Most people have never heard of a pinot-shiraz blend, let alone tasted a thirteen-year-old Hunter semillon straight from a winemaker’s own museum stock. This month’s CURATED wines are built to challenge a few assumptions — including the one that says white wine can’t age, and the one that says malbec only grows somewhere warm. Six wines, six videos, one members-only round.
Some of this month’s CURATED wines won’t be made again. One bottle came straight from a winemaker’s own museum stock — the last of a 2013 vintage he set aside over a decade ago. Six wines, six videos, one members-only round. Next month’s pack is next.
Twenty years of tasting thousands of wines a year has led to this: CURATED, Young Gun of Wine’s new monthly membership. Three hand-sourced bottles, delivered to your door — and a chance to back the next wave of Australian wine before anyone else has heard of it. Limited allocation wines, open now.
Four trophies. Forty-five vineyards. One argument that Australian wine’s future is being built in the soil, not the winery. Meet the winners of the 6th annual Vineyard of the Year Awards – and the community of growers changing the way Australia grows, thinks about, and drinks wine.
Twenty years of championing young Australian winemakers. Six trophies. One unforgettable night. Meet the makers who took home the silverware at the 2026 Young Gun of Wine Awards.
Twenty years ago, Young Gun of Wine set out to make wine more relevant to a new generation of Australians. Since then, confidence in wine among young Australians has risen over 250 per cent — and the makers on this list are a big part of why. Meet the 2026 finalists: the most diverse, inventive and geographically adventurous group we have ever assembled.
Wine Australia has launched the Emerging Talent Bursary, which will give ten young wine professionals (age 35 or under) the opportunity to attend and participate in the Institute of Masters of Wine International Symposium 2027. Successful applicants will receive financial support to attend the Symposium, which will take place on 15–18 April 2027 in Adelaide, and is considered one of the world’s foremost forums for wine education and professional development. Applications are open now, and close this Friday (24 April 2026).
The 6th Annual Vineyard of the Year Awards list of Australia’s top winegrowers has just landed. These awards are here to advance the regional identity of Australian wine and promote leading-edge sustainability and innovation in winegrowing, and there has never been a more important moment to celebrate a group like this.
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