The 2015 Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards are now open for entries, closing 31 March 2015. The Wine List of the Year Awards are recognised as one of the hospitality and tourism industry’s most prestigious award programs. This year’s award partners, who are delighted to together present these benchmark awards in their 22nd … Continued

Taylors Wines has become the first and only producer in the world to own a stainless steel egg shaped fermenter. While this latest piece of technology might look like something you would expect to see from out of space, it has in fact been brought over to Australia to help Taylors produce a range of … Continued

Distributed by: Cogito Wines (NSW, ACT and QLD), Boutique Beverages (VIC), Wines by Serendipity (WA). RRP: $19 Angullong has expanded its Angullong A Range with the addition of a sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio from its 2014 vintage. The A Range is Angullong’s core range of wines and offers easy drinking, fresh, fruit driven wines, … Continued

RRP: $29.99 Distributed by: Quality Estate Distributors and Artisan Wine Merchants Quality Estate Distributors and Artisan Wine Merchants are now distributing Maison Saint AIX’s rosé in Australia for the first time, starting with the 2013 vintage release. Maison Saint AIX is one of the largest and most prestigious wineries in Aix-en-Provence and its 2011 and … Continued

New Zealand winery, Martinborough Vineyard, has finalised new distribution arrangements in the Australian market, seeing the wine producer end its distribution agreement with Fine Wine Partners. The new distributors by state are: NSW/ACT/QLD – Cogito Wines – Nick Butler M: 0458 672 643 VIC/SA – Nelson Wine Company – Alan Nelson M: 0413 744 406 … Continued

Treasury Wine Estates’ (TWE) has reported net sales revenue growth of 6.2 per cent, as well as EBITS of $85.2 million for the six months ended 31 December 2014 – representing a total growth of 77.5 per cent in comparison to the previous period. Michael Clarke said commenting on the results: “While the first half … Continued

Wines of Western Australia (WoWA) has jumped behind the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) in its fight to prevent wine tax hikes. The association also joins the Wolf Blass Foundation, as well as a growing number of other leading winemakers and regional wine organisations in their campaign. Together, these organisations and winemakers will also be … Continued

New Zealand wine producer, Ohau Gravels, received a silver medal this week at the 2015 Berlin Wine Trophy – Germany’s largest international wine tasting. The award was received for its 2014 Sauvignon Blanc. Ohau Gravels is located by the Tararua Ranges on the west coast of New Zealand and is the only commercial vineyard in … Continued

Last night, leading sparkling wine brand Henkell invited its loyal Facebook fans along to an exclusive and money can’t buy event to say – “thank you”. 15 lucky fans were taken through an exclusive tasting of the Henkell range (currently not available in Australia) with Henkell’s Export Director, Klaus Kuerten, and were also given a … Continued

This week marked the 50th anniversary of cask wine in Australia, celebrated by the launch of the Ask for Cask campaign. Backed by some of Australia’s biggest wine producers, including Accolade, De Bortoli and Yalumba Wines, the campaign hopes to redefine perceptions of cask wine and encourage more consumers to purchase the format. Cask wine … Continued