Liz Riley is the owner and operator of Vitibit Pty Ltd. She commenced viticultural consulting in 2000, after 8 years of working in the wine industry, both locally, interstate and internationally.
Liz has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Wine) from Roseworthy Agricultural College and is also an Australian Nuffield Farming Scholar. This prestigious scholarship enabled Liz to travel to Europe and North America in 1997 to investigate "Sustainable Agrochemical Use in Viticulture". (www.nuffield.com.au).
While at Southcorp Wines from 1993-2000, Liz had a major role in the national viticultural team, with a focus on Grape Quality. This was followed by two years working across NSW as the Regional Viticulturist. She has also been a vineyard owner in the Hilltops region of NSW.
Liz has been an active member of the wine industry with time spent on the Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology Committee as the NSW elected Representative (1999-2001) and the NSWWIA R&D committee. She is currently a professional member of Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO) and an associate member of the Hunter Valley Vineyard Association.
Liz has also contributed to ASVO workshops with the presentation of papers on Grape Quality and is a contributing author to the revised edition of Viticulture Volume 1. (see Publications).