Halliday Wine Companion announces shortlist
July 2nd, 2021
Halliday Wine Companion, the industry benchmark for Australian wine, is pleased to announce the return of its annual awards.
It will be back in ceremony format at the distinguished Stokehouse in St Kilda on Thursday 12 August 12.
After the enormous success of last year’s online stream, the event will also be broadcast locally and internationally via winecompanion.com.au on the evening.
For the first time this year, judging for the Halliday Wine Companion Awards was conducted by the full and revitalised Halliday Tasting Panel, led by renowned wine critic and vigneron, editor-at-large James Halliday AM and the celebrated and award-winning wine expert Tyson Stelzer as Chief Editor.
Stop pining for Italy and head to the Adelaide Hills
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Barristers Block is buzzing after a difficult 16 months. Ben Macmahon
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Some of the best holidays I’ve had were with groups of friends and family in Italy, France and Spain, hiring a big house where we could all stay, heading out to wineries, restaurants and markets by day, returning each night to cook and drink together.
Now that overseas is off the menu for a while, many Australian wine tourists are looking closer to home for their next group trip away. High on the list of must-visit regions is the Adelaide Hills. And as I discovered when I spent a couple of days there last month, wineries in the Hills are adapting well to this surge in demand: improving their food offering, expanding accommodation options and developing new, immersive wine experiences.