McWilliam’s Wines has been named 2006 Winery of the Year by leading wine writer and critic, Stuart Gregor. In awarding McWilliam’s 2006 Winery of the Year in the fifth edition of his award-winning book ‘Don’t Buy Wine Without Me’ Stuart Gregor said:

“This award goes to the single winery whose range of wines excels at every price level. It is one of the most difficult decisions to make and I feel particularly for Seppelt, which is runner-up for the second successive year. But McWilliam’s richly deserves this award for its consistency, its dedication to making great-value wines at every imaginable price point and its failure to have a single dud in its entire range.

“There was some discussion a few years back that proud family-owned wineries like McWilliam’s might go by the wayside in these globally corporatised times. Let us hope this does not happen – more power to McWilliam’s and long may they reign.”

Silver Medal, 2005 McWilliams Hanwood Estate Riesling
2006 San Francisco International Wine Competition