The Australian Inland Wine Show
Australian Inland Wine Show Celebrating our inland wine regions

THE AUSTRALIAN INLAND WINE SHOW

Discover the results.

Explore the wines and wineries recognised by the show.
Browse published results by year, class or award.

JUDGING YEAR

2026 results

137Wines judged
22Wineries
18Gold medals
29Silver medals
46Bronze medals

137 matching wines

Clear filters

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry Red - Shiraz

Nice commercial drink, bright fruits

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry Red - Merlot

Good commercial wine with good fruit expression

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry Red - Other Varieties

Bright, fresh youthful, well made wines.

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry White - Chardonnay

Disappointing bracket, overuse of oak and sugar clouding fruit.

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry White - Pinot Grigio/Gris

Quite a strong bracket of well made wines. Medal winners were fresh and flavoursome with crisp acid balance.

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry White - Sauvignon Blanc

Medal wines showing varietal lift and balance. Gold is a great expression of a commercial style.

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry White - Other Varieties

Quite a strong bracket of well made wines. The best wines were fresh, flavoursome with lengthy crisp acid and balance.

Current Vintage Table Wine Dry White - Blends

A simple, fresh Sem Sauv Blanc.

Current Vintage Table Wine Any Sweet White (excluding Moscato style)

Lovely fresh wine. balance refreshing

One Year Old Table Wine Dry Red - Cabernet Sauvignon

Medal winning wine showed good fruit expression

One Year Old Table Wine Dry Red - Merlot

Medal winning wine had varietal fruit and balance

One Year Old Table Wine Dry Red - Shiraz

Some wines showing varietal characters, non medal winning wines looking forward and drying out

One Year Old Table Wine Dry Red - Durif

A deep, concentrated wine drinking well.

One Year Old Table Wine Dry Red - Other Varieties

A very good Montepulciano, fresh and concentrated. Other wines developing for their age.

One Year Old Table Wine Dry Red - Blends

A wine looking a little forward but still with some good fruit.

One Year Old Table Wine Dry White - Chardonnay

Solid one year old Chardy, balanced fruit and oak use.

One Year Old Table Wine Dry White - Sauvignon Blanc

Solid wine showing freshness and varietals

One Year Old Table Wine Dry White - Pinot Grigio/Gris

One wine in a sweeter style, pretty and fresh.

One Year Old Table Wine Dry White - Other Varieties

A well made Vermentino.

Two Years and Older Table Wines Dry Red - Cabernet Sauvignon

Need to look at ripe fruit and manage oak

Two Years and Older Table Wines Dry Red - Durif

Two older wines with the better example showing bright, concentrated fruit and balanced oak.

Two Years and Older Table Wines Dry Red - Shiraz

Gold medal wine had balance, vibrancy and concentration, well made.

Two Years and Older Table Wines Dry Red - Other Varieties

A wine just slightly lacking freshness.

Two Years and Older Table Wines Dry Whites - All Varieties and/or Blends

A generous, oak driven Chardonnay.

Rosé - Any Vintage, Style or Variety

A class of well made Rose wines. The silver medal winners showed freshness, texture and acid length.

Special Class Sparkling Red - Any Vintage, Style or Variety excluding Moscato

Vibrant juicy little number with vibrancy

Special Class Sparkling White - Any Vintage, Style or Variety excluding Moscato

Good class of differing styles. top wines have freshness and balance

Special Class Late Harvest/Botrytis - Any Vintage

Cranking class, an absolutely pleasure to judge. top wine show complexity, length and balance

Moscato - Pink Greater than 4g/L CO₂ (SPK) - Distinct Muscat Characters

Lovely pinks, two golds were of differing styles that had finese and balance.

Moscato - White Greater than 4g/L CO₂ (SPK) - Distinct Muscat Characters

Wine showed lovely freshness and balance

Moscato - Pink Less than 4g/L CO₂ Distinct Muscat Characters

Good mix of colours and style, top wine had balance and fresh lift

Moscato - White Less than 4g/L CO₂ Distinct Muscat Characters

Good mix of styles of Moscato, medal winning wines showed freshness, balance and length.

Fortified Wines - Muscat Any Vintage

Delicious Muscat wines with freshness and lusciousness.

Fortified Wines - Aperitif Style Any Vintage

A well made aperitif style.

Fortified Wines - Tawny Style Any Vintage

Excellent Tawny wines.

Fortified Wines - Sweet White (All Others)

A wonderful sweet white fortified wine.

Organic and Biodynamic - Red Any Vintage and Variety

Medal wine showed light varietal fruit

Organic and Biodynamic - White Any Vintage and Variety

Both wines lacking freshness and balance

Large Volume Any Vintage Red Varietal – (85% minimum inland regional content)

Vibrant juicy bomb.

Non-Commercial (Not Commercially Available) Red Wine - Any Vintage or Variety

Medal wine had fruit expression and was non faulty

Open Class (0% minimum inland regional content) Red Wine - Any Vintage or Variety

Some wines showed varietal characters, tanins need to be kept in check

Open Class (0% minimum inland regional content) White Wine - Any Vintage or Variety

wine showed varietal character and balance

The Australian Spritz Class

Really fun to judge this unique class. The best wines were deemed to have natural flavour cues, balanced residual sugar and good levels of CO2. An emerging class of wines in the Australian market, deserving of effort from winemakers.