Finalists for Vigneron of the Year Australia 2025
We are very excited to announce the three finalists for The Real Review’s inaugural Vigneron of the Year award.
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Finalists for Vigneron of the Year New Zealand 2025
For our inaugural Vigneron of the Year New Zealand award, we want to highlight and celebrate wine producers who approach wine in this holistic and positive manner.
Finalists for Rising Star of the Year Australia 2025
We are thrilled to announce the three finalists for The Real Review’s inaugural Rising Star of the Year award. Congratulations to Tom McCarthy, Gareth Belton and Tessa Brown.
Finalists for Rising Star of the Year New Zealand 2025
Hearty congratulations to the three finalists for The Real Review’s Rising Star of the Year New Zealand 2025.
Australian Wines, Vigneron and Rising Star of the Year finalists revealed
This is an exciting week for us at The Real Review as we announce the finalists in our first-ever awards for wines and people
New Zealand Wines, Vigneron and Rising Star of the Year finalists revealed
The Real Review Top Wineries of New Zealand 2025 sees the introduction of seven new awards to join the current Winery of the Year Award.
The Real Review Len Evans Prize
Leadership is critical in any business, industry or indeed any line of work, and good leaders are a rare commodity.
What makes a Vigneron of the Year?
The French term for someone who is as deeply involved in the vineyard as the winery—often more in the vineyard than the winery—is vigneron.
Introducing the New Zealand Top Wineries awards panel
For The Real Review’s inaugural New Zealand awards—Wines of the Year, Vigneron of the Year and the Rising Star of the Year—I was thrilled that I could convince Jane Skilton MW and Dr Jo Burzynska to form a judging panel with me.
Ray Kidd: an industry icon
Ray Kidd died on February 14 aged 98 years. Who was Ray Kidd? I hear many younger readers ask. Just one of the most significant people the Australian wine industry has seen.