For Australian wineries, their region's annual wine show is one of the main events on their calendars. Following this year's Barossa and Orange wine shows, we are featuring five of the winning wines, ...

This outstanding single-vineyard wine from the Sign Post block comes from vines planted in 1908 in the alluvial soils of HVD vineyard. The vintage produced solid crops and excellent ripeness, with ...

A soft and supple chardonnay. It's just shy of medium weight, showing off honeydew melon and peach nectar perfume with touches of vanilla wafer and cinnamon. Nice one. The palate is quite watery; a ...

Read the latest ratings and reviews for 2025 Vat 47 Winemaker's Selection Chardonnay from Tyrrell’s as rated by Halliday ...

From 50-year-old vines and named for the eucalypt Jarrah trees of the region. Plum, blackberry, black cherry, cocoa nib, cumin and fennel seed, with a sweep of menthol. It's juicy and generous on the ...

A skinsy gris with ample appeal from the Dearney vineyard in the Basket Range. Underripe melon and spiced pear at first swill, a smattering of alpine herbs, pineberry and tarragon. The palate is ...

A wine of bright red cherries and cranberries, with cedar oak that lifts the aroma's intensity. A hint of strawberries in the sun and a gentle creaminess; tannins are soft and powdery. A fresh and ...

Dry-grown, high-density chardonnay from Pipers River, planted at 7700–9615 vines per ha across nine different chardonnay clones, wild fermented and matured for 12 months in French oak, 15% new. Fleshy ...

A swishy, slippery red of dark cherry scents and flavours, some blueberry lift, a touch of game meat, choc-cinnamon biscuits notes, black pepper and dashes of choc-peanut. Lots on. It sits at medium ...

Fruit is from the biodynamic vineyard Raupo Creek, with a small addition of semillon, too. The wine undergoes wild yeast, lees ageing and maturation in French oak barriques. Macerated pineapple, ...

Fruit comes from the Awatere Valley and shines with grainy pear flesh, poached apple and glacé ginger. There are some talc-powder aromas and an even, quite leisurely flow to the palate. Acidity sits ...