Australia’s Tread Softly has won Non-Alcoholic Wine of the Year at the 2025 London Wine Competition for its Everything Except Pinot Noir 2024. It was among a swag of medals taken home by […]
Australia wins world’s best non-alcoholic wine
The world’s best wine for 2025
The 2025 Wine of the Year has been announced at the London Wine Competition, with Australia taking out the top trophy! Isabel Estate Wild Barrique Chardonnay 2022 scored 98 points in the competition, […]
Australia wins World’s Best Single Malt Whisky
Callington Mill Distillery Pedro Ximenez Single Malt Whisky has won Single Malt Whisky of the Year at the International London Spirits Competition. The 2025 competition received several thousand submissions from more than […]
World Drinks Awards name Australia’s best gins
The World Drinks Awards has announced its round one winners for 2025, with Australia’s best gins taking out an epic 57 medals, including 17 Golds. Every year, the World Drinks Awards showcases […]
11 Aussie bars vie for 2025 Spirited Awards
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) has announced the Regional Top 10 Honorees for the 2025 Spirited Awards, with Australia scooping 13 nominations. Since its inception in 2007, the Spirited Awards has […]
Australia’s Liquor Store of the Year
Dan Murphy’s has been named Australia’s Liquor Store of the Year for 2025 in the Roy Morgan ‘Best of the Best’ Awards for Customer Satisfaction. It’s the third consecutive win for the […]
How Trump’s tariffs will impact the drinks industry
The Trump Administration has sent shockwaves through the drinks industry after unveiling minimum tariffs of 10% on all countries, with heavier duties on about 60 countries. The tariffs were announced using the […]
The best April Fool’s drinks pranks for 2025
We have to admit we fell for a few of the drinks industry’s April Fool’s Day gags this year … and we really wish tomorrow’s threatened US tariffs were among them. Donald […]
Miguel Maestre to debut new beer at GABS 2025
Celebrity chef Miguel Maestre is launching his new beer RUBIA exclusively at Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) in Melbourne on 4-5 April 2025. RUBIA is described as a vibrant, tropical pale ale packed with zesty Seville orange, […]
Sydney Beer Co owes creditors $10 million
The administrators for Sydney Beer Co have revealed the company owes almost $10 million to creditors including the Australian Taxation Office and the McGrath Foundation. RSM Australia partners Richard Stone and Brett […]
