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CURRICULUM
VITAE.
Jim
McMahon
(JP,
Dip Teach, B. Ed)
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Jim
McMahon travels and lectures widely in the area of food
and wine. He was a member of the National Council of the
Australian Society of Wine Education representing Queensland
and then NSW from 1990-1999, and is sought after for writing/speaking
and wine judging engagements worldwide.
Jim
McMahon's book Australian Wines Regions & Rituals,
published by RMIT Publishing and launched by Len Evans
OBE in October 1995, was a sell out. As a wine and food
consultant in the area of hospitality, Jim advised for
the 1995 Papal visit of John Paul II and has lectured
aboard Silversea Cruises and many of Cunard/Seabourn Cruise
Lines, most notably Cunard's legendary QE2" from
1990 to 2006.
Jim is a national and international wine show judge
and has judged at the following wine shows: |
- Mudgee Wine Show (Associate) 1999
- Cowra Wine Show (Associate) 2000 & 2001
- Griffith Wine Show (Associate) 2000
- Bathurst Wine Show (Associate) 2000,2001 & 2002
- Perth Hills Wine Show (Judge) 2002
- Stanthorpe Small Winemaker's Wine Show (Judge) 2002
to 2004
- Brock University, St. Catherine's Ontario Canada- Alumni
(Judge) 1999
- London International Wine Challenge (Judge) 2001, 2002,
2003 & 2005
- Singapore (Judge) 2005, 2006 & 2007 Wine for Asia
- Riverland Wine Show, SA - Associate (2003)
- Canberra National Show, ACT - Associate (2003)
- Japan International Wine Challenge, Tokyo - Judge 2003
& 2005
- Camden Agricultural Wine Show -Inaugural Wine Show (NSW),
Judge (2004).
- Attended Vinitaly in Verona in 2001 & 2005
- Conducted
Australian Wine Masterclasses for “Australia Week”
Austrade Moscow May 2005.
- Judged at San Francisco International Wine Challenge
2007.
- Judged (panel chair) at Shanghai International Wine
Challenge 2007.
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His regular wine columns are published in state, national
and international journals with circulations over
500,000. Jim's many media appearances have included
ABC (2BL), 2UE for 2000 & 2002 and commercial
radio throughout Australia. He was presenter for the
inaugural live broadcast via sky channel of Open Training
Network wine courses in 1996. In 2008 Jims ‘wine
slot’ is back on Friday nights (fortnightly)
on 2UE/954am (syndicated on 3AW,4BC,6PR,96FM,MAGIC
& 4BH). |
Jim's professional qualifications include:
Southport UK, City & Guilds London Institute,
Hotel Catering.
British Wine & Spirit Education Trust Certificate
and Higher Certificate.
University of Adelaide Basic and Advanced Certificate
in Wine Sensory Evaluation.
University of Technology, Sydney Diploma of Teaching;
Batchelor of Education in Technical Education (Double
Major in Human Resource Management & Communications). |
Jim McMahon visits wine regions and writes articles on
food, wine and travel on behalf of vineyard associations
within Australia and overseas.
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