2017 AUSTRALIA'S WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS INTRODUCING OUR AWARD SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS Judging is now complete and we are preparing for the official awards ceremony on Monday 31st July, in Sydney. The 2017 Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards wouldn’t be possible without our award sponsors. We thank you for your unwavering support and contribution to the industry.
MAJOR SPONSORS:
Award Sponsor: Australia's Outstanding Sommelier - Judy Hirst Award With over 250 years of experience, the Riedel family revolutionized simple glassware when 9th generation Claus Riedel designed the first collection of varietal-specific stemware in the 1970s. Each Riedel in the family’s history has contributed to the company’s success and made the brand the industry leader it is today. www.riedelglass.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best Listing of Australian Wines, Best Listing of ACT Wines Best Listing of NSW Wines, Best Listing of QLD Wines Best Listing of SA Wines, Best Listing of TAS Wines Best Listing of VIC Wines, Best Listing of WA Wines Wine Australia is pleased to support Australia's Wine List of the Year Awards, which recognises the commitment of Australian sommeliers to support local winemakers, showcase the premium quality and diversity of Australian wines and share the stories that make our wines unique. www.wineaustralia.com
glass brasserie is the definitive Sydney dining experience by celebrity restaurateur Luke Mangan. The 240-seat restaurant provides guests and Sydneysiders with an unprecedented dining experience in the heart of the city, offering simplicity, quality and consistency in all aspects of food, wine and service. www.glassbrasserie.com.au
SUPPORTERS:
Award Sponsor: Best Hotel Restaurant Wine List Antipodes fine artesian water offers the highest degree of purity and pristine mineral flavours subtle enough not to alter the palate, making it the perfect partner to fine food and wine. www.antipodes.co.nz
Award Sponsor: Best Wine List, VIC Bass Phillip is a tiny wine business focussed on the highest quality, with very simple priorities in both vineyards and winery: all estate-grown without irrigation; no toxic substances; minimal intervention and strict quality control. Known around the world for its quality. www.bassphillip.com
Award Sponsor: Best Champagne List Bollinger has been part of the history of the Champagne region for more than 180 years. Members of the family came from many different horizons, and over the decades they have patiently built up an impressive heritage, always devoted to the service of what has become one of the most emblematic Houses the Champagne region has ever known. www.champagne-bollinger.com
Award Sponsor: Best Small Wine List (Maximum 50 wines) Six generations of The Chambers Family have been producing wine in the Rutherglen Region since 1858. Internationally recognized for their Muscat and Muscadelle (Topaque) fortified wine, they also produce a wide range of table wines including alternative varieties such as Roussanne, Cinsault and Gouais. www.chambersrosewood.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best Sparkling Wine List Grandin was founded in 1886 in Les caves de La Bouvraie, a domain in the Loire Valley whose cellars housed Louis XIV’s former royal glassworks in the magnificent Château of Ingrandes-sur-Loire. Today, Grandin produces elegant sparkling wines, according to the rigorous standards of the Méthode Traditionelle. This very strict standard is enforced to ensure Grandin’s signature style is revealed year after year. www.henri-grandin.com/en/
Award Sponsor: Best List of Wines by the Glass Fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke and his viticulturist wife Prue are acclaimed for crafting wines with a focus on purity and terroir from environmentally sustainable vineyards, including single-vineyard icons, Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone. The Henschke winemaking tradition spans six generations, from vineyards in Eden Valley, Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. www.henschke.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best Wine List, NSW Rich in history and tradition, Katnook Estate lies in the heart of Coonawarra. Home to some of Australia’s finest terra rossa vineyards, Katnook is internationally recognised for wines of great complexity and distinction. Katnook has three wines in the prestigious Langton’s Classification of Australian Wines and a five-star rating in Halliday’s Wine Companion. www.katnookestate.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best Food & Wine Matching List "Break Bread and Share" Kurrajong Kitchen brings you the age old tradition of "Break Bread and Share" with the traditional baking of flatbreads that chefs seek and consumers enjoy. Since 1993, age old traditions, baked to share. www.kurrajongkitchen.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best City Restaurant Wine List One of the most beautiful vineyards in Australia, Mount Langi Ghiran is set against the backdrop of the rugged granite cliffs and spectacular mountain forests of the Great Dividing Range. The vineyard encapsulates an extraordinary sense of place and produces some of the finest Australian cool climate shiraz. www.langi.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best New Wine List - Tony Hitchin Award Petaluma, founded in 1976, crafts ultra-premium wines by carefully selecting the best sites within a particular region suited to a chosen variety. This is our 'distinguished vineyards' philosophy. This pioneering attitude towards responsive and instinctive viticulture and winemaking is as uncompromising and true today as it was almost 40 years ago. www.petaluma.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best Small Wine List (Maximum 100 wines) Thomas Wines is one of the Hunter Valley’s most renowned winemakers, nationally and internationally acclaimed for it’s exceptional, single vineyard Hunter Valley wines, many of which offer both pure drinking pleasure, as well as remarkable cellaring potential. The first vintage was produced in 1997, with a clear focus and determination to specialise in producing top shelf examples of the two signature varieties of the Hunter Valley, semillon and shiraz. www.thomaswines.com.au
Award Sponsor: Best Pub Restaurant Wine List A leader in sustainability, innovation and quality, Villa Maria is recognised as an icon in the New Zealand wine industry. Truly exceptional wine made by passionate people encapsulates Villa Maria’s success story. www.villamaria.co.nz
www.winelistoftheyear.com.au