Eight South Australian wine trade representatives have been chosen to journey to different world-renowned wine areas to attach with worldwide consultants and discover new concepts and improvements.
The Nice Wine Capitals Outbound Data Trade Bursary Program offers wine trade professionals, lecturers and researchers the prospect to journey to different wine areas throughout the globe and share their learnings with the South Australian trade upon their return.
It affords skilled growth opportunities to strengthen abilities, encourage information alternate, and allow insights that profit South Australia’s wine sector.
Every bursary, valued at $6,000, helps journey to a number of Nice Wine Capitals between October 2025 and March 2026. Throughout their travels, recipients will interact with trade, regional and tutorial consultants, sharing insights and gaining information about global practices, sustainability, and innovation in viticulture, winemaking, tourism, and analysis.
The recipients of 2025–26 Outbound Data Trade bursaries are:
| Recipient Identify | Firm | Area | Journey Vacation spot |
| Samantha Scarratt | Vinehealth Australia | Adelaide | San Francisco/Napa Valley, U.S. |
| Yihe Sui | Adelaide College | Adelaide | Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand |
| Sarah Carlson | Adelaide Hills Wine Area | Adelaide Hills | Bordeaux, France |
| Sarah Lavelle | Sevenhill Cellars | Clare Valley | San Francisco/Napa Valley, U.S. |
| Hanne Norvag Thomas | Langhorne Creek Grape & Wine Inc. | Langhorne Creek | Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand |
| Elaine Ratcliffe | Randall Wine Group – Seppeltsfield Wines | Barossa Valley | Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand |
| Tyson Bitter | Treasury Wine Estates | Barossa Valley | Porto, Portugal |
| Suzanne McLoughlin | Australian Wine Analysis Institute | Adelaide | Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand |
Via these worldwide exchanges, contributors will collaborate with global wine professionals of their chosen locations to deepen information throughout viticulture and winemaking.
Samantha Scarratt from Vinehealth Australia was awarded the Viticulture Bursary, sponsored by Wine Australia, to journey to Napa Valley to discover how viticulturists and researchers handle Pierce’s illness.
Yihe (Eva) Sui from the College of Adelaide was awarded the Winemaking Bursary, additionally sponsored by Wine Australia, to go to Hawke’s Bay to alternate information on wine stability administration, specializing in sustainable options to conventional stabilisation strategies.
Suzanne McLoughlin from the Australian Wine Analysis Institute was awarded the bursary from the Wine Grape Council of SA to attend the Worldwide Council for the Examine of Virus and Virus-Like Illnesses in Hawke’s Bay, wanting into grapevine virus identification and administration.
SA’s Minister for Major Industries and Regional Improvement, Clare Scriven, mentioned the state’s wine sector is recognised globally for its “high quality, creativity, and collaboration”.
“We have now the instruments, expertise, and imaginative and prescient to prepared the ground in analysis, innovation, sustainability, and shopper engagement,” mentioned Minister Scriven. “The Outbound Data Trade Bursary Program builds on South Australia’s repute by giving our trade leaders and researchers the prospect to study from, and contribute to, the world’s greatest wine areas. It helps guarantee our wine trade stays resilient and aggressive.
“I congratulate the recipients and stay up for seeing how their experiences overseas encourage new concepts, innovation, and opportunities for our trade right here at house.”
Wine Grape Council of South Australia (WGCSA) CEO Lisa Bennier mentioned the organisation was happy to be supporting Suzanne McLoughlin’s participation in this system.
“Strengthening trade functionality in virus identification and administration is a essential precedence for South Australian growers, and we welcome the chance for Suzanne to share her learnings with our members and the broader sector,” mentioned Bennier.
Wine Australia CEO Dr Martin Cole additionally congratulated the contributors, together with Yihe Sui and Samantha Scarratt who’re supported by Wine Australia.
“Learning from and sharing information with our global wine friends is a vital strategy to develop the aptitude of our folks and to assist the broader sector in reaching its aspirations,” mentioned Dr Cole.
“We stay up for listening to concerning the learnings and opportunities that you’ve got had by this program.”
The Outbound Data Trade Bursary Program is made doable by Adelaide’s membership within the Nice Wine Capitals Global Community (GWCGN), which brings collectively 11 internationally famend wine areas, together with Bordeaux and Napa Valley.
This system is supported by the Nice Wine Capitals Adelaide Steering Committee, which is a partnership between the Division of Major Industries and Areas, the SA Wine Business Affiliation, the South Australian Tourism Fee and the College of Adelaide. Further bursaries are generously supported by Wine Australia and the Wine Grape Council of SA.
For extra details about the Nice Wine Capitals Outbound Data Trade Bursary Program go to: https://www.adelaidegreatwinecapital.sa.gov.au/industry/outbound_knowledge_exchange
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