Vanya Cullen of Cullen Wines has been named Winemaker of the Year at the 2020 Halliday Wine Companion Awards.
The Halliday Wine Companion Awards were held last night in The Great Hall at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
Wine writer James Halliday and his tasting panel find Australia's best wines and winemakers every year to be featured in the Halliday Wine Companion guide.
Halliday told The Australian: “Vanya Cullen has been committed to biodynamic grape growing and winemaking for many years now.
“She is genuinely passionate about these issues and only a few years ago moved to a carbon-neutral winery. Starting in the vineyard and then moving to the winery, it’s all about attention to detail.”
The Margaret River winemaker said she was "humbled, honoured and grateful" to have won the award.
She told The Busselton Mail: "It ties in with my 30th year as a senior wine grower at Cullen Wines, I feel really happy and really happy for the team here as well," she said.
"I am the face, if you like, but it is a whole team of people including the vineyard guys Matt Dermody, Andy Barrett-Lennard and everyone.
"I am really happy for all of Cullen Wines."
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