Each year, James Halliday tastes thousands of wines for the annual Companion. Here he reveals his tasting methods and the factors that inform his final score. Common to all situations is the mechanics ...

An eligible wine will have won its category in this guide on five occasions or more. Inductees to the James Halliday Hall of Fame: Wine are expected to be roughly as rare as its first recipient.

Inspired by the visionary character James Halliday from Steven Spielberg’s (and Ernest Cline’s) Ready Player One, these iconic frames are as versatile as they are stylish, accommodating any ...

Walk up to someone wearing a pair of Halliday’s smart glasses, and you might not notice they’re looking at smartphone notifications, live language translations, or advice from an AI assistant.

Halliday editor Amelia Ball spoke to James Halliday for our podcast on cellaring before his 80th birthday. Here we feature parts of that chat, plus some reflections on his career following the ...

Every year, James Halliday and his tasting panel pinpoint the best Australian wines, winemakers and wineries from a pool of several thousand featured in the annual Halliday Wine Companion guide. With ...

James Halliday has long been a supporter of AFFW and this series, ‘The Halliday Cellar Door’, provides a unique opportunity to keep telling these families’ stories. Hosted by Sally Stanton, across the ...

In recent years, the coveted Jimmy Watson trophy went to grenache, and we saw the launch of the inaugural James Halliday Grenache Challenge. It was only a matter of time, as there’s so much to love ...

Sue Hodder of Wynns Coonawarra Estate is the second inductee into the James Halliday Hall of Fame: Australian Wine Industry. 2025 James Halliday Hall of Fame: Australian Wine Industry This award goes ...