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  • Australia’s Best Mencía

    The Iberian red wine variety mencía is a recent arrival to Australia, first landing in our vineyards just over a decade ago. But in that short amount of time it has made quite a name for itself as a leading candidate for ‘next big thing in alternative varieties’ status. With a host of new release mencías poised to land on the market, we thought a Deep Dive was called for. We gathered every Australian mencía we could find and set our expert panel the task of finding the wines that compelled the most.

  • Australia’s Best Savagnin

    Savagnin is an underdog of a variety: perennially mistaken for sauvignon blanc by consumers, accidentally brought to Australia by the CSIRO who had ordered another variety from their Spanish supplier, and genetically intertwined with the deeply unfashionable gewürztraminer. Fortunately, Australians love barracking for an underdog – and savagnin is an underdog worth betting on. With its mistaken-identity era now firmly behind it, and with a small but dedicated collective of winemakers crafting exciting wines from it using a number of interesting techniques, it’s savagnin’s time to shine. As Australian savagnin finally comes of age, we thought it was time to take a Deep Dive into the subject.

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  • Fifth Annual Vineyard of the Year Awards Winners

    The Vineyard of the Year Awards in 2019 in order to place vineyards and griowers across the nation at the heart of the Australian wine story – and at the heart of the Australian wine community. We wanted to reconnect the whole idea of wine to the place it comes from and the manner in which the grapes are grown. Five years on, and the mission of the Vineyard of the Year Awards remains the same. Read on to discover the New Vineyard of the Year; Old Vineyard of the Year; Innovative Vineyard of the Year, dubbed ‘The Groundbreaker’; and Vineyard of the Year.

  • 19th Annual Young Gun of Wine Awards Winners

    Exciting new projects, vibrant and daring wines, thoughtful packaging and marketing, detailed viticulture, and a quiet achiever of the Australian wine community – all of these have been recognised with trophies at the 2025 Young Gun of Wine Awards.

  • Australia’s Best Young Wine Labels & Winemakers in 2025

    Since 2007, Young Gun of Wine has searched the length and breadth of Australia looking for the best emerging winemaking talent – the young winemakers who breathe fresh life into this ancient craft. Whether they’re starting their own labels to express their unique philosophies, or reinvigorating existing wine brands with exciting new interpretations of tradition, our Top 50 winemakers for 2025 represent the future of Australian wine – and the future’s bright.

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