Halliday - 3 Okt 2025
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SAUVIGNON BLANC
HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION AWARDS 2026
Margaret River maverick
Seriously savvy blanc
The magic of Montalcino
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The latest news, developments and releases from around the country
Jane Faulkner answers your pressing wine questions
Mike Bennie on Australian apera
The Tasting Team share their highlights from the 2026 Companion
Simone Ratti shares the five wines that shaped his career
Fabiano Minchella, By Fabiano
UK-based wine authority Jane Rakison on occasion wines
Meni Vale's gemista mydia (stuffed mussels)
Fred Siggins on agricole-style rums
T he 2026 Halliday Wine Companion was officially launched at our Awards night in late August.
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D’Vine Festival returns to Pokolbin
INDUSTRY CHANGES AND MOVEMENTS ACROSS SA, VIC AND TAS
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Reflections on legacy
Australia’s fino revival
919 Wines Pale Dry Apera (Riverland, 500ml, $43)
Seppeltsfield DP233 Dry Apera (Barossa Valley, 500ml, $35)
Chambers Rosewood Dry Flor Apera (Rutherglen, 750ml, $21)
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FAST FIVE
2026
HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
AWARDS
2026
HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
AWARDS
2023 Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay, Margaret River
2024 Sutton Grange Winery Fairbank Rosé, Central Victoria Zone
2023 tripe.Iscariot Kroos Chenin Blanc, Margaret River
2023 Mount Mary Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2017 First Creek Wines Museum Release Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon, Hunter Valley
2024 Leo Buring DWB17 Leonay Riesling, Eden Valley
2011 Stefano Lubiana Prestige, Tasmania
2024 Tar & Roses Pinot Grigio, Central Victoria Zone
2024 Weaver Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills
2023 Devil’s Lair Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River
2024 Thistledown Wines This Charming Man Single Vineyard Clarendon Grenache, McLaren Vale
NV All Saints Estate Museum Muscadelle, Rutherglen
2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1, Yarra Valley
2023 Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 8 Winemaker’s Selection Shiraz Cabernet, Hunter Valley McLaren Vale
2022 Koomilya JC Block Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2024 Calabria Family Wines 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon, Riverina
NV Lethbridge Wines Yellow, Geelong
The shortlists
Thistledown Wines This Charming Man Single Vineyard Clarendon Grenache 2024
Brokenwood
Virginia Willcock
Dr Dylan Grigg
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Elanto Vineyard
Bondar
Brian Croser AO
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standout wines of 2026
2022 Deep Woods Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River
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BY FABIANO NEGROAMARO 2024, MCLAREN VALE
MARCUS ELLIS on BY FABIANO
BY FABIANO PRIMITIVO 2022, MCLAREN VALE
BY FABIANO PRIMITIVO NATURALE 2023, MCLAREN VALE
BY FABIANO FIANO 2024, MCLAREN VALE
BY FABIANO VERMENTINO 2024, MCLAREN VALE
SINCE ’23: BASS PHILLIP ENTERS A NEW ERA
THE MAGIC OF MONTALCINO
Brunello di Montalcino’s best producers
SOUND ORIGINS
SERIOUSLY SAVVY BLANC
Superb sauvignon blanc
Margaret River maverick
WESTERN AUSTRALIA‘S SOUTH WEST
Best-case scenario
Best-case scenario
GEMISTA MYDIA
GEMISTA MYDIA
2023 View Wine Alvarinho, $35
2024 Jim Barry Wines Assyrtiko, $40
2022 Lethbridge Wines The Bartl Chardonnay, $75
The rum revolution
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2020 Billy Button Wines The Cherished Sparkling Shiraz, Bendigo
2015 Pewsey Vale Vineyard Contours Riesling 10 Years, Eden Valley
2024 Charteris Wines Le Fauve Pinot Gris, Orange
2025 Primo Estate Joseph d’Elena Pinot Grigio, Adelaide Hills
2024 Pauletts 109 Reserve Riesling, Clare Valley
2024 Rieslingfreak No.14 Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley
2024 Plantagenet Wines Wyjup Collection Riesling, Mount Barker
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EXCEPTIONAL
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2023 Leo Buring DW A20 Leopold Riesling, Tasmania
2024 Brokenwood Lillydale Vineyard Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
2023 Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Drive Block Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
2023 Dilworth & Allain Goonawarra Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Sunbury
2024 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
2023 Plantagenet Wines Wyjup Collection Chardonnay, Mount Barker
2023 Oakridge 864 Henk Aqueduct Block Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
2024 Marchand & Burch Mount Barker Chardonnay, Great Southern
2025 Teakle Wines Sauvignon Blanc, The Peninsulas Zone
2021 Levantine Hill Mélange Traditionnel Blanc, Yarra Valley
2023 Mount Mary Triolet, Yarra Valley
NV Tahbilk Winemakers’ Selection Solera Marsanne, Nagambie Lakes
2024 Curly Flat White Pinot, Macedon Ranges
2019 Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon, Hunter Valley
2019 Tyrrell’s Wines Single Vineyard Pokolbin Hills Semillon, Hunter Valley
2022 Scotchmans Hill Cornelius Kincardine Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Chardonnay, Geelong
2024 Silkman Wines Reserve Semillon, Hunter Valley
2024 Winmark Wines Rusty’s Run Chardonnay, Broke Fordwich
2023 Yeringberg Marsanne Roussanne, Yarra Valley
2024 Garagiste Le Stagiaire Grenache Blanc, Heathcote
2024 Pooles Rock Premiere Semillon, Hunter Valley
2024 Rising Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
2024 Elanto Vineyard Single Vineyard Balnarring Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
2024 Port Phillip Estate Amber Pinot Gris, Mornington Peninsula
2024 D.M.L. Reserve Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
2023 Kooyong Single Vineyard Nord Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
2022 Lethbridge Wines Mietta Pinot Noir, Geelong
2024 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2020 Kusuda Pinot Noir, Martinborough
2024 mazi wines Mataro Cinsault Grenache Rosé, McLaren Vale
2023 Kellybrook Siwa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2023 Dalrymple Vineyards Single Site Coal River Valley Pinot Noir, Tasmania
2023 Kellybrook Full Moon Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2024 Payne’s Rise Mr Jed Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2021 Angove Family Winemakers Brightlands Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2023 Yeringberg Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2018 Cirillo Wines 1850s Old Vine Grenache, Barossa Valley
2022 Greenock Creek Wines Roennfeldt Road Grenache, Barossa Valley
2024 Carlei Estate | Carlei Green Vineyards Cosmoir Grenache, Heathcote
2023 Bondar Wines Midnight Hour, McLaren Vale
2024 Aphelion Wine The Confluence Grenache, McLaren Vale
2022 Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill Pinot Noir, Fleurieu
2023 Bourke & Travers Shiraz Mourvèdre, Clare Valley
2023 Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards RW Reserve Grenache, McLaren Vale
2022 Scotchmans Hill Cornelius Kirkcaldy Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir, Geelong
2023 Bannockburn Vineyards Shiraz, Geelong
2023 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2023 Murdoch Hill Orion Oakbank Syrah, Adelaide Hills
2022 Koomilya DC Block Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2022 Jim Barry Wines The Armagh Shiraz, Clare Valley
2023 Brokenwood Verona Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2023 Bourke & Travers Tuckey Syrah, Clare Valley
2022 Greenock Creek Wines Third Estate Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2021 Indigo Vineyard Secret Village Shiraz, Beechworth
2023 Keith Tulloch Wine The Wife Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2020 Greenock Creek Wines Roennfeldt Road Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2020 Golden Amrita Single Estate Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2022 Hochkirch Wines Syrah, Geelong
2023 Hungerford Hill Classic Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1, Yarra Valley
2023 Parea Estate Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2022 Paxton Baterista Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2022 Wirra Wirra Vineyards RSW Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2024 Payne’s Rise Brody’s Block Pinot Noir Syrah, Yarra Valley
2021 Syrahmi Once In A Lifetime Shiraz, Heathcote
2019 Syrahmi La La Shiraz, Heathcote
2022 Wirra Wirra Vineyards Chook Block Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2023 Tyrrell’s Wines Old Hillside Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2023 Tyrrell’s Wines Single Vineyard Old Hut Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2020 Bleasdale Vineyards Inveniam Viam Cabernet Malbec, Langhorne Creek
2021 Yalumba The Caley Cabernet Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2023 Yeringberg Yeringberg, Yarra Valley
2021 Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Cabernet Sauvignon, Nagambie Lakes
2022 Squitchy Lane Vineyard H.H.W Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley
2022 Moss Wood Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River
2023 All Saints Estate Durif, Rutherglen
2020 Omada Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley
2022 Dominique Portet Réserve de Famille, Yarra Valley
2022 Fishbone Wines Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River
2022 Woodlands Margaret, Margaret River
2023 Yeringberg Shiraz, Yarra Valley
NV All Saints Estate Museum Muscat, Rutherglen
2025 MGC The Melbourne Gin Company Single Shot Gin
NV Jones Winery & Vineyard Rare Muscat, Rutherglen
2023 South by South West Super Margs, Margaret River
2025 St Agnes Distillery XO 20 Year Old Imperial Brandy
2025 Sullivans Cove Apollo Inn Whisky
1994 Stanton & Killeen Wines Vintage Fortified, Rutherglen
2022 SOUMAH Hexham Single Vineyard Nebbiolo, Yarra Valley
2020 Pegasus Bay Maestro Merlot Malbec, Waipara Valley
2023 Nomads Garden Single Vineyard Pinot Meunier, King Valley
2023 KOERNER Vivian Sangiovese, Clare Valley
2024 Battles Malbec, Geographe
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