Winemaker of the Year is awarded to the individual whose wines in the Companion this year most exemplify best winemaking practice. It is acknowledged that, even in the smallest winery, credit is never ...

Cheryl Hines and Anthony Fergusson purchased Conihfer Park in 2003. It is part agistment farm and part vineyard, with 1.5ha of pinot noir and 1ha of chardonnay planted in 1996. The vines were in full ...

Australian winemakers are ushering in a new era of chardonnay. Jane Faulkner looks at the viticultural and winemaking methods five top producers are incorporating to do so. After tasting several ...

The International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) is a three-day wine event. David Lloyd takes us to Oregon for the famous event. This content is available to members only Become a member to unlock ...

When I contact a new winery for the Companion, I ask what inspired the vigneron to entertain the folly of starting a new winery. Chris Milner, with wife Jill in tow, responded by saying, ‘it has been ...

The Peos family has farmed in the west Manjimup district for almost a century, the 3rd generation of 4 brothers developing the vineyard from 1996. There are over 37ha of vines including shiraz, merlot ...

Mount Buninyong Winery is the venture of Peter and Jan Armstrong, assisted by son and daughter-in-law Malcolm and Sandra Armstrong. It is situated just south of Ballarat, near Scotsburn, and is ...

One ha each of pinot noir and chardonnay were planted in 1994 on a block of steeply sloping grazing land on the side of the Chepstowe Hill, looking northeast across to the Grampians, followed by an ...

An expanding business with wines sourced from a number of regions spread across SA. The premium wines are made from pinot noir and chardonnay near Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills, and from chardonnay, ...

Pierrepoint was established by Andrew and Jennifer Lacey on the foothills of Mt Pierrepoint, at an elevation of 200m. The predominantly red buckshot soils of the vineyard are derived from ancient ...

The Thief? is 1 of 2 side projects for the well-known and highly talented Natasha Mooney, who is a winemaker by day for some of SA’s larger wineries. While her other side project, La Bise, focuses on ...

Now part of the Foster’s group, Yarra Ridge wines continue to be made in the Yarra Valley, and aged at Seppelt (Great Western) under the guidance of Joanna Marsh. The white wines will be crushed ...