Wolf Blass





	Wendy Stuckey is one of Australia's most awarded winemakers. With responsibility for white wines at the Wolf Blass winery in the Barossa Valley, Wendy has set a benchmark in terms of high quality whites and now could be regarded as the finest maker of commercial riesling in Australia. Wendy is also a highly regarded wine show judge having held senior positions at most capital city shows. Wendy has a deft ability to make white wines sympathetic to their origins and true to their variety - not surprisingly she is also an extraordinary collector of trophies, gold medals and accolades.

	Born: 1962.

	Tertiary Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Oenology) Roseworthy College 1987 - 1989

	Winemaking Employment History - chronology: 1988-90. Cellarhand, Tim Knappstein Wines, Clare Valley 1990-1992. Winemaker, Seppelt Wines - Barossa Valley 1992- 1996. White winemaker, Beringer Blass Wine Estates 1997- 2001. Senior White Winermaker, Beringer Blass Wine Estates 2001- present. Group White Winekmaker, Beringer Blass Wine Estates

	Major winemaking trophies/achievements/critical reviews: Finalist - Qantas/ Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE Winemaker of the Year 2002 2001 Wolf Blass Riesling- Best Current Vintage Riesling, 2002 National Riesling Challenge, Canberra 2001 Annies Lane Riesling - Best Riesling 2001 South Australian Wine of the Year Awards 2000 Gold Label Riesling - 2001 Wine Spectator Top 100 #42 2000 Gold Label Riesling - Good Taste Magazine Wine of the Year 2000 Blass Riesling - 2000 Winestate Magazine Riesling of the Year 1999 Wolf Blass South Australia Chardonnay - White Wine of the Year at the 2000 International Wine Challenge London 1999 Gold Label Riesling - Voted Best Wine in the 1999 Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 1998 Blass Riesling - 3 trophies at 1999 Sydney Wine Show, including Best White Table Wine of the Show 1998 Wolf Blass Eden Valley Chardonnay - 4 trophies at 1999 National Wine Show, Canberra, including Best Wine of the Show 2001 Sydney Wine Show 2000 Wolf Blass Reserve Chardonnay -Top Gold 2002 Royal Brisbane Wine Show 2002 Annies Lane Riesling - Gold & Trophy The Wine Press Club Gold Coast Trophy for the Best Gold Medal winning White Wine in Commercial Classes 39 - 44 2002 Blass Riesling - Gold 2002 Eaglehawk Riesling - Gold 2002 Melbourne Wine Show 2002 Blass Riesling - Gold 2002 Eaglehawk Riesling - Gold 2002 Wolf Blass Riesling - Gold 2002 Annies Lane Copper Trail Riesling 2002 Royal Perth Wine Show 2002 Blass Riesling - Gold 2002 Eaglehawk Riesling - Gold 2002 Wolf Blass Riesling - Gold 2002 Wolf Blass Semillon Sauvignon Blanc - Gold 2002 Annies Lane Semillon - Gold 2002 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2002 Wolf Blass Platinum Riesling - Gold 2002 Annie's Lane Copper Trail Riesling

	Wine judging experience: Associate Judge: Royal Sydney 1995-1999, Royal Canberra 1994 & 1996, Royal Adelaide 1995 & 1996, Cowra 1996 Judge: National Wine Show, Canberra 2000 & 2001, Royal Adelaide 1997 & 1998, Cowra 1997 & 1999&2000, Rutherglen 2000, WA Wine Show 2000 & 2001, Southern Victorian Wine Show 2001, Royal Sydney 2002

	Goals To win the Jimmy Watson!

Chris Hatcher


		Wolf Blass Chief Winemaker, Chris Hatcher came to the ultimate winemaking position at one of the world's great winemakers in 1996 with impeccable credentials.
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John Glaetzer


		John Glaetzer is a legend of winemaking in Australia. He has won a remarkable four Jimmy Watson trophies with the Wolf Blass Black Label and has been the Wolf Blass senior red winemaker since 1974.
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Caroline Dunn


		While at the University of Adelaide Caroline Dunn won more individual winemaking prizes than any student had ever collected and in 1999 became the first female name to adorn the Jimmy Watson Trophy.
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Kirsten Glaetzer


		As a Senior White Winemaker at Wolf Blass since 1999, Kirsten has been largely responsible for the consistently high quality rieslings, chardonnays and blends coming from the Wolf Blass stable.
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