Crane Winery was founded by John and Sue Crane; Sue's great-grandfather had established a vineyard planted to shiraz in 1898, and which remained in production until 1970. However, Crane Winery was ...

James Halliday is selling the remaining 1800 bottles from his private collection through LANGTONS auction house.

Halliday's Head of Tasting, Katrina Butler, selects 33 Australian chardonnays rated between 95 and 97 points to try ahead of ...

Perth lawyer Jonathan Meyer decided on a seachange in 1992, moving with his family to their beach house at Dunsborough. From the outset, the intention was to establish a vineyard, and a property was ...

The home base for Robert Johnson is a 12ha vineyard and olive grove purchased in 1996, with 0.4ha of merlot and 5ha of olive trees. The olive grove has been rehabilitated, and 2.1ha of shiraz, 1.2ha ...

With the help of two experts from Callington Mill Distillery and Furneaux Distillery, we go beyond the basics of what whisky ...

James explains the ratings that wines receive in the annual Halliday Wine Companion book. Learn more about wine ratings.

For over 40 years this family-owned vineyard and relatively low-profile winery has produced some outstanding wood-matured whites and pleasant, soft reds selling at attractive prices. The vineyards ...

In 1856 English immigrant Edward Bond purchased land in the Maldon area, then an adjoining property in 1871. Here he established the ‘Grange Hill' winery and vineyard, which flourished in the 1880s, ...

Loved by all who knew him, the late Bob McLean stood large over many parts of the SA wine industry, and in ‘97, he purchased a block of shiraz in the Eden Valley. He was a friend of Joel Matschoss, ...

An old favourite, with a range of premium wines cleverly marketed through an attractive cellar door at the historic winery on the banks of the Murray. It is run by Eliza Brown (director), sister ...