The 2024 West Australian Good Food Guide Wine Awards & Festival

Monday October 14, 2024.

Luna Leederville | The Leederville Precinct

Helmed by some of Australia’s most innovative and respected wine talent, this event is set to be a hot ticket for industry professionals and those keen to engage with West Australian wine culture.

This one-day event includes our prestigious awards ceremony held at Luna Cinemas Leederville at 6.30pm, alongside a programme of screenings of all-time great wine films and thought-provoking panel discussions throughout the day.

In typical WA Good Food Guide style, an informal networking party with excellent West Australian produce, music, and free-flowing drinks is included in the ticket price. Alongside an evolving events program and a special WAGFG Top 25 wines tasting on the rooftop at The Leederville Precinct.

Wine is an elemental part of the WA hospitality experience, from eating and drinking to touring our diverse and world-renowned wine regions. The awards spotlight the breadth and diversity of our wine talent and regions. In the lead-up to this event, our panel blind-tastes, benchmarks, discusses, debates, and re-tastes over 400 West Australian wines to hone a selection of the Top 25 wines of the year.

The juding panel this year is co-chaired by two of WA’s most respected wine voices, sommelier Emma Farrelly (State Buildings) and wine writer Erin Larkin (Wine Advocate). From interstate, we welcome Leanne Altmann, a WSET Educator and Beverage Director for Trader House Restaurant Group. Mike Bennie, our long-term former chair who has played a critical role in the evolution of these awards, returns as a judge, curator, and host, while long-time friend and supporter of WAGFG, writer, and raconteur Nick Ryan (The Australian) joins us from the Clare Valley. West Australian oenophiles need no introduction to a name synonymous with wine in the West, Ray Jordan (WA Wine Review).

What your ticket includes

All-day access to main theatre panel discussions and talks at Luna Cinemas Leederville
Access to both the arrival and post-award networking events at Servo Leederville, food and beverage inclusive
Access to the West Australian Good Food Guide Wine Awards ceremony: 6:30 pm at the Luna Cinemas main theatre
Early bird ticket access to special festival events announced over the coming months

Ticket cost

$190 + bf

Your access pass will be delivered to you 14 days prior to the event; you will need this pass to access the theatre, and networking events

Event day timings

11.00AM - MOVIE SCREENING, Cinema 3
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (2hrs)

1.00pm -PANEL DISCUSSION

Excellence in Drinks Service – A Front of House Panel, curated by Emma Farrelly
Main Cinema, Luna Leederville

3:00pm - PANEL DISCUSSION
The Future Of Drinking in Western Australia, curated by Mike Bennie
Main Cinema, Luna Leederville

4.00pm - MOVIE SCREENING, Cinema 3
Red Obsession (1hr 15mins)

4.45pm - 6.15pm

Arrivals and pre awards networking event at Servo Leederville (ticket includes food and beverage)

short, one minute walk to Luna Cinemas Leederville

6.30pm – 7:45pm

Awards ceremony at Luna Leederville

7.45pm – 11.30pm

Awards After Party at Servo + The Leederville Precinct (ticket includes food and beverage)

Thank you to our food and beverage sponsors; Dirty Clean Food, Kailis Bros Leederville, Linley Valley Pork, Ryan's Quality Meats, Western Rock Lobster, Gage Roads Brewing

2024 Awards

Wine of the Year - presented by Pair'd Margaret River

Viticulturist of the Year

Best Emerging Producer - presented by The State Buildings

Best Tourism Experience in Wine - presented by Tourism WA

Producer of the Year

Winemaker of the Year - presented by The Good Grocer Cellar

Best Single Vineyard Wine

Experimental Wine of the Year - presented by The Leederville Precinct

Best Certified Organic Wine

Regional

Best Great Southern Wine

Best Margaret River Wine

Best Swan Valley Wine

Best Geographe Wine - presented by Mojos Kitchen, Bunbury

Best Southern Forests Wine

Best Perth Hills Wine