The National Wine Show of Australia is 50 years old this year, and to celebrate the occasion, a four-day National Wine Festival will be held in Canberra from June 12 to 15.
Just as the National Wine Show is Australia’s most prestigious wine awards, the festival is poised to become a flagship event on the national calendar.
Organizers say that it will bring together in one over-arching celebration “the wines deemed the finest in Australia by the nation’s leading wine experts, along with immersive experiences to suit wine enthusiasts of all knowledge levels”. Wine Show Chair Andy Gregory says it will be “a one-stop shop to taste and learn about the very best of Australian wine”.
The National Wine Festival will begin with the 2025 National Wine Show of Australia Trophy Presentation Dinner in the Great Hall of Parliament House next Thursday. Three days of wine tastings, masterclasses, themed dinners and special events will follow at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
Most important wine show
Every wine entered in the National Wine Show will be open for tasting during the festival, including the top trophy winners – a total of more than 5,000 bottles.
In a premium masterclass featuring the trophy winners, National Wine Show Chair of Judges Matt Harrop will reveal what Australia’s best wine assessors look for in an award-winning wine and examine the characteristics that earned this year’s winners the nation’s top gongs.
The National Wine Show of Australia has been held annually in Canberra since 1975. Only wines that have won gold or silver medals in qualifying capital city or regional wine shows are eligible to enter. Industry icon James Halliday, who led the show’s steering committee for more than 30 years, dubbed it the most important wine show in Australia.
Festival tickets are available here.
Visit www.nationalwineshow.com.au for more information.
