Bream Creek Vineyard in Tasmania has made a spectacular sweep at the 2025 Royal Queensland Awards (RQA) Wine Competition supported by King Street, claiming three of the most prestigious accolades.
This included the coveted title of Australia’s best wine, plus $17,000 in prize money.
Bream Creek 2024 Pinot Noir won the Angelo Puglisi Grand Champion Wine of Show, which comes with a $12,000 fellowship.
It also claimed the historic Stodart Trophy for Best Red Table Wine of Show and the Dr Bill Ryan Best Pinot Noir of Show, accompanied by a $5,000 bursary.
RQA Wine Competition chief judge Julian Langworthy says it is an outstanding wine.
“It’s a wine for the ages and one the Australian wine industry should be very proud of,” he says.
“It has great clarity and beautiful complexity – it just rose to the top in the most beautiful way during judging.”
Mr Langworthy says the overall quality of the wines was exceptionally high, especially the Pinot Noir.
“Australian Pinot is improving exponentially year on year and those classes were outstanding – we could have easily brought back 12 different Pinots to be judged for Grand Champion.”
2025 TROPHY AND PRIZE WINNERS
The Angelo Puglisi Grand Champion Trophy (Australia’s Best Wine)
Bream Creek Vineyard 2024 Pinot Noir
The Maldwyn and Ian Davies Best Sparkling Wine of Show
Printhie Wines 2016 Swift
Best White Table Wine Trophy
Stella Bella 2024 Suckfizzle Chardonnay
The Stodart Trophy for Best Red Table Wine
Bream Creek Vineyard 2024 Pinot Noir
Best Fortified Wine Trophy
Morris Wines Cellar Reserve Grand Topaque
The Star Entertainment Group Best Queensland Wine Trophy
Golden Grove Estate 2024 Nero d’Avola
The Star Emerging Queensland Winemaker of the Year
Brad Allan – View Wine by Sancerre Estate
Best Riesling Trophy
Pinnacle Drinks – Mockingbird Hill Dr JWD Bain 2024 Clare Valley Riesling
Best Semillon Trophy
Brokenwood Wines 2019 ILR Reserve Semillon
Best Sauvignon Blanc Trophy
House of Cards 2025 Three Card Monte Sauvignon Blanc
Best Pinot Gris/Grigio Trophy
Hahndorf Hill 2025 Pinot Grigio
The Fleming Trophy for Best Chardonnay
Stella Bella 2024 Suckfizzle Chardonnay
Best White Varietal Trophy
Artwine 2025 Ti Amo Arneis
Best White Blend Trophy
Stella Bella 2023 Suckfizzle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
The Dr Bill Ryan Trophy for Best Pinot Noir of Show
Bream Creek Vineyard 2024 Pinot Noir
Best Grenache Trophy supported by King Street
Yalumba Wines 2024 Vat-11 Grenache
Best Grenache Blend Trophy
St Hugo Wines 2024 Grenache Shiraz Mataro
Best Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Nero d’Avola, Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo or Blend Trophy
Marnong Wines 2024 Single Vineyard Sangiovese
Wine Guild of Australian Inc (Queensland) Trophy for Best Shiraz
Jim Barry Wines 2022 Barry Brothers
Best Shiraz Blend Trophy
Hamelin Bay Wines 2023 Rampant Red
The Alan Cook MBE Trophy for Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Credaro Family Wines 2023 1000 Crowns Cabernet Sauvignon
Liquor Merchants of Australia Ltd Trophy for Best Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Hamelin Bay Wines 2023 Cabernet Malbec
Best Red Varietal Trophy
Meditrina Beverages Pty Ltd 2024 Coonawarra Cabernet Franc
Best Red Blend Trophy
De Bortoli Wines 2024 Ancient Soils Tempranillo Touriga
Best Sweet White Wine Trophy
De Bortoli Wines 2022 Noble One
Best Rose Trophy
Yering Station 2025 Village Rosé
Best Small Batch Trophy supported by Wine Friends
Golden Grove Estate 2024 Sangiovese
Best Organic or Biodynamic Wine Trophy
Tamburlaine Organic Wines 2024 Reserve Malbec
Best Low Alcohol or Dealcoholised Beverage Prize
Brown Brothers Moscato Zero
Best Value White Wine Prize
Duxton Vineyards 2025 Rewild Fiano
Best Value Red Wine Prize
Tumblong Hills 2023 Table of Plenty Nero d’Avola