Author: Abigail Macleod
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WAAPA events, workshops & auditions for classical music students
WAAPA has a proud history as the starting point for extraordinary music careers including Tim Minchin, Meg Mac, Amy Manford and Christopher Dragon. Over the next few months, WAAPA’s Music Department is providing exciting new opportunities for classical music students to visit campus, join free workshops and audition for classical music degrees and diplomas starting in 2025.…
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3 amazing classical music events coming to Perth
Over the next three months, Musica Viva Australia is bringing three amazing classical music performances from as far as London, to the Perth Concert Hall. Starting on Monday next week, London’s renowned Choir of King’s College performs one show only at the PCH. In September, maestro William Barton teams up with Ensemble Q for a…
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8 Australian wines beat 18,000 competitors at Decanter World Wine Awards
The Decanter World Wine Awards in London is the world’s most influential wine show with judges tasting 18,000 of the world’s finest wines. Only 50 wines are awarded the coveted Best in Show title. To get to this level, wines go through two rounds of blind tasting and three separate approvals by a regional panel, a Co-Chair,…
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Top ten events coming up at RAC Arena
RAC Arena continues to attract major national and global sporting events, comedians and musicians to Perth. Music legends coming up include Ne-Yo, J Balvin, Parkway Drive and Hozier. Comedians Trevor Noah, Sooshi Mango and Sarah Millican are coming later in the year, and sports lovers can gear up for HoopsFest, bringing the best of basketball to Perth, and the Wildcats national…
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Swan Valley wine region 2024 vintage report
The Swan Valley is the most northern and warmest of the wine regions in Western Australia and so vintage finishes the earliest. The region is renowned for their fortifies and includes more than 40 vineyards growing varieties that include Verdelho, Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache and Chenin. The 2024 vintage finished in February. Caroline Taylor from Wines…
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Great Southern wine region 2024 vintage report
Holding the title of Australia’s largest wine region, WA’s Great Southern is home to five distinct subregions: Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and Porongurup. Riesling and cool climate Shiraz are standout varieties across the entire region, although the classic varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet also flourish. The first wines, a Riesling and…
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Margaret River experiences earliest vintage on record for 2024
Margaret River remains one of Australia’s most beautiful wine regions with 95+ wineries and a Mediterranean climate ideal for growing signature varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc blends. While the typical vintage runs from February to late April, above average temperatures led to 2024 being the earliest on record. The WA Wine Association…
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A challenging but fruitful harvest: 2024 Geographe wine vintage report
Home to 57 growers, 26 producers and 36 different grape varieties, Geographe is the most diverse wine region in Western Australia. Just ninety minutes south of Perth and one hour north of globally renowned Margaret River region, Geographe boasts more than twenty boutique wineries surrounded by the incredible Ferguson Valley and Geographe Bay. Geographe is best known…
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A record-breaking vintage in the Blackwood Valley for 2024
The Blackwood Valley is home to more than 15 boutique vineyards growing Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Shiraz and small quantities of Viognier and Pinot Noir. The first vineyards were established in 1976, making it one of Australia’s newest wine regions, the continental climate is ideal for winemaking and the region has earned the Valley…
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Two Margaret River wines make top 50 of 18,000 at Decanter Awards
The Decanter World Wine Awards in London is the world’s most influential wine show, with wine judges tasting 18,000 of the world’s finest wines. Only 50 wines are awarded Best in Show. To get to this level, wines must first go through two rounds of blind tasting and three separate approvals by a regional panel, a Co-Chair,…