Wine News – The Real Review

NSW wine producers face land tax fight

NSW wine producers are fighting to stop yet another slap in the face, this time from their own government.

Australia’s wine exports continue to decline

Changes in consumer behaviour were the main reason Australia’s wine exports were continuing to decline, according the Wine Australia.

Australia wins big at 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards

Australia has enjoyed its best ever platinum medal performance at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards, with a total of 19.

How would you fare in this year’s Master of Wine Exams?

Each year in early June, between 200 and 250 or so candidates around the world attempt the Master of Wine Examinations.

Aussie vineyard picture wins global photography award

Australian photographer Chris Elfes has won the Louis Jadot Wine Photographer of the Year – Places category with his picture of a vineyard in Pokolbin, Hunter Valley.

Bellwether weathers the storm

Sue Bell, the highly respected owner and winemaker of Bellwether, in Coonawarra, has bought back her winery after her business was put into liquidation by the Australian Taxation Office.

Osbeiston to curate wines for luxury Hunter Valley hotel

Sydney wine man Jon Osbeiston has been tasked with designing the wine offering at what promises to be the most exciting new accommodation to open in the Hunter Valley for many years.

Rouge Homme comes home

Rouge Homme, one of the Coonawarra red wine brands that got me and thousands of others interested in wine decades ago, has been returned to the Redman family.