Winners of the 2025 Royal Adelaide Wine Show have been announced, with Western Australian companies, Howard Park Wines and Evans & Tate, taking out the top awards – for Most Outstanding Red and White Wines in Show.
The Royal Adelaide Wine Show is the one of the most prestigious wine shows in Australia, featuring over 2500 wines from over 300 wineries across the country. Wines are judged by a panel of esteemed judges from across Australia over four days, to determine medal and trophy winners. This year marks the 148th anniversary of the event.
It was a standout evening for the Western Australian region, with the state’s Stella Bella Wines, Deep Woods Estate, and Millbrook Winery also collecting major wine trophies.
Howard Park’s Margaret River Leston Shiraz received the Best Shiraz in Show and Best Shiraz 2023 Vintage and Younger trophies, on top of the major trophy win.
South Australia was also in the spotlight, with Langhorne Creek producer, Lake Breeze Wines, receiving the National Wine of Provenance for its Arthur’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, and head winemaker, Greg Follett, recognised with the F Miller & Co Prize.
The Usual Suspects Collective’s Clare Valley Vickery Reserve Watervale Riesling was awarded the Governor’s Trophy for Best South Australian White Wine in Show, while Purple Hands Wines took home the Best South Australian Red Wine in Show for its Barossa Valley Grenache.
Major trophy winners of the 2025 Royal Adelaide Wine Show include;
- The Governor’s Trophy: Best South Australian White Wine in Show
The Usual Suspects Collective Vickery Reserve Watervale Riesling 2024 - The Governor’s Trophy: Best South Australian Red Wine in Show
Purple Hands Wines Barossa Valley Grenache 2024 - The George Fairbrother Memorial Trophy: Most Outstanding White Wine in Show
Evans & Tate Redbrook Reserve Chardonnay 2023 - The Max Schubert AM Trophy: Most Outstanding Red Wine in Show
Howard Park Wines Leston Shiraz 2023 - The Gramp, Hardy, Hill-Smith Trophy: National Wine of Provenance
Lake Breeze Wines Arthur's Reserve - The F Miller & Co Prize: Winemaker of the National Wine of Provenance
Lake Breeze Wines Greg Follett
A full list of award winners and medals can be found at thewineshow.com.au.
