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Mount Mary Named Winery of the Year! James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2018 In the second half of the 1960s, doctors in the Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley and Margaret River tentatively…

2017 Australian Wine Companion August 4th, 2016 James Halliday has released his 2017 Australian Wine Companion and wineries represented by Old Bridge Cellars are very well represented in the 90…

Mixed Dozen #25: Riesling, The Great All-Rounder James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion March 8, 2016 by Casey Warrener Here at Halliday we love our Riesling, both for the value and…

Cullen Wines, and Australian Chardonnays, beat the Burgundies The Australian November 28, 2015 by James Halliday Cullen Wines’ 30th annual International Chardonnay Tasting, held in Margaret River, had a serendipitous…

James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines of 2015 Whites Under $20: 95 pts    d’Arenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2015 An utterly impressive wine from a winery best known for its flotilla…

Yarra Yering and the legacy of Dr Bailey Carrodus James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion by James Halliday 21 February, 2015 At the wake following the death of Yarra Yering’s founder…

James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines of 2014 James Halliday November 2014 This year 1582 wines were submitted for the Top 100. Of the 80 table wines selected, 25 came from…

Australian Wine Companion 2015 July 2014by James Halliday James Halliday sings the praises of OBC brands once again with the release of the 2015 Australian Wine Companion. Highlights include Penley Estate‘s “best…

Hail Mount Mary, Full of Grace Australian Wine Companion June 30, 2014 by James Halliday I’ve taken passion/passionate out of my lexicon because the words have been terminally debased. I’d…

Australian Wine Today: Heads or Tails? Australian Wine Companion November 2013 Heads is the wine consumer’s perspective, and is unambiguously good. The quality of the wines being sold on the…