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.
Highly Rated
Halliday Heroes Reds Pack
An easy way to discover six top-scoring reds with high critical acclaim.
Sale price$169.00
Regular price$189.00
$28.16 Per Bottle
In stock Highly Rated
Halliday Heroes Whites Pack
An easy way to discover six award-winning whites with high critical acclaim.
Sale price$169.00
Regular price$185.00
$28.16 Per Bottle
In stock 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, 2 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, 8 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, 5 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 10% OFF AT CHECKOUT 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$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 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$105.00
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 Timo Mayer Dr. Mayer Pinot NoirYarra Valley
The full noise whole bunch Pinot Noir from Timo Mayer. Better stay away from those apples, this is one Doktor you'll want to see - guaranteed.
Sale price$60.00
In stock 96 pts
2025 Fighting Gully Road SangioveseBeechworth
Top value, classically-styled Sangiovese from an impressive Beechworth producer.
Sale price$38.00
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 97 pts
2025 Gembrook Hill Estate Pinot NoirYarra Valley
A pitch-perfect example of Upper Yarra Pinot – one of our favourite wines in the whole region.
Sale price$68.00
In stock, 10 left 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 pts NICK RYAN TOP 100
2024 Bondar Violet Hour ShirazMcLaren Vale
The very model of a modern McLaren Vale Shiraz. Seriously great buying!
Sale price$32.00
In stock 10% OFF AT CHECKOUT 98 pts
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 96 pts
2024 Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot NoirTasmania
Seriously stunning small-batch Pinot Noir from one of the hottest wineries in Tasmania.
Sale price$70.00
In stock 15% OFF AT CHECKOUT 97 pts
2021 Pipan Steel Tesoro NebbioloAlpine Valleys
The gorgeously perfumed premium Nebbiolo offering from Alpine Valleys' Pipan Steel.
Sale price$69.00
In stock, 7 left 95 pts
2023 Varney Wines MenciaMcLaren Vale
McLaren Mencia, not so much a Formula 1 car, more a graceful alternative variety red with lots of brightness and life.
Sale price$29.00
Regular price$36.00
In stock 10% OFF AT CHECKOUT 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 95 pts
2025 Mulline Pinot NoirGeelong
The brilliantly priced introductory Pinot Noir from emerging winemaking star Ben Mullen.
Sale price$35.00
In stock 10% OFF AT CHECKOUT 95 pts
2025 Bondar Junto GSMMcLaren Vale
The ultimate in drinkability. A pitch-perfect modern McLaren Vale red that truly delivers for the price.
Sale price$29.00
In stock 97 pts
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 95 pts
2024 Mordrelle Lenswood Single Vineyard ChardonnayAdelaide Hills
A bet both ways for Adelaide Hills Chardonnay from Argentinian-born Martin Moran.
Sale price$45.00
In stock 94 pts
2025 Spinifex RoseBarossa Valley
Always at the apex of dry Rose in Australia - this vintage of Pete and Magali's release is again outstanding.
Sale price$26.00
In stock, 4 left 98 pts
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$95.00
In stock 96 pts
2023 Bondar Rayner Vineyard ShirazMcLaren Vale
A small batch, premium Shiraz from the best blocks of the iconic Rayner vineyard.
Sale price$39.00
Regular price$50.00
In stock 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
2024 Fighting Gully Road ChardonnayBeechworth
A big, beautiful & quintessential example of Beechworth Chardonnay.
Sale price$50.00
In stock 95 pts
2025 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Beechworth ChardonnayBeechworth
A beautifully delicate and bright expression of Beechworth Chardonnay. A limited release from the marvellous VS&B duo.
Sale price$44.00
In stock 97 pts
2025 Mulline Portarlington Pinot NoirGeelong
Possibly our favourite the 2025 Mulline Pinot line up.
Sale price$65.00
In stock 96 pts
2023 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Thorley ChardonnayBeechworth
Single vineyard Chardonnay from Tessa & Jeremy's Thorley Vineyard high above Beechworth. An outstanding and very limited second release.
Sale price$66.00
In stock, 11 left