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Born in late 1961, Jeremy Oliver is today one of Australia’s foremost wine writers and presenters. He is a widely read and fully independent Australian wine commentator whose words are published in several countries. In late 2005 he was named the inaugural Wine Writer of the Year by the widely circulated Australian Wine Selector magazine.
Perhaps best known for his best-selling guidebook, The Australian Wine Annual, Jeremy Oliver also operates his own wine information website, www.onwine.com.au. He is also a polished wine presenter and a popular host of corporate and wine-related events.
Born in Ballarat, Victoria, Jeremy Oliver was educated in Australia and England, where he spent several years as a child. He attributes much of his love for wine to his father’s enthusiasm and attitude towards it and by the time he completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University of Melbourne, he had decided to find a career with wine. After a year in Coonawarra, during which he worked firstly at Lindemans and then at Katnook Estate, he studied winemaking at Roseworthy College as a postgraduate in 1984.
Later that year he published his first book, Thirst For Knowledge, becoming in the process the youngest-ever published wine author in the world. A light-hearted but informative guide, it was fully updated two years later as More Thirst for Knowledge. By this time, Jeremy Oliver was running his own wine courses and contributing to a range of publications including The Age in Melbourne, for whom he wrote features and reviewed new releases. Shortly afterwards he released a wine biography of Len Evans entitled Evans on Earth.
Jeremy Oliver then released a series of three books entitled The Australian Wine Handbook, a guidebook rating both current and back vintages of Australia’s most important wines. This concept served as the inspiration for Jeremy Oliver’s present releases of The Australian Wine Annual, which was first published in 1997. Since then, it has become one of the most influential and eagerly anticipated books on Australian wine, featuring his sought-after tasting notes, ratings and commentary.
Today Jeremy Oliver also works in an ambassadorial capacity for Australian wine, having forged close relationships with Austrade and the Australian Wine Export Council. He conducts his own wine events in Australia and overseas, as well as fronting and making guest appearances at many others. He has hosted many of the leading wine events in Australia including the Maurice O’Shea Award.
Now in his twenty-second year as a professional wine critic, Jeremy Oliver has authored sixteen books, written for dozens of publications and made hundreds of appearances on radio. He is deeply committed to Australian wine, but is not afraid to be critical of it when he believes the occasion demands.
Jeremy Oliver believes that his technical background, the regular opportunities he enjoys to fine-tune his palate with the best in the business, his work ethic (he tastes many thousands of wines each year) and his constantly renewed enthusiasm for wine will create many future opportunities to contribute to the understanding and enjoyment of wine.
About Jeremy’s Presentations:
1. The scale, format and timing of the event can be customised to suit any budget or size.
2. Jeremy can present a totally unlimited range of wine topics and themes, Australian and international.
3. Jeremy’s network of wine contacts enables him to source special old and rare wines that are normally not available.
4. Winemakers can be introduced as part of the presentation if desired.
5. Jeremy regularly works closely with chefs and F&B Managers to develop precisely matched links between wine and cuisine. Again, no theme is too difficult provided a budget can meet costs.
6. From black tie to a pub lunch, Jeremy’s presentations can be as formal or as informal as the client requires.
A Choice of Formats
Luncheon or Dinner
Jeremy Oliver introduces and explains the wine theme, presents each wine and its connection with every dish and finishes by taking questions from the floor. These functions are filled with lively anecdotes and stories, and can include an entertaining after lunch or dinner speech on virtually any wine theme as well as wine options games.
Masterclass
A rather more formal wine tasting conducted in a classroom format at which Jeremy tutors a group through a carefully selected range of wines.
Possible Wine Themes
¨ A wine and culinary tour of the best Australian wine regions
¨ Australia vs. the Old World: Lining up modern Australian classics against established international benchmarks.
¨ France vs. the New World: How well do the modern wine industries of Australia, California, New Zealand, South Africa, etc compete against the greatest wines from France?
¨ Australian wine, grape by grape. Which are Australia’s best wine varieties? Where are the best examples made? Who makes them?
¨ Exploring a classic Australian vintage. A walk through the wines of a classic year like 1986, 1990 or 1994 through some of Australia’s best wineries and wine regions.Coonawarra vs. the Margaret River vs. the Yarra Valley. A comparison of three of Australia’s most famous wine regions.
Jeremy Oliver is presently a contributor to several publications including the world’s most influential wine magazine, The Wine Spectator, Gourmet Traveller’s The Wine Magazine, and The Australian Way. He is also the creator of the best-selling annual guide to Australian wine, The OnWine Australian Wine Annual, and produces his own subscription-based wine newsletter, Jeremy Oliver’s OnWine Report.
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