A grenache from South Australia has been lauded as the country’s best wine for 2025, winning the Prime Minister’s Trophy for first time in National Wine Show’s 50-year history. Winemaker Renae Hirsch […]

ALDI’s Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut has been named World’s Best Champagne at the World Champagne Awards 2025. The World Champagne Awards are part of the broader World Drinks Awards, a competition that […]

Act of Treason Reposado has been named the world’s best at the 2025 World Drinks Awards, topping entries from America, Europe, Asia and Australia in the Flavoured & Speciality spirit category. This […]

Could increasing use of the weight-loss drug Ozempic in Australia be responsible for falling drinks sales around the country? According to investment bank Morgan Stanley there were 79,000 Australians using Ozempic in […]

Australia has clinched the International Chardonnay trophy in the International Wine Challenge (IWC), widely regarded as the world’s most influential, impartial and rigorously judged global wine competition. The IWC’s 2025 medal and trophy […]

Just 18 months after opening at W Sydney, BTWN has won the 2025 NSW Sommelier’s Wine List of the Year award. The 2025 awards were held at Strangers Dining Room in NSW […]

 Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) has announced the Top 10 International nominees for the 2025 Spirited Awards and there are seven Aussies among them. Since its founding in 2007, the Spirited Awards has […]

Independent NSW brewery Mountain Culture has acquired Tasmania’s Fox Friday Brewing, which went into voluntary administration last month. Mountain Culture co-founders DJ and Harriet McCready said: “We’re so excited. We really respect […]