About Tyson Stelzer

Tyson Stelzer is a multi-award winning wine writer, television host and producer, author of 18 wine books, international keynote speaker and wine show chairman and judge.

He was named Wine Presenter of the Year in both 2026 and 2025 (The Prestige Awards), The International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year 2015 (The International Wine & Spirit Competition), the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year 2015 and 2013 (The Wine Communicators of Australia) and The International Champagne Writer of the Year 2011 (The Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards).

In 2021 he was named the Most Influential Opinion Maker in the annual power list of Who’s Who in Australia by Meininger’s Wine Business International (Germany).

He is the creator and host of The Champagne Tour, which was named Tour Operator of the Year 2025 (The Global Awards).
He is also the creator and host of the Advanced Champagne Certificate, winner of Innovative Wine Educator of the Year (LUXlife Global Excellence Awards 2025) and Best Interactive Wine Education Course Provider (Corporate Vision Education & Training Awards 2023). His Taste Champagne events are the biggest global champagne showcase, with 42 events to date across Australia, the UK and Hong Kong. Taste Champagne was awarded Best Global Champagne Tasting Event (LUXlife Excellence Awards 2026).

Tyson is the author of seven editions of The Champagne Guide, a regular columnist for many magazines, and a contributor to Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine. As a television presenter, he is the host and producer of the People of the Vines series.

As an international speaker, Tyson has presented at wine events across Australia, France, Italy, Austria, Greece, Montenegro, the US, UK, Japan, Hong Kong, South Africa and New Zealand. He is a regular judge and chairman at wine shows throughout Australia and is a co-creator with UK wine writer Matthew Jukes of The Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification and The Great Australian Red Competition, winner of Australian Wine Competition of the Year (The Food & Drink Awards 2025). Tyson is a tutor and director of the champange and sparkling program at the Len Evens Tutorial, considered to be the most exclusive wine school in the world.

Tyson is the founder and director of Teen Rescue Foundation, a charity to actively discourage and reduce harmful alcohol use and its consequences among under-age teens. He has raised more than $500,000 for charities through his philanthropic initiatives over the past 15 years.

He is a winner of the Best French Wine Book in Australia 2020 and 2014, Best Digital Wine Book in Australia 2017, Digital Wine Communicator of the Year 2015, Best Wine Book of the Year 2014, Best Trade or Technical Writer of the Year 2013 and the Award for Best Food and Wine Writing 2008.

Tyson Stelzer’s status as a wine writer and author continues to soar.
James Halliday

Stelzer is a persuasive new voice… the new kid on the block with a very bright future.
World of Fine Wine, UK

Tyson Stelzer is one of Australia’s youngest, most serious and greatest wine writers.
John Jens Lamont’s Wine Store, Perth

Stelzer continues to baffle world-leading wine reviewers and writers with his depth of knowledge and exceptional palate.
Dan Murphy’s