Adam Chapman

Adam Chapman has been active in the wine and spirit industry for 35 years, mostly as a winemaker for wineries in France and Australia (Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley, South Burnett Valley and the Granite Belt). He has held leadership roles for numerous wineries, notably 2 large Queensland wineries/distilleries where he developed projects between $2 and $30 million operation from green field start-up sites.

This is where his skills and attention to detail have created demonstrable success, not only in winemaking, blending and tasting, but also in winery design, process flow streamlining, eco installations, waste management and plant installation, and environmental building design including co-generation and tri-generation.

For the last ten years his focus has been on wine and spirit education, teaching the WSET wine and spirit courses from Level 1 to Level 3 in wines and Level 1 and 3 spirits. Adam was the first educator in Australia that can teach Level 3 in Wines and Level 3 in Spirits.

Adam is also a content writer for Certificate IV in Artisan Fermented Beverage (Distilling), as well as a Australian Distillers Assoc, Distillery Safety Course.

He is currently head distiller at a new distillery on the Sunshine Coast. Avid WHS Safety in Distilleries.

CAVU Distilling. (Sunshine and Sons – Gin and Vodka)

CAVU Distilling (Nil Desperandum – Rum)

Qualifications

He is the FIRST WSET educator in Australia to be able to teach Level 3 in Wines and Level 3 in Spirits.

Australia’s FIRST Master Rummelier.

DISTILLATION

• IBD – Diploma in Distilling – (Yr 3 student)
• WSET – Level 3 Award in Spirits
• Royal Rum Society – Certified Master Rummelier
• EWA – Diploma in Single Malt Whisky
• WSET – Certified Spirit Educator Level 3
• IBD – General Certificate in Distilling
• IBD- Spirit Sensory Analysis
• WM – Certified Spirits Judge
• AGI – Mezcal Specialist

WINEMAKING/ SAKE

• WSET – Diploma in Wines and Spirits
• WSET – Certified Wine Educator Level 3
• WSET – Level 3 Award in Sake
• Diploma in Winemaking
• SWE – Certified Wine Specialist
• BNI – Foundation Certificate in Sensory Science
• AWRI – Advanced Palate Assessment Course

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Diploma in Workplace, Health and Safety
• OHSA – ICAM Lead Investigator
• Diploma in Project Management
• Cert IV  Training and Assessment
• ISO 45001 Internal Auditor
• Certificate in Hazardous Area Classification

Photo by Olessia McGergor Photography
Words from Wine and Spirit Inc