To qualify for this award, each winery has to have received a 5-star rating for the first time, and a history of at least four lesser ratings. Dal Zotto Wines is Dark Horse of the Year, and ...

Central Victoria’s Nagambie Lakes is a less trodden wine region, and that’s part of what makes it a beauty of a place. With the glistening reservoir of its namesake and the Goulburn River running ...

Australian winemaking company with over 20 years experience based in McLaren Vale. Backed by Chinese investors and thus far primarily focused on the Chinese market, they are apparently starting to ...

While I (James) was given comprehensive information about Paul and Gilli Lipscombe and their vineyard, I am none the wiser about the highly unusual and very catchy name. The story began in '05 when ...

It was while on a tour of Europe that (the now former) Australian Army solider Jason Barrette decided to ditch the battlefields in favour of barrels. After completing his oenology degree at Adelaide ...

Merum Estate stirred from slumber after morphing from grower and winemaker to pure grapegrowing after the 2006 vintage in '10. Another change in direction has since seen the sale of the Pemberton ...

Peter Booth is a 3rd-generation member of the Booth family, who have owned this winery since Esca Booth purchased the property in 1904. James Booth, 4th generation and current winemaker, completed his ...

Linfield Road produces small batches of single vineyard wines from the Wilson family vineyard at Williamstown. The story began in 1860 when Edmund Major Wilson planted the first vines on the outskirts ...

Aussie fizz is the best it’s ever been, thanks to a number of producers opting for extended maturation and site-specific wines. Jane Faulkner chats to three who are leading the charge. If there’s one ...

Got a dinner party coming up and you're not sure what to bring? The Halliday Tasting Team share their go-to dinner party wines to give you some inspiration. The Halliday Tasting Team share their go-to ...

Make this complex, versatile wine style your go-to for everything from dinner parties to celebrations. It’s a bit of a mystery why sparkling rosé isn't more popular. Food friendly, full of flavour, ...

The cult Barossa winery's latest release includes the 2023 Hoffmann Dallwitz Syrah, the 2023 Our Hill, and Little Wine #14. In early January, Fraser McKinley hit send on an email to Sami-Odi’s ...