Hyatt customers to benefit from Australian wine scholarship
Ms Jin will be the guest of Wine Australia, who sponsors the annual scholarship program, which is extended to staff from seven Hyatt hotels located in Dongguan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Macau and across Hong Kong.
“We received more than 70 applications this year and the standard and level of interest were very high,” commented Marco Avitabile, Director of Culinary Operations, Hyatt International – Asia Pacific Limited.
“All applicants had to complete a multiple choice test about Australian wine regions and the wines they are famous for, as well as preparing tasting notes at a supervised tasting, and we were very impressed with the results,” he said.
Wine Australia’s Regional Manager, Ms Ali Lockwood, said the scholarship had been created to recognise the important role Hyatt hotels played in the Pearl River Delta region.
“China is learning more and more about Australian wine all the time and now Milly has a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to increase her knowledge first hand and take what she has learned back to Donugguan,” said Ms Lockwood.
Milly Jin was equally delighted adding, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Wine Australia and Hyatt Regency Dongguan for providing this wonderful scholarship program. It is an incredible opportunity for me to truly understand and explore the diversity of Australian wine and I hope to learn a lot from my visit to Australia. I feel very fortunate to have been awarded the Hyatt Wine Scholarship, and cannot wait to discover Australia!”
• Wine Australia is the brand under which the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (AWBC), a Government organisation established to provide strategic support to the Australian wine sector, delivers its international marketing programs. The AWBC is based in Australia and is represented by a Market Development Officer in China who is located in Austrade Shanghai. For further information, please visit www.wineaustralia.com or contact jessie.qian@wineaustralia.com.
• Austrade is the Australian Government agency that helps Australian companies to enter and develop international markets. Austrade China’s network comprises 14 offices located across mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, for more information, please visit www.austrade.gov.au or contact: rapidmanager@austrade.gov.au.