The Wine Communicators Australia Wine Media Cadetship aims to foster emerging talent and promote excellence in wine communication in Adelaide, South Australia.
It is geared toward empowering young people who aspire to move (or develop) into the field of wine writing and communication. The program enriches the pool of wine media personnel and creates proud ambassadors to advance the positive promotion of Australia wine on an international stage.
The Cadetship is made possible through the support of Great Wine Capitals – Adelaide, South Australia, and this year’s cadetship has an extra special element in that the winner will travel to Verona, Italy in October 2024, to accompany the Adelaide contingent to the Great Wine Capitals Annual Conference (major expenses paid).
After the trip to Italy, the 6-month long program will also include a number of wine and media experiences within South Australia. Examples of the type of experiences included in the program include:
- Hosted visits in SA wine regions
- Wine writing/story-telling development with experienced writers
- Multimedia skills development with digital and creative asset experts
- Writing blog content to be published on the Great Wine Capitals website
- Stewarding at Royal Adelaide Wine Show, attendance at awards lunch
- Attendance at key premium food and wine events across the state, including the ‘Best Of Wine Tourism Awards’.
Applications close at 11.59pm (Australian east coast time) on Wednesday 18 September. Key dates, application criteria and details on how to enter are available on the Wine Communicators Australia website.