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Hamish Thomson Best's Wines masterclass via zoom

Best’s Wines Zoom Masterclasses

Keen to visit our winery but can’t find the time? We get it, and for those of you who are unable to visit us in person, Best’s Wines are excited to offer virtual tasting masterclasses for groups of 10 – 100 guests.

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Top five markets in the Grampians region and surrounds

If moseying around a market on a weekend is your idea of heaven, then you’ll be spoilt for choice in the Grampians region. The local markets are a real treasure trove of delights – locals and tourists alike can be found getting to know the friendly growers, makers and sellers.

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Bottle of Best's Wines Great Western Riesling

2022 Great Western Riesling

The Riesling vines from Great Western produce flavoursome, elegantly structured, spectacularly age-worthy Rieslings which stand confidently alongside some of the most outstanding Australian examples of the variety.

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Simply the Best – 2021 Foudre Ferment Riesling named 2023 Halliday Wine Companion Wine of the Year

The Best’s 2021 Foudre Ferment Riesling won 2023 Halliday Wine Companion of the Year. Read more about this wine and other Best’s accolades.

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2021 Cabernet Franc

In 1982 Merlot was planted on the Concongella Vineyards’ Thirteen- Acre Block. Imagine the surprise when half the vines behaved in a totally different manner.

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A lady and man ascending the Grampians Peaks Trail

The Grampians Peaks Hiking Trail Opens

Keen hikers have long been lured to Victoria’s Grampians to traverse the region’s incredible ancient bushland and craggy peaks. Now, the newly opened Grampians Peaks Trail is posing a challenge like few others, while offering some of the best panoramic views in the country.

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The Stawell Gift

The Stawell Gift is Australia’s richest footrace, which is held in Stawell each year over the Easter long weekend.

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2020 White Gravels Hill Shiraz

The White Gravels Hill Shiraz is produced from the Concongella Vineyard. There is, as the name suggests, ‘white gravels’ which lay over granite. The geology and soils of the White Gravels Hill are markedly different from the sites directly around the cellars.

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2019 Hamill Shiraz

The name Hamill tells a multigeneration story of the Thomson family, beginning with Emily Grace Hamill, who married Fredrick Thomson. Hamill Shiraz is produced from the Sugarloaf vineyard, which is situated amongst the rolling hills surrounding the black ranges.

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Best’s Hamill Shiraz: Inspired by a vision, with a nod to the past

Try the new Hamill Shiraz from Best’s Wines. Made from our Sugarloaf Creek vineyard in Great Western, this is a truly special wine.

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2021 Great Western Chardonnay

Chardonnay was one of the varietals planted in the Concongella Vineyard in the 1970’s despite the fact that cuttings were extremely hard to come by at the time. The fruit for this wine comes from an old single vineyard located in a cool sheltered site within the Great Western GI.

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2019 Thomson Family Shiraz

The 2014 Thomson Family Shiraz was awarded the ‘Wine Of the Year’ for the 2017 Halliday Wine Companion and the 2017 was awarded 99 points for the 2020 Wine Companion. It is hand harvested, hand plunged and fermented in small open fermenters.

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