EACH year Winestate gathers together those wines that throughout the year have achieved a five star (gold standard) or four-and-a-half star (high silver standard) to come up with a Top 5 list across seventeen categories and ultimately a winner for each category.
Then all category winners were put together to decide a standout wine, no mean feat as they all represent different varietals and different styles. But as they say, “someone has to do it,” and our expert judges always do a great job.
This year led by established senior wine show judge and regular judge, Chairman of Judges, Stephen John, formerly Chief Winemaker of The Wine
