The best Australian wines: Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2025
The top 3 according to 89 votes from people: Oakridge 864 Drive Block Funder & Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 · All Saints Estate Museum Muscat NV · Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 2022. (Updated Jan 30, 2026.)
The wine winners of the 2025 Halliday Wine Companion Awards, chosen from more than 7,500 wines reviewed: Oakridge's Yarra Valley Chardonnay was Wine of the Year and Giant Steps the Winery of the Year.
Top 16
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1
Oakridge 864 Drive Block Funder & Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
Wine of the Year, Chardonnay and White Wine of the Year (98 points). Yarra Valley, Victoria.
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2
All Saints Estate Museum Muscat NV
Fortified Wine of the Year with a perfect 100 points. Rutherglen, Victoria.
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3
Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 2022
Shiraz of the Year and Red Wine of the Year (99 points). Yarra Valley.
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4
Mount Mary Quintet 2022
Cabernet & Blends of the Year (98 points). Yarra Valley.
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5
Sutton Grange Fairbank Rosé 2023
Rosé of the Year (96 points). Central Victoria.
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6
Brown Brothers Patricia Brut Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2018
Sparkling Wine of the Year (98 points). King Valley, Victoria.
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7
Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
Pinot Noir of the Year (98 points), from the Winery of the Year. Yarra Valley.
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8
Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 3 2022
Other Reds & Blends of the Year (98 points). Yarra Valley.
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9
MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Chenin Blanc 2022
Other Whites & Blends of the Year (97 points). McLaren Vale.
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10
Quealy Feri Maris Single Block Pinot Grigio 2023
Pinot Gris/Grigio of the Year (96 points). Mornington Peninsula.
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11
Thistledown This Charming Man Clarendon Grenache 2023
Grenache & Blends of the Year (98 points). McLaren Vale.
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12
Rieslingfreak No. 12 Riesling 2023
Riesling of the Year (98 points). Eden Valley, South Australia.
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13
Silkman Wines Single Vineyard Blackberry Semillon 2023
Semillon of the Year (98 points). Hunter Valley, NSW.
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14
Houghton Jack Mann Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Cabernet Sauvignon of the Year (98 points). Frankland River, WA.
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15
Pressing Matters R139 Riesling 2022
Sweet Wine of the Year (97 points). Tasmania.
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Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Sauvignon Blanc of the Year (97 points). Wrattonbully, South Australia.
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All Saints Museum Muscat, Rutherglen's treasure.