Here at Hayes Family Wines, we are once again very excited to announce our fantastic results in the 2021 James Halliday Wine Companion.

We were very excited to hear that Hayes Family Wines is one of The Real Review Top Wineries of Australia for 2020. The Real Review team tasted wines from over 1,600 wineries in Australia and New Zealand to compile their Top Wineries list this year.

Well, COVID has presented its share of challenges. Some have been managed with relative ease, and have provided a bit of fun along the way. The border controls have put a bit of a spanner in the works though! We recently completed the blending exercise for the 2020 whites, including the 2020 Semillon…

Vintage 2020 started under cloudy skies, the world facing once in a generation challenges and our vineyards under the stresses of the season. Fortunately, we were able to continue with vintage pretty much business as usual (albeit with me camped in the cellar door for a month).

Since my last update many parts of Australia have experienced severe heatwaves and we have seen some of the most devastating bushfires in Australia’s history…