The awards have been cancelled due to the continuing impact of COVID-19

Chief winemaker Peter Gago will be joined by James Halliday and Huon Hooke

Barossa Valley winery Grant Burge marks its annual vintage release next month, introducing its latest range of premium red wines on August 27. The winemaker will unveil eight reds including Icon wines 2016 Meshach Shiraz and 2016 Shadrach Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as the 2018 Filsell Shiraz. Chief Winemaker Craig Stansborough said: “Grant Burge wines … Continued

It was chosen from more than 9000 wines

The Penfolds Collection 2020 has been unveiled, led by the 66th consecutive release of Grange. The wines of the Penfolds Collection 2020 offer multi-region and multi-vineyard blends, single-region wines and a single-vineyard wine. The 2016 Grange was a crowd favourite during the recent Penfolds Rewards of Patience Edition VIII tasting. Peter Gago (above), Penfolds Chief … Continued

After years in decline, cask wine sales are rising again

Pink bubbles are growing three times faster than total sparkling wine

New Zealand’s Brancott Estate has revealed a new positioning and packaging design to inspire Australian wine lovers to ‘Taste life on the flipside’.  At a time when convention said the Marlborough region was only good for sheep farming, Brancott Estate flipped that thinking in 1973 and started Montana, the first commercial vineyard in what is … Continued

Following its success in the UK, Jam Shed – part of the Accolade Wines portfolio – is relaunching in the Australian market with two varietals, a Shiraz and a Red Blend. Since its debut in the UK in 2017 with Jam Shed Shiraz, the wine brand has experienced a significant growth in value (over 98% … Continued

Australia is also now well ahead of France in China