Halliday Wine Companion 2016

Halliday Wine Companion 2016

The bestselling and definitive guide to Australian Wine.

Keenly anticipated each year by winemakers, collectors and wine lovers, the Halliday Wine Companion is recognised nationally as the industry benchmark. Over 8900 wines were tasted for this edition, which also has several important new features.

The Halliday Wine Companion provides detailed tasting notes and points for each of the wines covered in the book, a drink-to year, and each wine's closure, alcohol content and price. The book also provides more than 1300 winery profiles (including 92 new wineries). This year, Campbell Mattinson brings his expertise and poetic style to the tasting room with James. Their collaboration adds a fresh dimension to the book. Tyson Stelzer has provided the same information on sparkling wines; he is recognised as the leading authority on this style. In addition, the book also provides information about the wineries, winemakers and vineyard sizes, as well as opening times and contact details. An indispensable reference from the country's leading wine authority, the Halliday Wine Companion is a must-have guide for anyone planning a visit to a wine region, or wanting to replenish their cellar.

Features:
Full tasting notes for 3859 wines
Ratings, drink-to dates and prices for a further 2629 wines
1317 winery profiles (including 92 new wineries)
Best of the best wines by variety
Winery of the Year
Wine of the Year
Winemaker of the Year
Best Value Winery of the Year, plus 9 other top value wineries
Best New Winery of the Year, plus 9 other top new wineries
Best Dark Horse Winery, plus 9 other Dark Horse wineries
Region by region vintage rating charts for 2011 to 2014 inclusive
A report on the 2015 vintage
Regional index showing availability of food, accommodation, music events and cellar-door sales
Australia's Geographic Indications
Additional tasting notes for 2463 wines tasted for this edition available on winecompanion.com.au

Fun Facts:
8863, the number of wines tasted for this edition of the Halliday Wine Companion
398 835, the approximate mls of wine tasted (based on an average pour of 45-50ml per wine)

630, the approximate number of hours spent tasting
157, the approximate number of spit buckets emptied
10, the approximate number Riedel glasses broken
1800, the number of Riedel glasses used at last year's awards night
$117,000 the total retail cost of the wine to be served at this year's Wine Companion Awards
$4,000 the retail cost for a bottle of each of the wines to be served at this year's Wine Companion Awards.


Respected wine critic and vigneron James Halliday AM has a career that spans over 45 years, but he's most widely known for his witty and informative writing about wine. As one of the founders of Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley, and thereafter of Coldstream Hills in the Yarra Valley, James is an unmatched authority on every aspect of the wine industry, from the planting and pruning of vines through to the creation and marketing of the finished product. His winemaking has led him to sojourns in Bordeaux and Burgundy, and he had had a long career as a wine judge in Australia and overseas. In 1995 he received the wine industry's ultimate accolade, the Maurice O'Shea Award. In 2010 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia. James has written or contributed to more than 75 books on wine since he began writing in 1970. His books have been translated into Mandarin, Japanese, French, German, Danish, Icelandic and Polish, and have been published in the UK and the US, as well as in Australia. He is the author of Varietal Wines, A Life in Wine, and an upcoming new edition of The Wine Atlas of Australia.

Halliday Wine Companion 2016 
Hardie Grant Books
Author: James Halliday
RRP: $39.95