The 2025 Halliday Wine Companion Awards has named Oakridge 864 Drive Block Funder & Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 as Australia’s Wine of the Year. Paragon Wine Estates (part of Endeavour Group) acquired […]
Australia’s Wine of the Year announced
Newcastle’s best bar for 2024
The winners of Newcastle’s inaugural Bar Awards were announced on August 5, with The Falcon taking out Bar of the Year. Located in Pacific Street, Newcastle, The Falcon features a Southern American-style […]
First look: $70 million new home for Coopers
Coopers has unveiled its new $70 million facility, which includes a whisky distillery, restaurant, bars, tasting room and microbrewery. Located in Regency Park, South Australia, the site is adjacent to the existing […]
TWE to sell commercial wine division
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has announced it will sell iconic labels such as Wolf Blass (acquired 1996), Yellowglen (acquired 1996) and Lindeman’s (acquired 2005). The labels are part of the company’s Treasury […]
The Australian Olympian who became a gin legend
Watching the Australian team compete at the Paris Olympics has been a proud moment for Four Pillars co-founder and Head Distiller Cameron Mackenzie. Not only is he a former Olympian himself, but […]
Great Northern launches premium lager
The Great Northern Brewing Co is launching a premium beer called Long Run exclusively into the Queensland market. Long Run, which features premium ingredients and is presented in a striking burgundy and […]
Award-winning chef joins Campbells winemaking team
Award-winning chef Nick Gardner has joined the Campbells of Rutherglen winemaking team after an illustrious 20-year culinary career. In 2013 he received the famed Good Food Guide Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the […]
Industry condemns beer & spirits tax increase
The Federal Government today confirmed one of the world’s highest alcohol excise taxes will be increased yet again on 5 August 2024 to $103.89 per litre for spirits and as much as […]
Drinks Digest celebrates Sydney Cocktails book launch
Drinks Digest has created Sydney Cocktails, a book that pays homage to the innovative cocktails and bartenders that make the city’s nightlife so memorable. The elegant collection of drink recipes and bartender […]
Could this be Accolade’s biggest-selling wine range ever?
Dolly Parton has introduced her first collection of wines, Dolly Wines, in collaboration with Parton Family Cellars and Accolade Wines. The first release, Dolly Wines California Chardonnay 2023 went on sale in […]
