Whispering Hills is owned and operated by the Lyons family (Murray, Audrey and Darcy Lyons). Murray and Darcy are responsible for winemaking, while Audrey takes care of the cellar door and ...

Industry doyen Chris Hancock and brother John returned to their family roots when they purchased the La Colline Vineyard in 2007 and began Hancock & Hancock. Chris graduated as dux of the oenology ...

Major changes have taken place at Island Brook Estate since December 2011 when it was leased from the Zorzi family. It is now operated by Evan and Vanessa Haywood. It draws on 7ha of estate vineyards ...

Karen and Michael Hope own Hope Estate (the former Rothbury Estate renamed after its acquisition), Tower Estate (acquired in Oct 2013), a vineyard in Donnybrook, WA and the vineyard known as Virgin ...

Central Victoria’s Nagambie Lakes is a less trodden wine region, and that’s part of what makes it a beauty of a place. With the glistening reservoir of its namesake and the Goulburn River running ...

This is the culmination of Andrew Wood and Lisa Robertson’s wayward odyssey. Andrew left his career as a sommelier in London and retrained as a winemaker, working in Portugal, the UK, Italy and the ...

Fred Siggins looks at the role Australian wine casks are playing in the whisky industry. Australian whisky is difficult to define. Modern Australian whisky production has only been around for a little ...

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 ...

Brendan Black speaks to Kate Goodman, Steve Baraglia and Sarah Crowe about stepping into the role of chief winemaker at established wineries. It's common for winemakers to move to existing wineries, ...

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 ...

Best wineries Australia The list of wineries ranks 51–75 in the Halliday Top 100 Wineries 2024 is bursting with Victorian producers. Across the state, 13 wineries represent eight wine regions, ...