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Caroline Dunn is quite used to setting winemaking records
- while at the University of Adelaide she won more winemaking
prizes than any student has ever collected before or since
and in 1999 hers became the first female name to adorn the
Jimmy Watson Trophy. Her red wines have also won gold medals
and trophies at almost every major wine show in Australia
and abroad. She also was awarded the Dux of the inaugural
Len Evans Wine tutorial in November 2001. Caroline came to
wine through some of Sydney's finest restaurants and her wines
have an emphasis on fruit ripeness and a savoury structure,
making them perfect partners to great Australian food. Caroline
is well on her way to becoming one of Australia's truly great
red winemakers.
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Born:
1962 |
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Secondary Education:
Robert T. Hill Junior High, Dallas, Texas, USA 1974; South Wilts
Girls Grammar School, Salisbury, UK 1975; Kambala Church of
England Girls School, Sydney, NSW 1976 to 1979 - HSC. |
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Tertiary Education:
University of Adelaide 1993 to 1996; Bachelor of Agricultural
Science (Oenology) First Class Honours.
Awards: Best First Year Student; Oenological Engineering Prize;
The University Medal; Highest aggregate mark in fourth year;
Most distinguished student of the year; Student most likely
to make an outstanding contribution to the wine industry. |
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Winemaking Employment History:
1979 to 1987 - Various management positions in hospitality industry
1987 to 1988 - Hotel Manager, The Russell Hotel Sydney, NSW
1988 to 1991 - Restaurant Manager, The Bathers Pavillion, Balmoral,
NSW
1991 to 1993 - Sales Development Manager, Carlton Special Beverages
1991 to 1996 - Vintage Cellarhand, Brokenwood Wines, Pokolbin,
NSW
1996 to 1997 - Assistant Winemaker Chapel Hill Winery, McLaren
Vale, SA
1997 to Current - Senior Red Winemaker, Wolf Blass, Barossa
Valley, SA |
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Major winemaking trophies/achievements/critical reviews:
1999 Melbourne Royal Wine Show
Wolf Blass Black Label 1998, Jimmy Watson Trophy
Trophy, Best Commercial Dry Red
2000 Melbourne Royal Wine Show
Trophy, Best Commercial Dry Red
2001 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
Wolf Blass Black Label 1998 - Gold
2001 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
1998 Wolf Blass Black Label 1998 - Gold
2001 Perth Royal Wine Show
BLASS Shiraz 1999 - Gold
Wolf Blass Black Label 1998 - Gold
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Wine judging experience:
Judge: 1998, 2001 Hyatt/Advertiser Wine of the Year Award, 1999
Cowra Wine Show, 1998 Adelaide Hills Wine Show, 2001 Royal Adelaide
Wine Show, 2001 Royal Perth Wine Show, 2001, Limestone Coast
Show
Associate Judge: 1998 National Wine Show - Canberra |
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