Jennifer Doyle has been awarded Viticulturist of the Year at the Australian Women in Wine Awards 2017 for her outstanding contribution crafting premium sparkling wine, Jansz Tasmania.
The Women in Wine Awards acknowledged Doyle’s innovative, dedicated and holistic approach to vineyard management, as well as her sustainability practices and personal efforts to enrich the lives of Jansz Tasmania employees through ongoing training and education programs.
“It is such an incredible honour to have been recognised as Viticulturist of the Year 2017 by such an inspiring and uplifting community of women,” says Doyle, who was also shortlisted for the award in 2016.
“My viticultural journey began 25 years ago in my home state of New South Wales, however my wine compass has been resolutely fixed on a southerly bearing. Whilst my career has seen me traversing cool climate regions of Orange, Pemberton and Margaret River, the last nine years have found me firmly planted in the Jansz Tasmania vineyard in the Pipers River region of northern Tasmania.
“Tasmania’s Pipers River region is a very special place — the close-knit community that live and work on the land and the unique terroir that influences our award-winning sparkling wine has rewarded me with some of the most fruitful years of my career to date.
“In my role as Jansz vigneron I am intimately involved in the Jansz Parish Vineyard in the Coal River Valley and also the Jansz Pipers River Vineyard where our Vintage Cuvees are grown, as well as the winemaking itself.”
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