Tyson Stelzer
International Wine Authority, Award-Winning Author & Global Keynote Speaker
One of the world’s most awarded wine communicators, an international keynote speaker, television host and author. Named Wine Presenter of the Year 2025 and International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year, Tyson delivers authoritative, engaging insights into the global wine industry with unmatched depth and influence.
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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 2025 (in The Prestige Awards) The International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year 2015 (in 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 (in 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 in The Global Awards.
As a television presenter, Tyson is the host and producer of the People of the Vines series. He 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 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 Australian Red Competition and The Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification. Tyson is a tutor at the Len Evens Tutorial, considered to be the most exclusive wine school in the world.
He is also the creator and host of the Advanced Champagne Certificate and of Taste Champagne, the biggest global champagne showcase, with events across Australia, the UK and Hong Kong.
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 14 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.
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Tyson Stelzer will enliven any event with a wine perspective, from a structured boardroom wine tasting, hosted dinner, keynote presentation, informal client meet and greet, product launch or even a wedding. An accomplished presenter with 20 years experience presenting at international events in 12 countries, Tyson will educate and entertain audiences from 3 to 3000. His dynamic and informal approach encourages interaction, making wine enjoyable and unpretentious.
