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 ...

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 ...

House of Arras, Australia’s most awarded sparkling wine producer, has unveiled its annual collection. This content is available to members only Become a member to unlock the new House of Arras tasting ...

To celebrate Champagne Day we sat down with Madame Vranken of Vranken-Pommery to talk about the 150th anniversary of Madame Pommery’s brut champagne. In 1874 Madame Pommery, alongside the first and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

Prominent producers speak to this often-maligned varietal and its incredible potential. If there’s a single glass of wine you can put your nose into and instantly identify, it’s sauvignon blanc. As ...

The language of wine can be confounding. Here, Halliday tasting team member and long-time wine writer Jane Faulkner provides some practical guidelines for describing wine. What are the most useful ...

Guy Darling was one of the pioneers of the King Valley when he planted his first vines in 1970. For many years the entire production was purchased by Brown Brothers for their well-known Koombahla ...