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Calling all winegrowers – the 2021 Vineyard of the Year Awards July 16th, 2021 Image: Matt Swinney (L) and Lee Haselgrove. Following last year’s inaugural awards, the 2021 Vineyard of the Year Awards is now open for registrations. The Awards are designed to place vineyards and growers across the nation at the heart of the Australian wine story, and the heart of the Australian wine community. In the inaugural edition, we didn’t just applaud the trophy winners. As a celebration of Australian viticulture, we profiled the special sites and remarkable custodianship of 50 winegrowers. “That...

Halliday Wine Companion announces shortlist July 2nd, 2021 Halliday Wine Companion, the industry benchmark for Australian wine, is pleased to announce the return of its annual awards. It will be back in ceremony format at the distinguished Stokehouse in St Kilda on Thursday 12 August 12. After the enormous success of last year’s online stream, the event will also be broadcast locally and internationally via winecompanion.com.au on the evening. For the first time this year, judging for the Halliday Wine Companion Awards was conducted by the full and revitalised Halliday Tasting Panel, led by...

The Inaugural Vineyard of the Year Awards winners March 17th, 2021 Image: Matt Swinney (L) and Lee Haselgrove, Vineyard of the Year winners. After a six-month search that has included multiple rounds of judging and site inspections of vineyards around Australia, Young Gun of Wine has announced the trophy winners for the inaugural Vineyard of the Year Awards. The judging panel consisted of Max Allen, Dr Mary Cole, Dr Peter Dry AM, Dr Mardi Longbottom, Dr Irina Santiago-Brown and Mark Walpole. They were supported by our vineyard inspectors: Chris Penfold (SA), Colin Bell (WA), John Whiting (VIC...