If you're looking for the best wines in Australia, you're in the right place. Each of these 35 white wines from have been rated between 95 and 98 points by the Halliday Tasting Team, placing them in the 'outstanding' or 'exceptional' categories. Spanning a range of price points and varieties – including sparkling, riesling, chardonnay, semillon and more – you'll be sure to find a new favourite white wine in the list below.
Start off strong with the Sparkling Wine of the Year – the Brown Brothers Patricia – which Campbell Mattinson said, "once again showed both its class and quality that the upper reaches of the King Valley can produce when it comes to sparkling wine." Or, venture into the outstanding chardonnay offerings. As Campbell puts it, "All hail Australian chardonnay. We've been saying this for many years now, but this is a stunning category; it is the best of Australian wine." And if you want evidence of how magnificently semillon performs in the Hunter Valley and Barossa, check out the three semillon wines below.
For more from each winery, click the links below the wines to visit their winery website and browse their range. Here are 35 of the top white wines from the 2025 Halliday Wine Companion.
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Riesling
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Meadowbank Wines
Riesling 2023
Tasmania -
Crawford River Wines
Riesling 2023
Henty -
ChaLou Wines
Riesling 2023
Orange -
Peter Lehmann
The Master's Collection Wigan Riesling 2017
Eden Valley -
Brangayne of Orange
Riesling 2023
Orange -
Capel Vale
Single Vineyard Series Whispering Hill Riesling 2023
Mount Barker -
Dandelion Vineyards
Enchanted Garden of the Eden Valley Riesling 2023
Eden Valley -
Jackson Brooke
Doeven Vineyard Riesling 2022
Henty -
Robert Stein Vineyard
Dry Riesling 2023
Mudgee -
Wine x Sam
The Victorian Riesling 2023
Goulburn Valley -
Wines by KT
Peglidis Vineyard Watervale Riesling 2023
Clare Valley
Meadowbank Wines | Crawford River Wines | ChaLou Wines | Peter Lehmann | Brangayne of Orange | Capel Vale | Dandelion Vineyards | Jackson Brooke | Robert Stein Vineyard | Wine x Sam | Wines by KT
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Chardonnay
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Penfolds
Yattarna Bin 144 Chardonnay 2021
Tasmania Tumbarumba Adelaide Hills -
Centare Vineyard
Old Block Chardonnay 2022
Yarra Valley -
Domaine Naturaliste
Purus Chardonnay 2022
Margaret River -
Medhurst
Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
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Handpicked Wines
Collection Tasmania Chardonnay 2019
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Jackson Brooke
Cobboboonee Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
Henty -
Jilyara
The Williams' Block Chardonnay 2022
Margaret River -
Logan Wines
Ridge of Tears Chardonnay 2022
Orange -
Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery
Aylward By Ocean Eight Chardonnay 2022
Mornington Peninsula -
Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery
Verve Chardonnay 2023
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Willem Kurt Wines
Chardonnay 2022
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Winmark Wines
Single Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2022
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Woodlawn
Waverley Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
Tasmania
Penfolds | Centare | Domaine Naturaliste | Medhurst | Handpicked Wines | Jackson Brooke | Jilyara | Logan Wines | Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery | Willem Kurt Wines | Winmark Wines | Woodlawn
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Other Whites
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Briar Ridge Vineyard
Albariño 2023
Hunter Valley -
First Creek Wines
Limited Release Small Batch Vermentino 2023
Hunter Valley -
Flowstone Wines
Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Margaret River -
Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery
Pinot Gris 2023
Mornington Peninsula -
Stormflower Vineyard
Wilyabrup Chenin Blanc 2022
Margaret River -
Tahbilk
Marsanne 2023
Nagambie Lakes
Briar Ridge Vineyard | First Creek Wines | Flowstone Wines | Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery | Stormflower Vineyard | Tahbilk
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