Leading wine author, TV host, writer and speaker Tyson Stelzer, is hitting the airwaves as the resident wine expert for the Travel Writers Radio Show.

An initiative of the International Food Wine Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), the show is aired on 87.8FM – Melbourne's newest FM radio station. 

Co-hosted by Pete Watson and Graeme Kemlo, who jointly have more than 70 years experience in the industry, the show runs for two hours with both a travel and culinary segment, offering information from the best things to do, see, tips and advice to the downright quirky and unusual.

Stelzer, who was just recently named International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year 2015 at VinItaly, one of the world's leading wine events, will feature in a dedicated wine segment each month. 

Stelzer has 14 wine books to his name (including The Champagne Guide – the benchmark global reference to champagne), is a regular judge at wine shows; co-creator with UK wine writer Matthew Jukes of The Great Australian Red competition and host of the groundbreaking new television series, People of the Vines.

He will cover everything from what life is really like when you 'live in the vines', to his latest wine discoveries and how the world of wine is evolving.

Co-host Peter Watson says it's a privilege to have someone of Tyson's calibre on the show.

“Our mantra on the show is to do the very best we can to ensure we are entertaining, engaging and informing our listeners with the most credible authoritative figures in the industry.   To have Tyson on the show, who has been described as the next James Halliday, is the absolute epitome of this, and verification of where we have positioned our radio segment.”

The Travel Writers Radio show runs from 5 – 7pm every Wednesday on 87.8FM across central Melbourne. 

Interviews can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/travelwritersradio

For more information:

Kirstie Bedford

Freelance travel writer and PR consultant

News editor, Travel Writers Radio Show

E: kirstie@kdjmcommunications.com.au

T: 0437 455 001

Graeme Kemlo

E: Graeme@travelwritersradio.com

Peter Watson

E: peter@travelwritersradio.com

About IFWTWA

Launched in Australia in 2011, the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association (Australasia) sits under the global Association of the same name, which was established in the 1950s, and has a growing global membership base in North and South America, Europe and the UK.

IFWTWA Australasia has members in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Its focus is on offering skills development, story angles and leads. 

The Travel Writers Radio Show runs for two hours and is hosted on 87.8FM, which broadcasts in central Melbourne.  Interviews can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/travelwritersradio.

IFWTWA also has a blog, which features stories from professional travel, food and wine writers.  It can be found here: http://foodwinetraveltips.wordpress.com

For more information including membership: http://www.ifwtwa.org/australasia/index.html