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Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker - Editorial
Editorial team
In March 2008, Grapegrower & Winemaker welcomed back its former editor, Anita Donaldson, to the editor’s chair. Anita edited Grapegrower & Winemaker from 2003-2005 before moving into the position of general manager, editor in chief for Winetitles and Ryan Publications.
Joining Anita at the magazine is Katherine Lindh and Bianca Turner.
Katherine hails from the Adelaide Hills and joined the Grapegrower & Winemaker team in March 2008 after positions in public relations, working for Tourism SA and most recently, for the tourist marketing office at Clare.
Bianca Turner is journalist for a range of Winetitles’ publications. Her experience since joining Winetitles in 2006 makes her a valuable addition to the Grapegrower & Winemaker editorial team.
2008 editorial panel
Joining the panel for the first time are Denis Gastin, Dr Sue Bastian, Dr Steve Goodman and Dr Jim Fortune, while Dr Geoffrey Scollary continues his long-term involvement with the panel.
The members of the panel have direct input to the magazine’s editor and management, assisting us in ensuring Grapegrower & Winemaker is packed with information that provides new knowledge and market insights for our thousands of valued readers.
Denis Gastin is managing director of Instate Pty Ltd. He has extensive wine-related interests, including writing for Japan’s liquor-industry newspaper, The Shuhan News and Wine Review magazine in Korea. He contributes the Asia content to The Oxford Companion to Wine, The World Atlas of Wine and Wine Report.
Dr Sue Bastian is lecturer in oenology and sensory studies; and manager sensory research laboratory at The University of Adelaide. In addition, she is owner of Adelaide Hills winemaker, Bastian West Wines.
Dr Steve Goodman is senior lecturer, University of Adelaide Business School. He has particular expertise in marketing, cellar door, consumer purchase behaviours and on and off-premise consumer retail trends in Australia and overseas.
Wine consultant Dr Geoffrey R Scollary completed his appointment as Professor of Oenology at Charles Sturt University at the end of 2007, after 10 years with the university including concurrent positions of Director of the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre from May 1997 to April 2007 and Head, School of Wine and Food Sciences from June 2003 to July 2007.
Dr Jim Fortune is best known to the wine industry as the former executive director of the GWRDC. Completing this position during 2007, more recently he has been enjoying “spreading his wings” back to broader agriculture and the wine industry as a consultant.
