The Wine Industry Suppliers Association (WISA) has announced the finalists across six categories in the 2026 Wine Industry Impact Awards (WIIA).
The finalists come from organisations whose products, services and partnerships are changing how Australian and New Zealand wine is grown, made, packaged and sold.
Winners will be revealed at the Wine Industry Impact Awards Gala Dinner on Thursday 19 November at The Playford Adelaide. You can purchase your tickets here.
“This year’s finalists show that even in one of the toughest periods our industry has faced, innovative solutions to shared problems continue to thrive,” says Liz Schoen, executive chair, WISA.
“Suppliers haven’t stepped back because business is hard.
“They’ve kept investing in the growers and wineries they work with, and this year’s entrants are a testament to that resilience.
“From AI-driven business tools to on-vine yield sensors and sustainable packaging, every entry is solving a real problem for growers, winemakers and wine businesses.”
Finalists
Technology & Digital Innovation — sponsored by Wine Australia
BevSage
Purpose-built AI combined with human expertise, giving wineries affordable access to commercial capability and market intelligence.
InnoVint (co-nominated with Hill Smith Family Estates)
A fast, low-disruption path off end-of-life production software, purpose-built for wineries.
Winemaking & Oenology — sponsored by SIG
Fermentis
The E2U yeast range. Pitched directly into must without rehydration for safer, simpler fermentations.
Vason Group
X-PLANT inactivated-yeast products supporting climate-resilient viticulture and winemaking.
Viticulture & Grapegrowing — sponsored by Southern Premium Vineyards
Ripen Tech
An on-vine system that measures grape bunch weight hourly for real-time yield monitoring.
Vason Group
X-PLANT vineyard applications that help vines cope with heat and drought stress.
Affinity Labs
A Grapevine Clonal ID service that confirms clone identity before planting material reaches the vineyard.
Sustainability — sponsored by MGA Insurance Group
DeCam
Affordable three-phase power for Southern Light Vineyards’ Long Gully Winery, ending its reliance on round-the-clock diesel generation.
Biogone
Landfill-biodegradable packing tape, stretch wrap and shipping materials for moving wine.
Visy
Major investment in glass beneficiation to lift recycled content in wine bottles.
Packaging & Design — sponsored by Manheim Australia
Australian Vintage
Poco Vino, a format-first brand in stylish 187ml single-serve bottles.
Amorim
Spark One Xpür, the microplastic-free solution for sparkling wine
Engineering & Equipment
Vinarchy (co-nominated with AWRI)
Autonomous GoTrack technology retrofitted to a conventional vineyard tractor, trialled at commercial scale.
Parsec by Enartis
EVO2FERM, predictive and adaptive yeast nutrition driven by real-time fermentation data.
Judges: Robin Shaw (Wine Tourism Australia), Athena Stamoulos (Finlaysons), Shirley Fraser (Wine Australia), Simon Nordestgaard (AWRI), Sam Wigan (Hill Smith Family Estates), Sid Pachare (Watkins Wines), Dan Eggelton (Vinous Consulting), Fiona McDonald (Seppeltsfield), Sandrine Gimon (Wine Rage Consulting), Nick Dry (Foundation Viticulture), Matt Alexander (Southern Premium Vineyards), Marcos Bonada (Treasury Wine Estates), Steve Faulkner (Oakridge Wines), Amy Richards (Nuveen), Laura Herrero Chorques (Green Industries SA), Siobhan Wigan (Sustainable Winegrowing Australia), Marty Longbottom (AWRI), Jesse Auricht (Hill Smith Family Vineyards), Shauna Herbst (Brown Family Wine Group), Lin Lin Low (Treasury Wine Estates), Matt Deller (Wirra Wirra), Carmen Housten (SIG), Gavin Wong (Visy), Gavin Dempsey (Manheim Australia).
The Wine Industry Suppliers Association (WISA) is a not-for-profit association representing the suppliers of goods and services to the Australian and New Zealand wine industry.
WISA works to improve the wine industry’s competitiveness and profitability by championing innovation, partnerships, and the exchange of practical knowledge across the value chain.
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