Entries are still open for the 2025 Wine Communicator Awards, which this year will recognise excellence in wine communication across 13 categories.

There is still time to submit your entries, with the deadline for submissions coming next week at midnight on Friday, 15 August.

This year’s award categories are split into four areas: categories suitable for wineries, wine brand owners, wine regions, marketing agencies; categories ideal for wine writers, reviewers, journalists, bloggers and influencers; categories perfect for design agencies, wineries, retailers, distributors, sommeliers, and categories aimed at students, wine academies, universities, and educators.

The awards for wineries, brand owners etc are:

Best Winery Website

Best Wine-themed Event

Best Social Media Communication

Best Wine Communicator: Cellar Door

Best Wine Communicator: Marketing

Best Australian Wine Communications Campaign

The awards for journalists and writers etc are:

Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column

Best Wine Book

Best Digital Communication

The awards for retailers and distributors etc are:

Best Innovative Packaging

Best Wine Communicator: Sales

The awards for students and educators etc are:

Best Wine Education Provider

Best Wine Student

Full details on how you can apply are available on the Wine Communicator Awards website.

The winners across all 13 Award categories, plus the overall 2025 Wine Communicator of the Year will be announced on the evening of Thursday 6th November 2025 at the WCA’s Awards Night at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

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