The 2021 Halliday Wine Companion Awards
The 2021 Halliday Wine Companion Awards is now out. From over 9000 Australian wines tasted, the winners are listed below. Many congratulations to all the winners.
To find out more about the producers and to watch the awards, click onto the Wine Companion website here.
We have some of these award winning wines at Swanny Cellars so drop in and chat to us to find out more.
Wine of the Year: 2018 Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz
Winery of the Year: Henschke, Eden Valley, SA
Winemaker of the Year: Brett Grocke, Eperosa, Barossa, SA
Dark Horse Winery: Yarran, Riverina, NSW
Best Value Winery: Best’s Wines, Grampians, VIC
Best New Winery: Varney Wines, McLaren Vale, SA
10 of The Best Value Wineries
Best’s Wines, Grampians, VIC
Bleasdale Vineyards, Langhorne Creek, SA
Deep Woods Estate, Margaret River, WA
Flowstone Wines, Margaret River, WA
Forest Hill Vineyard, Great Southern, WA
Hahndorf Hill Winery, Adelaide Hills, SA
Head Wines, Barossa Valley, SA
Medhurst, Yarra Valley, VIC
Mewstone Wines, Flowerpot, TAS
New Era Vineyards, Adelaide Hills, SA
10 Dark Horse Wineries of the Year
Yarran, Riverina, NSW
Barwon Ridge, Geelong, VIC
Ceres Bridge Estate, Geelong, VIC
Ellis Wines, Heathcote, VIC
Pindarie, Barossa Valley, SA
RiverBank Estate, Swan Valley, WA
Sutton Grange, Bendigo, VIC
Traviarti, Beechworth, VIC
Wangolina, Mount Benson, SA
Wine x Sam, Strathbogie Ranges, VIC
10 of the Best New Wineries
Varney Wines, McLaren Vale, SA
Apogee, Lebrina, TAS
bakkheia, Geographe, WA
Blewitt Springs Wine Co, McLaren Vale, SA
Marion’s Vineyard, Tamar Valley, TAS
Max & Me, Eden Valley, SA
Mulline, Geelong, VIC
Ox Hardy, McLaren Vale, SA
Paralian Wines, McLaren Vale, SA
Wren Estate, Heathcote, VIC
James Halliday’s Best of the Best by Variety
Best Cabernet and Family: 2018 Mount Mary Quintet
Best Cabernet Sauvignon: 2016 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
Best Chardonnay: 2017 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay
Best Fortified: Seppeltsfield 100 Year Old Para Liqueur 1920
Best Grenache: 2018 Brothers at War Single Vineyard Grenache
Best Other White: 2019 Stargazer Tupelo
Best Pinot Noir: 2017 Bannockburn Serre Pinot Noir
Riesling: 2019 Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Riesling
Rosé: 2019 Nocturne SR Sangiovese Nebbiolo Rosé
Sauvignon Blanc: 2018 Flowstone Queen of the Earth
Semillon: 2014 Brokenwood ILR Reserve
Shiraz: 2018 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz
Shiraz Viognier: 2019 Serrat Shiraz Viognier
Best Other Red: 2019 Mayer Nebbiolo
Sparkling: 2005 House of Arras EJ Carr Late Disgorged
Sweet wine: 2018 Lethbridge Bortytis Riesling TBA
We look forward to seeing you at Swanny Cellars!
To read the full list of the winners and details click onto the Wine Companion website and log in.