Last week we released the Top 100 Wineries 2024. The list is jam-packed with some of the country's very best producers. To be ...

Barossa Valley shiraz is a global brand – and justifiably so. But, as Dave Brookes discovered on a recent tasting trip for the 2026 Companion, there’s a lot more to this iconic region. About an hour’s ...

Situated in the north of the Margaret River region, the Abbey Vale vineyards were established in '85 by the McKay family. The highest quality fruit comes from the original plantings of chardonnay, ...

Patricia Berry and late husband Michael founded a substantial vineyard near Kingaroy, an area better known for growing peanuts. The VSP-trellised vines are grown in a north–south orientation that best ...

The Peos family has farmed in the west Manjimup district for almost a century, the 3rd generation of 4 brothers developing the vineyard from 1996. There are over 37ha of vines including shiraz, merlot ...

MDI Wines is a celebration of winemaker Kevin McCarthy’s enduring love affair with the people, land and wines of the Murray Darling. His first up-close, hands-on grapes experience occurred in ’02 when ...

Owner/winemaker Tim Geddes and wife Amanda, a chef, bring considerable experience to the venture. Tim started in Hawke’s Bay, NZ, with three vintages as a cellar hand, which led to a move to ...

As we head toward the end of the year, and what we like to call sparkling season, we know you'll need a few bottles of Australia's best sparkling wine. Whether your favourite Australian sparkling is a ...

The development of the quite extensive Kurabana Vineyard, west of Geelong in the foothills of Mt Moriac, began in 1987. Pinot noir (7.8ha) is the largest portion, followed by (in descending order) ...

3 Drops is the name of the Bradbury family vineyard at Mount Barker. The name reflects wine, olive oil and water – all of which come from the substantial property. The vineyard is planted to riesling, ...

Bert Salomon is an Austrian winemaker with a long-established family winery in the Kremstal region, not far from Vienna. He became acquainted with Australia during his time with import company ...