"Shingleback is this year's winner of the most coveted wine award in Australia, the Jimmy Watson Trophy. A loved wine merchant,
Jimmy Watson is memorialized with this award for the integral role he played in the modern Australian wine revolution. Awarded
to the producer of the best one-year-old red wine, Shingleback triumphed over nearly 1,000 entries and is honored to add this
Trophy to its impressive arsenal of acclaim that includes consistent 90+ ratings from Robert Parker of The Wine Advocate and
Wine Spectator."
Winemaker John Davey with the Jimmy Watson Trophy and his own pet Shingleback lizard |