One of Western Australia’s most highly regarded distilleries has taken home Champion Australian Distiller for the second year in a row at the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards (ADSA) presentation last night in Melbourne, with a record number of entries received for this year’s competition.
Guy Spagnolo of Driftway Kennels, NSW, has a long history of association with the Royal Melbourne Show. He has exhibited his Labrador Retrievers at this show since 1972, missing five years at the most. Over the years he has won many Best of Breed awards, and in more recent years, a number of higher awards. 2017 was an amazing year for him, winning his first Best in Show at the highly prestigious Royal Melbourne Show.
Sydney’s Danes Specialty Coffee has taken out the title of Champion Australian Roaster for the first time in the 2018 Australian International Coffee Awards (AICA), putting New South Wales in the spotlight for outstanding coffee production.
After two solid days of judging across Bendigo, Ballarat and Serpentine, the 2018 McLennan-McColl Flock of the Year champion has been named with Mr Nicholas Harrop of GE, KM and NE Harrop awarded the prestigious honour.