Four Pillars’ much-anticipated Christmas Gin is back for the third year in a row.

Could the T&T (tequila and tonic) be the new drink of summer? Fever-Tree has just released a limited edition Citrus Tonic Water, available in select Rockpool Dining Group venues and at Red Bottle.

One of Australia’s iconic producers, Brokenwood in Hunter Valley is set to open a new cellar door, alongside two new dining offerings, The Wood Restaurant and Cru Bar + Pantry.

When at its best, muscadet, made from the grape variety Melon de Bourgogne, is the perfect foil for seafood and shellfish – with its complex citrus and white flower aromas and full, crisp palate.

Leanne Altmann and Nicole Smith have both been recognised at the 2018 Vin de Champagne Awards, held at the recently refurbished Quay Restaurant in Sydney on 10 September.

Australia’s sparkling wine fraternity has been recognised on the international stage with two big honours at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC).

The exquisite wines of renowned Champagne house Boll & Cie are now available in Australia.

Wine and rum doesn’t sound like a good mix, and from a cocktail point of view it definitely isn’t, but a new distillery in Sydney’s Surry Hills is changing the way Australians think about aged spirits, maturing locally crafted rum in used Hunter Valley shiraz barrels.

Sydney distillery Archie Rose and Tasmanian brewery Moo Brew have teamed up to produce a new Barrel-Aged Stout.

Yalumba has been recognised for its entrepreneurial success at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

Maude Wines in Central Otago has won the top prize at the inaugural New Zealand Wine of the Year Awards.

It was heartening to receive a great response to the Gourmet Traveller WINE/Wine Communicators of Australia New Wine Writer Award, with entries coming from around the country.

In a shed on a quiet back road in the Eden Valley, history is being made. A wine is being assembled by a group of four extraordinary and diverse winemakers, each donating barrels of 2018 shiraz for a joint project aimed at encouraging more women to enter the Australian wine industry.

The winner of our subscriptions prize competition featured in the August/September issue of Gourmet Traveller WINE has been announced.