Josef Chromy escaped from Czechoslovakia in '50, arriving in Tasmania ‘with nothing but hope and ambition’. He went on to own or develop such well-known Tasmanian wine brands as Rochecombe (now Bay of ...

The Halliday taster's pick is awarded to a wine by a member of the Halliday Tasting Team. The selected wines are the personal highlight of all the wines the tasters have reviewed across the last 12 ...

Ever wondered what wines are Australia’s greatest reds? Us too. That’s why we asked James Halliday, who shares his selections here. I’ve been tasting and collecting wines for more than 50 years and ...

The stunning sub-region of Porongurup is gaining traction for its production of exemplary wines. The Porongurup region may be small, but it offers a range of quality grapes and wines that have been ...

Improbably, was once one of the largest Perth Hills vineyards, but no more. It has 4 ha of pinot noir and 0.5 ha of shiraz, continuing the near obsession of the Perth Hills vignerons with pinot noir ...

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 ...

Owners Peter James (PJ) Charteris and partner Christina Pattison met at Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley in '99. PJ was the chief executive winemaker at Brokenwood, and Christina was the marketing ...

Simon and Penny Cox established their sauvignon blanc vineyard after encouragement from local winemaker Robb Cootes of Leland Estate. The small vineyard has meant that they do all the viticultural ...

Situated in the north of the Margaret River region, the Abbey Vale vineyards were established in '85 by the McKay family. The highest quality fruit comes from the original plantings of chardonnay, ...

Sailing master Rowland Short, having run one of Australia's most successful sailing schools, decided (in his words) ‘to brave the choppy waters of the Australian wine industry' by establishing Maximus ...

The former Glenalwyn has as its winemaker the eponymously named Count Bruno de Tastes; the wines come from 4ha of 60-year-old estate vineyards. The winemaking practices are a la mode, and to keep the ...

Ivan McQuilkin has pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and merlot in his vineyard in the northwestern corner of the Yarra Valley, not far from the Plenty River. It is very much an alternative ...