16 Aug 10
The Institute of Masters of Wine and Yalumba, Australia's oldest family-owned winery, are delighted to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2010/11 Yalumba Scholarship.
This generous scholarship is awarded annually to one second-year student in the Institute’s education programme, who is based outside Australia or New Zealand, and enables the recipient to attend the Institute’s annual Australasian education seminar and to visit the Yalumba vineyards and winery.
The scholarship, worth up to £3,000, consists of:
- a return flight ticket on economy class to the Institute’s 2010/11 residential education seminar in Adelaide, from a major city near the winner’s home;
- accommodation for the duration of the seminar in Adelaide; and
- a one-week visit to the Yalumba vineyard, nursery and winery in Angaston.
Selection for the scholarship will be in the form of an essay, not to exceed 1,000 words in length and written in English. The topic for this year’s essay is:
You have been successful in your application to become Marketing Manager of Wine Australia. You will be making the keynote address “My action plan for Australian wine” to your constituents at a specially convened meeting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before grape-growers, winemakers, distributors, suppliers, industry bodies, the trade and government. You have a 1,000 word opportunity to inspire the Australian wine industry with your aspirational but practical speech, outlining a five-year vision for a robust, profitable and greatly admired participant in the global market.
Applications should be submitted by email to The Institute’s Education Manager, Peter Csizmadia-Honigh, peter@mastersofwine.org, by September 3rd 2010. The preferred dates for the week at Yalumba are December 1st to 7th 2010.
The winner will be expected to produce a short report about their visit to Yalumba, which will be published on the Institute's website for the benefit of the international community of students studying towards achieving the title of Master of Wine.
Fifth generation Yalumba proprietor, Robert Hill Smith said, ‘On the ground experience remains an integral factor in wine education. The winner will have the very rare opportunity to work alongside our experienced viti and vini teams and have our wider resources at their disposal for the duration of their visit. Last year’s winner Julia Sevenich found the trip to be an extraordinary educational experience; naturally we are very pleased to offer this scholarship once again.”
Dr. Josef Schuller MW, Chairman of the Institute, said: “Yalumba provides a first class opportunity for a student of the Institute to gain first hand insight to winemaking in Australia through this generous scholarship, as well as the opportunity to attend our annual education seminar in Adelaide. The Institute is very grateful to Yalumba for its continuing commitment to our goal of promoting educational excellence within the global wine community.”