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We Raise a Glass to our treasured Chris Thomson

There’s an old saying that “behind every great man is a great woman” and that’s certainly the case with Viv and Chris Thomson. In the 100th year that the Thomson family has been custodians of Best’s wines, we thought it was time to ‘raise a glass’ to our treasured Chris. She’s very much the fabric of our winery and the local Great Western community.

Best's Winemaker Justin Purser

Winemaker Justin Purser Celebrates 10 Years with Best’s Wines

In the long history of Best’s, only six non-family members have served as our winemaker. All others have been either a Thomson or a Best. So, it’s a significant milestone for one of these few, our current winemaker Justin Purser, to celebrate 10 years’ tenure.

en Thomson and winemaker Justin Purser

Vintage 2020 Wrap-Up

2020 WILL CERTAINLY GO DOWN IN HISTORY as a vintage to remember! Unlike other Australian regions, we were fortunate to be unaffected by the smoke caused by the bushfires (mind you, we’ve had our fair share of fires in previous years!) and, while yields were down, the quality is looking superb.

2020 Great Western  Cabernet Franc

2020 Cabernet Franc

This youthful wine boasts succulent and plush dark berry flavours with velvety tannins and a lingering minerality. It is drinking well now with food, but it will soften and gain complexity over the next 10- 15 years.

Siglo Bar

Top Melbourne Wine Bars

The Melbourne wine bar scene is diverse and there are so many options to choose from. Here is a list of our favourite Melbourne wine bars to help you find a new venue to enjoy a glass or two of fine wine.

Serving red wines over summer

Serving red wines over summer

Did you know that, depending on the varietal, red wines are best served between 12°C-18°C? Most room temperatures in the Australian summer are way higher than the ‘room temperature’ in Europe.

Best's Langton’s VII Classification

Best’s is named alongside the Best of the Best: Langton’s VII Classification

Every four years, the prestigious auction house Langton’s releases a new classification of Australian Wines which highlights the best performing, most collected, and esteemed wines, based on the wines reputation and track record at auction.

Thomson Family Shiraz

2017 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.

Best's Wines Dolcetto Malbeck

Dolcetto – The Mystery of our Malbeck

Dolcetto is a little known Italian variety from the north west district of Piedmont. Here at Best’s it was planted in the 1870’s and sold as “Malbeck” until 1982. Read on for the full story.

Best’s Patriarch Viv Thomson receives OAM in Queen’s Birthday Honours

“While I’m honoured to receive the award, my wife and long-suffering family have been great contributors to the success of the business and my own endeavours. You don’t win these awards on your own. All our achievements have been a joint effort.”

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