The shortlists
For the first time, shortlisted wineries were announced in the lead-up to this year‘s awards to celebrate so more exceptional producers. Here, we list the finalists for six of the major awards – and the winner of our inaugural People's Choice Award.
For the still white and red wines juged by the team, turn to page 69.
B E S T VA L U E WI N E R Y
Castelli Estate, Great Southern, Western Australia
Castle Rock Estate, Porongurup, Western Australia
Deep Woods Estate, Margaret River, Western Australia
Duke’s Vineyard, Porongurup, Western Australia
Harewood Estate, Denmark, Western Australia Lake Breeze Wines, Langhorne Creek, South Australia
Mike Press Wines, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Stella Bella Wines, Margaret River, Western Australia
West Cape Howe Wines, Mount Barker, Western Australia
Xanadu Wines, Margaret River, Western Australia
D A R K H O R S E WI N E R Y
Galafrey, Mount Barker, Western Australia Renzaglia Wines, Central Ranges, New South Wales
South by South West, Margaret River, Western Australia
Valhalla Wines, Rutherglen, Victoria Whistling Eagle Vineyard,
Heathcote, Victoria
B E S T N E W WI N E R Y
Battles Wine, Western Australia Bellebonne, Tasmania
Corryton Burge, Barossa Valley, South Australia
Kerri Greens, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Lowboi, Great Southern,
Western Australia
LS Merchants, Margaret River, Western Australia
Pipan Steel, Alpine Valleys, Victoria Place of Changing Winds, Macedon, Victoria
Protero, Adelaide Hills, South Australia Vino Volta, Swan Valley,
Western Australia
V I T I C U LT U R I S T O F T H E Y E A R
Michael Dhillon, Bindi Wines, Macedon Ranges, Victoria Vanya Cullen, Cullen Wines, Margaret River, Western Australia
Mark Walpole, Fighting Gully Road, Beechworth, Victoria
Neil Jericho, Jericho Wines, McLaren Vale/Adelaide Hills,
South Australia
Mark and Peter Saturno,
Longview Vineyard, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Ronald Brown, Maverick Wines, Barossa Valley, South Australia
WI N E M A K E R O F T H E Y E A R
Michael Dhillon, Bindi Wines, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Duane Coates, Coates Wines, Adelaide Hills, South Australia Scott Ireland, Provenance Wines, Geelong, Victoria
Adam Wadewitz, Shaw + Smith, Adelaide Hills, South Australia Ian Hongell, Torbreck Vintners, Barossa Valley, South Australia Glenn Goodall, Xanadu Wines, Margaret River, Western Australia
WI N E R Y O F T H E Y E A R
Bindi Wines, Macedon Ranges, Victoria Cullen Wines, Margaret River,
Western Australia
Duke’s Vineyard, Porongurup,
Western Australia
Helen’s Hill Estate, Yarra Valley, Victoria McHenry Hohnen Vintners,
Margaret River, Western Australia
Moss Wood, Margaret River,
Western Australia
Oakridge, Yarra Valley, Victoria
Shaw + Smith, Adelaide Hills,
South Australia
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, Victoria
Yeringberg, Yarra Valley, Victoria