Halliday Wine Companion
For almost 30 years, the Halliday Wine Companion, founded by James Halliday, has served as the definitive guide to Australian wine. Today, a dedicated team of wine authorities collectively taste around 9000 wines each year.
With more than 160,000 tasting notes from over 3500 wineries, winecompanion.com.au is Australia's most comprehensive collection of wine reviews and ratings. Halliday magazine is printed bi-monthly and offers a uniquely approachable take on wine, food and travel, and in 2022 both Halliday Wine Club and Halliday Wine Academy were launched to serve the Australian wine community. We also publish the Halliday Wine Companion guide – the bestselling annual which sets the benchmark for winemakers, collectors and wine lovers alike.
With Halliday Wine Companion, you'll never drink a bad bottle of wine again.
Ned Goodwin
Master of Wine
Born in London, raised in Australia and educated in Tokyo and Paris, Ned splits his time between Tokyo, where he lived for 14 years, and his beloved Sydney. Ned is a dux of the Len Evans Tutorial, Japan’s first Master of Wine, an educator, consultant, judge, critic and motivational speaker and presenter. He has served as wine director for one of Asia's largest restaurant groups and was also the ‘wine face’ for All Nippon Airways. In addition, he is an Asian-focused ambassador for a Champagne house, the host of Langton’s TV, has had his own TV wine show in Japan, is on the Wine Committee at Italy’s illustrious Biondi-Santi, and has his own import company, Wine Diamonds. Before Japan, Ned was a sommelier, including at Michelin-starred Veritas in New York, which had arguably the finest wine list in the world. Ned is a valued member of the Halliday Tasting Team, he's been tasting for the annual Halliday Wine Companion since 2016.
Erin Larkin
Wine Expert
Erin is an independent wine writer, judge and presenter based in Perth, Western Australia, with an individual, grass-roots approach to her work. Multi-skilled when it comes to the business of wine, she is a prolific presenter and educator across multiple platforms, and an Australian wine show judge, with a focus on, and curiosity for, WA specifically. Erin is also an active consultant for retail and private clients, with a keen eye for quality and creativity in wine, marrying classic and contemporary perspectives. She has a weekly newspaper column and a YouTube channel where she opens and discusses a vast array of wines, releasing up to two videos a week. Erin was a part of the Halliday Tasting Team up until 2022 when she joined Wine Advocate as its first Australian reviewer for Australian wines.