is on, were a nice little surprise, and a steal at $11.99 – fantastic value!