Thomas Wines & Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards Partnership
Thomas Wines is proud to be an official partner of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards, one of the country’s most respected and long-running wine industry programs.
Established in 1993, Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards celebrates the skill, dedication and creativity behind Australia’s best restaurant wine lists, recognising venues and sommeliers who build thoughtful, balanced and exciting wine programs for their guests.
The awards are judged by an international panel of leading sommeliers, Masters of Wine, winemakers and wine communicators, ensuring a rigorous and highly respected judging process.
Supporting Australia’s Restaurant Wine Culture
As a winery deeply connected to the restaurant trade, Thomas Wines understands the importance of great wine lists. Wine lists are where many wine drinkers first discover producers, regions and styles, and where the relationship between wineries, sommeliers and hospitality professionals comes to life.
The partnership with Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards is an opportunity to support and recognise the restaurants that are championing Australian wine and building exceptional wine programs for their customers. The awards program celebrates venues that present wine in a thoughtful and engaging way to a premium audience, helping drive wine culture forward in Australia.
A Natural Alignment
Thomas Wines has always had a strong presence on restaurant wine lists across Australia, particularly through our flagship Hunter Valley Semillon and Shiraz wines. Partnering with Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards is therefore a natural alignment for our winery, supporting the venues and sommeliers who play such an important role in sharing Australian wine with the world.
We are proud to support an awards program that recognises excellence, professionalism and passion within the hospitality industry, and we look forward to continuing to work with restaurants and sommeliers who are committed to showcasing great wine.
Celebrating the People Behind the Lists
While wine shows recognise the work done in the vineyard and winery, Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards recognises the people who bring wine to the table: sommeliers, buyers and hospitality professionals who curate lists that educate, excite and inspire wine drinkers.
Thomas Wines is honoured to be involved in supporting this important part of the Australian wine industry.