Brian Fletcher began his winemaking career in 1978, graduating in oenology at CSU. He had an illustrious career in eastern Australia before moving to Margaret River to become chief winemaker for Evans ...

Mont Rouge Estate was purchased in late 2016 by Jennifer Smith, Thea Salter and Jeffrey Smith, with Michael Kyberd (winemaker) and Geoff Clarke (vineyard manager) onboard. Both are veterans of the ...

The Silkman Wines Single Vineyard Blackberry Semillon 2023 has been named the best sauvignon blanc in Australia. The Halliday Wine Companion Awards celebrate the best wines in Australia. Below you'll ...

Penna Lane is located in the beautiful Skilly Valley, 10km south of Clare. The estate vineyard (shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and semillon) is planted at an elevation of 450m, which allows a long, slow ...

Emma and David White once described themselves as corporate renegades and were known by their friends as 'wine chasers'. But no more. Emma 'retired' at the age of 40 from her career as CFO and COO of ...

The Warner family – Graeme, Gwen, Stuart and Katie – planted their vineyard in 1996, astutely choosing shiraz (2.3ha) and chardonnay (1.4ha) as their main game, with 0.8ha of roussanne and marsanne as ...

Barry Scrivener and Robyn Meloury have established a little over 3ha of chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot, all made as easy-drinking styles with the emphasis on fresh fruit.

Bart Molony of Vasse Felix has been named the 2025 Halliday Viticulturist of the Year. It’s all about the dirt. It’s all about the vines. It’s all about getting grapes into the winery in the ...

Sue Trott is devoted to her Five Geese wines, which come from vines planted in '27 and ’65 (shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, grenache and mataro), nero d’Avola a more recent arrival. She sold the grapes ...

Phil and Sandy Goldring spent 10 years operating farm chalets in the Pemberton area before selling the business and retiring to become grapegrowers, with the intention of selling the grapes. However, ...

The name harks back to a 19th century family business in Gawler, SA. Now it’s a modern-day boutique wine brand focussing on pinot noir. The Sedgley family bought Creadon Farm in 2014, which features ...

Fernfield was first established by the Lillecrapp family on land purchased in the 1860s. Five generations on, the family sold the property to Bec and Scott Barr in 2013, mentoring them through their ...