Halliday Wine Companion Awards
Here you will find all of the big winners and our top picks from the 2026 Halliday Wine Companion Awards, including Wine the Year, Grenache of the Year & some of the best buys from the 2027 edition of Australia's ultimate Wine Guide.
98 pts Sparkling of the Year! Winery of the Year
2006 House of Arras E.J. Carr Late Disgorged 30th Anniversary Special Release
Arguably the most prestigious and ambitious sparkling wine ever made in this country. What a way to mark 30 years of excellence from Ed Carr.
Sale price$330.00
In stock 97 pts Winery of the Year
2009 House of Arras Grand Vintage
Rare museum release of one of the finest sparkling wines ever produced in Australia.
Sale price$125.00
In stock, 8 left 98 pts Winery of the Year
2017 House of Arras Grand VintageTasmania
One of Australia's benchmark sparkling wines, released nine years from vintage.
Sale price$125.00
In stock, 2 left 98 pts Winery of the Year
2017 House of Arras Vintage RoseTasmania
First class vintage Sparkling Rose and one of the country's very best.
Sale price$119.00
In stock, 2 left 96 pts Winemaker of the Year
2025 Salo ChardonnayYarra Valley
Sensational release of the collaborative Chardonnay between Steve Flamsteed & Dave Mackintosh.
Sale price$55.00
In stock 98 pts Grenache of the Year!
2024 Yangarra Ovitelli GrenacheMcLaren Vale
Stunning small-batch Grenache and probably the most sought-after wine in the brilliant Yangarra stable.
Sale price$75.00
Regular price$80.00
In stock 96 pts Pinot Grigio of the Year!
2025 Tar & Roses Pinot GrigioKing Valley
Consistently one of the best value Pinot Gris/Grigios in Victoria.
Sale price$20.00
In stock 97 pts Sauvignon of the Year!
2025 Gembrook Hill Sauvignon BlancYarra Valley
One of Australia's classiest Sauvignon Blancs - subtle, flinty and linear.
Sale price$42.00
In stock 96 pts
2025 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot NoirYarra Valley
A fast and furious vintage in the Yarra for the Giant Steps team giving the a beautifully balanced and supple Pinot Noir in 2025.
Sale price$35.00
In stock 95 pts
2025 Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot NoirMornington Peninsula
One of the country's best value Pinot Noirs from Mornington Peninsula legend, Barney Flanders.
Sale price$33.00
In stock 95 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2025 Usher Tinkler Paperwasp Vineyard ChardonnayHunter Valley
Seriously delicious handpicked, 100% barrel fermented Hunter Valley Chardonnay
Sale price$35.00
In stock 98 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2025 Giant Steps Bastard Hill Vineyard ChardonnayYarra Valley
Maximum 3 bottles per customer. The finest Bastard Hill release yet from Giant Steps, reinvigorating this iconic Yarra Valley site.
Sale price$89.00
In stock 97 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2026 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley RieslingEden Valley
Another deadset bargain for any lover of Eden Valley Riesling!
Sale price$25.00
In stock 97 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2024 Savaterre ChardonnayBeechworth
One of Australia's finest Chardonnays and in winemaker Keppel Smith's words, "a serious, cerebral wine of great focus and precision."
Sale price$120.00
In stock 98 pts Trophy!
2025 Bests Great Western RieslingGreat Western
Consistently one of Victoria's best value Rieslings. The almost off-dry style makes it dangerously easy to drink. Great stuff again from Best's.
Sale price$24.00
In stock 96 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2025 Fighting Gully Road SangioveseBeechworth
Top value, classically-styled Sangiovese from an impressive Beechworth producer.
Sale price$35.00
In stock 95 pts
2025 Giant Steps Yarra Valley ChardonnayYarra Valley
Always one of our most popular Chardonnays, this 95 point offering in 2024 from the Giant Steps team is on song once again.
Sale price$35.00
In stock 98 pts
2025 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot NoirYarra Valley
A monumental new release from one of Australia's finest Pinot Noir vineyards.
Sale price$99.00
In stock 95 pts
2025 Garagiste Le Stagiaire ChardonnayMornington Peninsula
Top value Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay from the legend that is Barney Flanders.
Sale price$33.00
In stock 98 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2023 S.C. Pannell Sunset 100 GrenacheMcLaren Vale
The first ever release of the second twin single-block Grenache from Steve Pannell's Little Branch vineyard.
Sale price$250.00
In stock 97 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2025 Rob Hall CabernetsYarra Valley
A 97-point Yarra Valley Cabernet blend under $30 - one of the best buys around.
Sale price$29.00
In stock 95 pts
2025 Two Tonne Tasmania TMV RieslingTasmania
Another excellent Riesling release from Tasmanian star Ricky Evans. Intense, shimmering, beautiful drinking.
Sale price$35.00
In stock 98 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2024 MMAD GrenacheMcLaren Vale
Old-vine Blewitt Springs Grenache made with finesse and restraint by four of the sharpest minds in the game.
Sale price$75.00
In stock 95 pts
2024 Aphelion The Confluence GrenacheMcLaren Vale
A bright, finely structured McLaren Vale Grenache that brings together the best of Aphelion’s grower sites with Rob Mack’s light, thoughtful touch.
Sale price$35.00
In stock 96 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2024 Canobolas ChardonnayOrange
Stunningly intense cool-climate Chardonnay from one of Orange's most exciting emerging producers.
Sale price$59.00
In stock 95 pts
2024 Juliard GSMBeechworth
Fresh-faced GSM from an up and coming Beechworth producer that you should be keeping an eye on.
Sale price$58.00
In stock 10% OFF AT CHECKOUT 94 pts
2023 Koerner The ClareClare Valley
A blend of Bordeaux varieties from the Clare Valley, made in a bright, crunchy fashion by the Koerner brothers.
Sale price$38.00
In stock 95 pts
2024 Fighting Gully Road ChardonnayBeechworth
A big, beautiful & quintessential example of Beechworth Chardonnay.
Sale price$50.00
In stock 97 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2024 Vanguardist V GrenacheMcLaren Vale
A benchmark Blewitt Springs Grenache from 55-year-old vines. The tenth release of V Grenache from Michael Corbett.
Sale price$70.00
In stock, 7 left 95 pts
2023 Mordrelle The Gaucho MalbecLanghorne Creek
A premium single vineyard Malbec from Langhorne Creek made by an Argentinian living in Australia!
Sale price$40.00
In stock 95 pts
2025 Mulline Pinot NoirGeelong
The brilliantly priced introductory Pinot Noir from emerging winemaking star Ben Mullen.
Sale price$35.00
In stock 97 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2021 Pipan Steel Tesoro NebbioloAlpine Valleys
The gorgeously perfumed premium Nebbiolo offering from Alpine Valleys' Pipan Steel.
Sale price$69.00
In stock 96 pts
2025 Mulline Pinot GrisGeelong
One of the better Aussie Pinot Gris - floral, flavour-packed and fun to drink!
Sale price$35.00
In stock 96 pts
2025 Garagiste Balnarring Pinot NoirMornington Peninsula
Barney Flanders taps into Balnarring's richer soils for a fleshy, dark-edged Mornigton Pinot that trades simple fruit for a wild, whole-bunch spice and serious savoury drive.
Sale price$53.00
In stock 95 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
2025 Commune of Buttons Estate Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills
Light, slippery, sexy Pinot from Jasper Button.
Sale price$43.00
In stock 96 pts
2025 Garagiste Merricks ChardonnayMornington Peninsula
Singing release of this single-site Mornington Chardonnay from Garagiste. Powerful, flamboyant - great Chardonnay for the flavour hounds.
Sale price$53.00
In stock, 5 left