Nick Glaetzer moved to Tasmania in 2005, driven by his obsession with cool climate pinot noir. In 2011, he was named Young Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine. His 2010 Mon Père Shiraz was the first Tasmanian wine to win Australia’s most coveted wine award, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy.Annoucing Nick as one of the very best wine makers in the country.Born into Winemakinmg Royalty, with the Glaetzer name linked to Barossa wines since the late 19th century, and multiple Jimmy Watson awards, Nick walks his own path, an iconoclast, changing the industry forever

Now Book It is a quintessential Australian success story. Founded by Craig Joel in 2016, a solo entrepreneur from Perth, NBI sought to level the playing field. Global table-booking platforms charge per bum on seat, and do not share customer data with the restaurant. NBI is a subscription model, very unusual in Food Tech, that provides all customer data to venues. Saving restaurants hundreds of dollars a month, and also empowering their marketing initiatives.This little Aussie start-up is taking on global players, and winning. With more Australian food businesses using NBI than any other platform. https://nowbookit.com/

The UK’s no.1 premium vodka Absolut, will be rolling out its prototype Absolut Paper Bottle from late January. The prototype is the brand’s first step to achieving a fully bio-based bottle able to contain spirits. Made up of 57% paper and 43% recycled plastic, the bottle that can be successfully recycled after use.The project is a collaborative initiative with the Paboco, a pioneer community which includes a number of industry leaders in the FMCG sector.

Peter Althaus searched the world for a vineyard to produce Bordeaux-inspired wines and settled on the Coal River Valley in Hobart in 1989. An ex-IBM executive, and Founder of the Swiss wine-tasting association, Peter had an extra-ordinary palate. And within years Peter was producing award-winning wines like a wooded Sauvignon Blanc that Halliday would describe as the best in the world. The highly intelligent, intense, quietly spoken, and humble man produced some of the greatest wines Australia has ever known. Through Domaine-A, his memory will live on, as will his legacy of following your dreams and drinking deeply of life.