Macedon Ranges Wine exhibition celebrates the regions best

Key points

• The 2025 Shadowfax Midhill Chardonnay won Best Wine of the Exhibition at the Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition. Hesket Estate took the Gordon Knight Trophy for Best Winery.
• The event was held on Thursday 15 October at Mount Monument, with judging the day before by an expert panel chaired by wine writer Jane Faulkner. Wines were entered across five categories.
• Vignerons Association president Ollie Rapson praised the quality and range of local Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and sparkling wines. Chief steward Renata Morello invited locals to visit producers during the Budhurst Festival on 14 and 15 November.