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When Mark Bulman shipped his newly released ’24 vintage grenache wines to those on his allocation list in early June, he ...
In this series, we get to know the winemakers behind three Australian wineries: Holm Oak, Balancing Heart and TarraWarra ...
Tony Comino, a dedicated viticulturist and winemaker, and wife Mary took over ownership of the winery from his parents on its 21st vintage. Tony is proud of the estate-grown, made and bottled heritage ...
Wine lovers in Brisbane and Melbourne look out! We've got two fabulous winter wine festivals coming to you this August.
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 ...
Each of the 19 wineries in the below list have put forward a wine they recommend you try now. All have been rated between 92 ...
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 ...
In a particularly challenging year for most, value has never been so important. We have certainly felt the need to showcase Australia’s best buys, both suitable for the mid-week and for special ...
To truly encapsulate the meaning of ‘Best New’, we have recalibrated this award. Best New will no longer refer to wineries submitting to the Companion for the first time, though these will still be ...
Over the past year, our Tasting Team has worked tirelessly, assessing and reviewing a slew of wines from across the country – 8000 wines from 945 Australian wineries. Aside from sipping and spitting ...
Our Winemaker of the Year award is a celebration of the people who do their darndest to put stunning wines on our tables, and into our lives. We present the 2025 Winemaker of the Year Shortlist – meet ...
The Snep family (Ronald, Jackson and Alexandra) began developing Welshmans Reef Vineyard in 1986, planting cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and semillon. Chardonnay and merlot were added in the early '90s, ...