Ten Australia producers have landed on the International Wine & Spirits Competition’s inaugural Top 50 Producers lists after demonstrating consistency over the past three competition years. This includes seven producers making the top 50 for wine and three for spirits.
Family owned Margaret River winery House of Cards was the only Australian producer to crack the top 10, coming in at eighth behind producers from seven different countries.
Out of the best Australian wine producers however there was a clear regional trend, with all seven heralding from Margaret River, reinforcing the ongoing strong performance of the Western Australian region after its dominating performance in the 2025 trophy awards.
Trailing House of Cards, Fraser Gallop Estate was the only other Australian producer to crack the top 30 on either list, coming in at 11th in wine globally.
Meanwhile the 31st best spirits producer globally and the top performing Australian producer was neither a spirits producer nor independent bottler but a whisky retail subscription service, The Whisky Club.
“This incredible recognition is thanks to one thing: the whiskies created for our members,” says General Manager Seamus Carroll. “We are not independent bottlers, instead we work directly with the whiskymakers to create whiskies we know our members love. As distillers and master blenders regularly tell us, it’s their chance to flex with freedom for never-to-be-repeated expressions that showcase their distilleries in their finest.”
Following this, Four Pillars, the only Australian distillery to receive a trophy in this year’s competition, came in at 38th and The Gospel Distillery in 48th.
In addition to the new Top 50 Producers lists, IWSC has also crowned its entire producer trophies for 2025.
Once again flying the flag for Australia in RTD is Curatif, claiming the RTD Producer Trophy for the fourth consecutive year.
Similarly, Australia’s Edenvale has clinched the Low & No Wine Producer Trophy for a second year, with judge Alex Hunt MW praising the brand for “directly [tackling] the carbon footprint of de-alcoholisation, something no other entrant has addressed head-on”.
Founder Michael Bright accepting Edenvale’s Low & No Wine Producer Trophy
The full lists of Australian brands that have placed on the Top 50 Producers lists are available below. Additionally more highlights from the wine and spirits trophy awards can be viewed here.
IWSC TOP 50: WineHouse of Cards
11. Fraser Gallop Estate
27. Femoy Estate
37. Driftwood Estate
41. Stones + Thunder
42. Windance Estate
44. Juniper Estate
See the full Top 50 Wine Producer List here
IWSC TOP 50: Spirits
31. The Whisky Club
38. Four Pillars
48. The Gospel Distillery
See the full Top 50 Spirits Producer List here
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