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Australian Wine: Perfect Trip to Sip!

Now that we can all travel again, let’s take a trip together to discover the range of Australian wine styles! Thanks to diverse terroirs and adventurous minds, the Australian wine community walks new roads, experimenting with sustainability, new varietals, winemaking techniques, and more besides.

This month, we take the opportunity to present a selection of award-winning wines, all-time favourites, and newly arrived Australian labels – direct to you, for your appreciation! With Father’s Day fast approaching, pick a great wine or three to enjoy with your loved ones! Cheers!

Some of the most loved Australian wine labels

With over 130 grape varieties planted across the different terroirs of 60 regions, Australia yields an amazing diversity of wine styles. Where should I start, you might ask?! Let’s take a look at our top-selling Aussie gems, the favourites among wine lovers, and get some inspiration!

Some of the most loved Australian wine labels

W Rewards program for Australian wine's purchase

Here come new gifts for the ‘W Rewards’! From now on, you can earn 1 ‘W Reward’ when spending $500 on Australian wine at store or online, and redeem one of our designated gifts with W Rewards now!

What's more, you may enjoy extra 10% off on Australian wine, upon buying 12 bottles of Australian wine (excluding packs and spirits) in a single order. Stock up now!

W Rewards program for Australian wine's purchase

Award-winning and New Arrivals

Australia is a huge country with an abundance of quality wine producers. Here, we have specially curated a list of some of the award-winning Australian labels you should know about, as well as new producers we have recently added to our portfolio. Join us and savour the vitality and beauty of Australian wine!

Award-winning wines:

Jim Barry – Winner of 2020 Halliday’s Winery of the Year. The McRae Wood Shiraz is made from grapes designated for the winery’s flagship, The Armagh, and blended with fruit from special parcels from the family’s other Clare Valley vineyards.

Mount Mary – As the winner of 2018 Halliday ‘Winery of the Year 2018', Mount Mary is one of the most highly-regarded producers, making premium single estate wines in limited quantities. Quintet is one of the Australian wine icons, alongside Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace.

Thistledown - Committed to re-establishing Grenache as South Australia’s signature variety, Giles Cooke MW and Fergal Tynan MW established the winery in 2010. While Sands of Time 2022 is the newly released vintage, the past 5 vintages have scored 95pt or more from James Halliday; and Vintage 2019 has won the James Halliday Grenache Challenge, showing great consistency in quality.

Yarra Yering – Named the 2022 Halliday Winery of the Year, while Dry Red No. 1 was the 2022 Halliday Wine of the Year. These accolades follow the naming of Sarah Crowe as the 2017 Halliday Australian Winemaker of the Year. Sarah has been producing wines of elegance and sophistication – and with great purity of fruit born of exceptional terroir.