Introducing the Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 Wineries 2024

Best Australian wineries

The Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 Wineries 2024 list is made up of the crisply minted, at least relatively, and the long established. Venerable historic estates with progressive mindsets, regional and style pioneers at the very top of their game, fledglings already at full wing, and the iconoclasts, visionary makers that hold true to singular beliefs to enlarge and enhance our wine landscape.

It’s no easy feat collating a list of Australia’s finest producers and, while scores are of considerable importance, this list has not been built on any kind of algorithm. The Halliday Top 100 Wineries recognises and celebrates the very best producers of Australian wine right now.

To be selected, Halliday must have reviewed each producer's wines within the last 12 months. From here, a 1100-long list was whittled down to just over 450 wineries. Then, it came down to quality – quality had to be consistent across the range.

Tyrrell's Wines in the Hunter Valley has been ranked number one in the Halliday Top 100 Wineries 2024.  

One hundred wineries sounds like a lot, but this list is all killer, as they say. It’s a true representation of Australian wine right now, and a list you can hedge your purchasing bets on with emphatic confidence.

There are many more that mount robust cases for inclusion. That top 5-star makers missed out says a lot about just how deeply the quality of Australian wine runs.

Of the names that made the list, some glitter with conspicuous success and some have taken a quieter route. Each maker is marked by that extremely high-quality bar, but each excels just as thrillingly in the individuality of their wines, and always with the deepest integrity to reflect place and grape through best-practice farming and deft making.

Giant Steps, the 2025 Halliday Wine Companion Winery of the Year, has taken out second place in the Top 100 Wineries 2024 list. 

At the top is Tyrrell's Wines, the iconic Hunter Valley winery who continues, even after more than 160 years, to show a commitment to quality and innovation. Number two is Giant Steps, the 2025 Halliday Wine Companion Winery of the Year. Beechworth giant Giaconda rounds out the top three.

Across the list, there's a strong presence from Tasmania, Margaret River and the Barossa Valley. Pillars of the Australian wine industry such as Grosset, Yarra Yering, Mount Pleasant, House of Arras, Henschke and Penfolds dominate the top 15. And names like Garagiste, Gentle Folk and Adelina fly the flag for smaller producers.

The Top 100 all put the same care into everything they make, from affordable everyday wines to their flagships. They make passionate, heartfelt wines. And it matters to them that people engage with their wines, that they take joy from them. These makers are the best of the best. They are names that resonate with excellence.

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Taste the Top 100 events

Taste the Top 100: Melbourne
Thursday October 31, 2024
Panama Dining Room, Fitzroy
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Taste the Top 100: Sydney
Wednesday November 6, 2024
Doltone House, Sydney
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Words by Marcus Ellis.

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