Festival Stars | Tasting Australia presented by Journey Beyond | ...

Homegrown chefs, winemakers, beverage experts, hosts and more create unforgettable food and beverage experiences during the Tasting Australia festival each year.

Creative Team

Kane Pollard — Kane Pollard FOOD CURATOR

Banjo Harris Plane DRINKS CURATOR

Meira Harel DRINKS CURATOR

Patron and Legends

Simon Bryant PATRON

Cheong Liew LEGEND

Maggie Beer — Maggie Beer LEGEND

2025 Tasting Australia Spirit Awards Judges

Tim Boast HEAD JUDGE

Bill Lark PATRON

Jess Clayfield — Jess Clayfield

Fred Siggins — Fred Siggins

Sam Bygrave — Sam Bygrave

Graham Wright

Amy Martin

Meira Harel

Kayla Grigoriou

Marshall King — Marshall King

Quentin Brival — Quentin Brival

Carmen Hartwich — Carmen Hartwich

Sarah Prowse — Sarah Prowse

2025 Culinary Stars

Adam D'Sylva — Adam D'Sylva

Alexis Besseau

Andy Allen — Andy Allen

Annita Potter

Anthony Cresp

Ayubi family — Ayubi family

Baine Stubbs

Ben Bertei — Ben Bertei

Brendan Roach

Callum Hann — Callum Hann

Calum Horn

Cameron Ahl

Chia Wu — Chia Wu

Chiara Pavan

Clare Falzon — Clare Falzon

Damien Coulthard

Danielle Alvarez — Danielle Alvarez

Darren Robertson — Darren Robertson

Daniel Murphy — Daniel Murphy

Dave Verheul

Doogal Hannagan & Louise Lynch

Douglas McMaster

Duncan Welgemoed

Emma McCaskill

Emma Shearer — Emma Shearer

Emily Thomas — Emily Thomas

Enrico Sgarbossa

Fabian Lehmann — Fabian Lehmann

Fiona Carboni

Georgia Roberts

Georgie Rogers — Georgie Rogers

Jacob Davey

Jacqui Challinor

Jake Kellie — Jake Kellie

Jamie Musgrave

Jimmy Toone — Jimmy Toone

Jo Leal

Joanna Savill

Justin James — Justin James

Kirby Shearing — Kirby Shearing

Lachlan Colwill

Lennox Hastie — Lennox Hastie

Lilly Trewartha

Mandy Hall — Mandy Hall

Mark Jensen — Mark Jensen

Mat Lindsay

Matteo Carboni

Mug Chen — Mug Chen

Nick Tadija

Nicola Palmer — Nicola Palmer

O'Tama Carey

Ollie Wong-Hee

Paul Stone — Paul Stone

Rebecca Sullivan — Rebecca Sullivan

Rodney Dunn

Rose Adam — Rose Adam

Sam Smith — Sam Smith

Scott Huggins

Shannon Fleming — Shannon Fleming

Sharon Romeo — Sharon Romeo

Sharon Winsor

Sophie Pope

Tom Bradman

Tom Campbell — Tom Campbell

Tom Tilbury — Tom Tilbury

Trinh Richards — Trinh Richards

Vanessa Button

Zoe Birch

2025 Beverage Stars

Amber Ochota

Anais Gschwind

Andrew Hardy

Anita Goode

Bernice Ong

Bianca Welsh

Cody Banks

Colin McBryde — Colin McBryde

Curly Haslam-Coates — Curly Haslam-Coates

David Ridge — David Ridge

Ella Hoban

Fiona Donald — Fiona Donald

Frewin Ries

Gareth Belton

George Georgiadis

Gwyn Olsen

James Audas

Jane Bromley

Jasper Button

Jules Ashmead

Justine Henschke — Justine Henschke

Katie Spain — Katie Spain

Kaaren Palmer

Kim Chalmers — Kim Chalmers

Koen Janssens

Lachlan Duncan

Lachlan Jeffries

Lauren Langfield — Lauren Langfield

Luca Baioni

Luke Whearty

Mark Bulman

Martin Moran

Matt Deller MW

Matt Paul

Matt Turnbull

Max Allen — Max Allen

Melanie Chester

Milly Badman

Monica Berg

Nick Corletto

Olivia Moore

Pablo Theodoros

Paddy Gilhooly

Paul Carpenter

Peter Fraser

Riley Harrison — Riley Harrison

Sam Milne

SamTaylor — Sam Taylor

Sean Baxter

Sid Pachare

Sophie Carbonneau — Sophie Carbonneau

Stacey-Lee Edwards — Stacey-Lee Edwards

Steph Turnbull

Stephen Pannell

Sue Bell — Sue Bell

Topher Boehm

Tom Jonas

Past Alumni

Marco Pierre White

Jock Zonfrillo

Adam Liaw

Aaron Turner

Alanna Sapwell

Alejandro Huerta

Alex Atala

Alice Zaslavsky

Amanda McInerney — Amanda McInerney

Amy Hamilton — Amy Hamilton

Analiese Gregory

Andrew McConnell — Andrew McConnell

Angelina Mondavi — Angelina Mondavi

Annie Smithers — Annie Smithers

Anthony Myint

Ashley Ratcliffe — Ashley Ratcliffe

Belinda Jeffrey

Belinda Thomson — Belinda Thomson

Ben Devlin — Ben Devlin

Ben Haines — Ben Haines

Ben Shewry — Ben Shewry

Bethany Finn — Bethany Finn

Big Sam Young — Big Sam Young

Bill Lark — Bill Lark

Breen Matti

Brent Savage

Bridget Raffal — Bridget Raffal

Callum Powell — Callum Powell

Carlo Mirarchi

Chae — Chae

Charlie Melton — Charlie Melton

Charlie Seppelt — Charlie Seppelt

Charlotte Hardy — Charlotte Hardy

Chester Osborn — Chester Osborn

Chris Crawford — Chris Crawford

Christian Canala — Christian Canala

Christian Puglisi

Christine Manfield — Christine Manfield

Costardi Brothers

Curly Haslam-Coates — Curly Haslam-Coates

Dan Hong

Dan Redman — Dan Redman

Dan Hunter

Daniel Airoldi — Daniel Airoldi

Darren Lange — Darren Lange

Dave Pynt — Dave Pynt

Dave Verheul

David LeMire — David LeMire

David Ridge — David Ridge

Dylan Grigg — Dylan Grigg

Emily Salkeld — Emily Salkeld

Federico Zanellato

Fraser McKinley — Fraser McKinley

George Campbell — George Campbell

Gill Meller — Gill Meller

Greggory Hill

Guy de Rivoire

Guy Parkinson

Heidi Bjerkan

Hugh Allen — Hugh Allen

Iain Cameron — Iain Cameron

Ian Hongell — Ian Hongell

Jacinta Jenkins — Jacinta Jenkins

Jacqui Challinor — Jacqui Challinor

Jake Smyth

James Erskine — James Erskine

James Lindner — James Lindner

James Lowe — James Lowe

Jemma Whiteman — Jemma Whiteman

Jan Ordway — Jan Ordway

Jerry Mai

Jessica Hill Smith

John Hughes — John Hughes

Josey Baker

JP McMahon

Justine Henschke — Justine Henschke

Jyoti Bindu

Karen Martini — Karen Martini

Karena Armstrong

Kris Lloyd — Kris Lloyd

Kylie Javier Ashton — Kylie Javier Ashton

Lachlan Barber — Lachlan Barber

Laura Carter — Laura Carter

Lauren Eldridge — Lauren Eldridge

Laurent D'Harcourt

Leah Adint — Leah Adint

Liz Carlisle

Louis Tikaram

Louisa Rose — Louisa Rose

Luke Burgess — Luke Burgess

Luke Powell — Luke Powell

Lulu Lunn — Lulu Lunn

Magdalena Roze — Magdalena Roze

Marcell Kustos — Marcell Kustos

Mark Kurlansky

Mark LaBrooy — Mark LaBrooy

Mark Wright — Mark Wright

Mark Reginato — Mark Reginato

Marvin Lattrez — Marvin Lattrez

Marquis Sauvage

Matt Dunne — Matt Dunne

Matt Stone — Matt Stone

Max Sharrad

Mehmet Gurs

Melissa Palinkas — Melissa Palinkas

Mike Bennie — Mike Bennie

Monty Koludrovic

Morgan McGlone

Mrs Singh

Nathan Sasi

Ned Goodwin — Ned Goodwin

Nesh Simic — Nesh Simic

Nick Stock

Nick Tesar — Nick Tesar

Norbert Neiderkofler

O Tama Carey

Palisa Anderson — Palisa Anderson

Paul Baker

Paul Hotker — Paul Hotker

Paul West

Peter Clarke — Peter Clarke

Peter Gilmore — Peter Gilmore

Philippe Mouchel

Poh Ling Yeow — Poh Ling Yeow

Raymond Capaldi

Richard Leask — Richard Leask

Rick Kinzbrunner — Rick Kinzbrunner

Riley Harrison — Riley Harrison

Robert Hill-Smith — Robert Hill-Smith

Robert Walters — Robert Walters

Rosheen Kaul — Rosheen Kaul

Rodolfo Guzman

Ryan Davidson — Ryan Davidson

Sacha La Forgia

Salloum Sisters

Sally McGill — Sally McGill

Sam Barry — Sam Barry

Sam Wigan — Sam Wigan

Sashi Cheliah — Sashi Cheliah

Sat Bains

Sav Sexton — Sav Sexton

Sean Connolly — Sean Connolly

Selina Kelly — Selina Kelly

Severine Perru — Severine Perru

Shane Wilson — Shane Wilson

Shannon Martinez — Shannon Martinez

Shanteh Wale — Shanteh Wale

Sharon Flynn — Sharon Flynn

Shaun Quade

Shohei Yasuda

Simone Watts — Simone Watts

Skye Seppelt — Skye Seppelt

Somer Sivrioglu

Steph Toole — Steph Toole

Stuart Oldfield — Stuart Oldfield

Symon Conway-Lyden — Symon Conway-Lyden

Terry Nattawoot

Tessa Brown — Tessa Brown

Thomas Johns

Tim Hardy — Tim Hardy

Tom Bradman — Tom Bradman

Tony Carroll — Tony Carroll

Tony Love — Tony Love

Troy Rhoades-Brown

Victor Liong

Victoria James — Victoria James

Will Meyrick

Warren Randall — Warren Randall

Kevin Glastonbury — Kevin Glastonbury

Leanne Altmann — Leanne Altmann

Angus Love — Angus Love

Adam Liston

Alex Bellas — Alex Bellas

Alex Crawford — Alex Crawford

Andrew Davies — Andrew Davies

Benjamin Cross

Ben Williamson — Ben Williamson

Benjamin Cooper

Billie Justice Thomson — Billie Justice Thomson

Bryan Martin — Bryan Martin

Brigitte Hafner — Brigitte Hafner

Charlie Lu — Charlie Lu

Claudette Zepeda — Claudette Zepeda

Dana Kinter — Dana Kinter

Daniella Guevara — Daniella Guevara

Darren Purchese — Darren Purchese

Elli Beer — Elli Beer

Gabriel Stengle — Gabriel Stengle

Hansol Lee — Hansol Lee

Helly Raichura

Imogen Czulowski — Imogen Czulowski

Isobel Little — Isobel Little

Jack Ingram — Jack Ingram

Jae Bang — Jae Bang

James Henry — James Henry

Jessie Spiby — Jessie Spiby

Jo Barrett — Jo Barrett

Julia Busuttil Nishimura — Julia Busuttil Nishimura

Justin James — Justin James

Mark Best

Mitch Orr — Mitch Orr

Narin ‘Jack’ Kulasai — Narin ‘Jack’ Kulasai

Nornie Bero — Nornie Bero

Paul Carmichael

Rosa Matto — Rosa Matto

Shane Delia

Stacey Conner — Stacey Conner

Terry Intarakhamhaeng — Terry Intarakhamhaeng

Thi Le — Thi Le

Thomas Robinson — Thomas Robinson

Tom Jack — Tom Jack

Will Doak — Will Doak

Matt Moran

Paul Stone — Paul Stone

Sam Smith — Sam Smith

Trisha Greentree — Trisha Greentree

Will Doak — Valerie Henbest

Adam Wadewitz — Adam Wadewitz

Alex Schulkin — Alex Schulkin

Alex Kirkwood — Alex Kirkwood

Amelia Nolan — Amelia Nolan

Andrie Whisson — Andrie Whisson

Anais Gschwind — Anais Gschwind

Ashley Huntington — Ashley Huntington

Briony Liebich — Briony Liebich

Brad Hickey — Brad Hickey

Bryan Martin — Bryan Martin

Corrina Wright — Corrina Wright

David Swain

Erin Larkin — Erin Larkin

Galit Shachaf — Galit Shachaf

Greta Wohlstadt — Greta Wohlstadt

Helen Masters — Helen Masters

Hugh Holds — Hugh Holds

Jacob Davey

James Spreadbury — James Spreadbury

Jono Koerner — Jono Koerner

Jono Hersey — Jono Hersey

Kate Goodman — Kate Goodman

Kate Laurie — Kate Laurie

Kerri Thompson — Kerri Thompson

Liz Carey — Liz Carey

Louis Schofield — Louis Schofield

Matt Dickson — Matt Dickson

Max Veenhuyzen — Max Veenhuyzen

Michael Downer — Michael Downer

Nick Mills — Nick Mills

Nick Ryan — Nick Ryan

Rob Mack — Rob Mack

Rose Kentish — Rose Kentish

Samantha Connew — Samantha Connew

Samantha Payne — Samantha Payne

Sebastian Crowther — Sebastian Crowther

Steve Crawford — Steve Crawford

Taras Ochota

Tim Kenny — Tim Kenny

Tom O'Reilly — Tom O'Reilly

Irina Santiago-Brown — Irina Santiago-Brown

Liam Van Pelt — Liam Van Pelt

Cara Devine — Cara Devine

Darren Leaney — Darren Leaney

Duncan Mcrae — Duncan Mcrae

James Irvine — James Irvine

Kayla Reid — Kayla Reid

Krystal Hart — Krystal Hart

Luke Sanderson — Luke Sanderson

Rocky Hair — Rocky Hair

Ollie Margan — Ollie Margan

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