Awarded For: Awarded for Best Brandy.

Donated By: Donated by McWilliam’s Wines Pty Ltd and first presented in 1986 at the Sydney Royal Wine Show. JJ McWilliam is credited with establishing Griffith as a wine region. In 1913 he carted 50,000 vines to the Riverina, pioneering the wine industry in the region. Today, the site of his nursery at Hanwood Estate in Griffith remains the home of McWilliam’s Family Winemakers, one of Australia’s First Families of Wine. From 2024 the trophy will be presented at the Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show.

Name Year
McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd 1973
Leo Buring Pty Ltd 1974
Tyrrell's Vineyards Pty Ltd 1975
Lindemans Wines Pty Ltd 1976
Lindemans Wines Pty Ltd 1977
Lindemans Wines Pty Ltd - won outright 1978
Angoves Pty Ltd 1986
S Smith & Son 1987
McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd 1988
Thomas Hardy & Sons 1989
Mildara Wines Ltd 1990
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 1991
Angoves Pty Ltd 1992
Mildara Wines Ltd 1993
McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd 1994
Angoves Pty Ltd 1995
Mildara Wines Ltd 1996
Hardy Wine Co. 1997
Hardy Wine Co. 1998
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 1999
McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd 2000
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 2001
McWilliam's Wines 2002
Hardy Wine Company 2003
Hardy Wine Company 2004
Hardy Wine Company 2005
Hardy Wine Company - Hardy Show Brandy 2006
Hardy Wine Company - Hardy XO Brandy 2007
McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd - Show Reserve 2008
Hardys - Hardys Show Brandy 2009
McWilliam's Wines Group Ltd - Chairmans Reserve Brandy (NV) 2010
Hardys Winery - Hardy Show Brandy (NV) 2011
Angove Family Winemakers - St Agnes XO (NV) 2012
Angove Family Winemakers - St Agnes XO (NV) 2013
Angove Family Winemakers - St Agnes XXX (NV) 2014
St Agnes Distillery - St Agnes XO (NV) 2015
Not Awarded 2016
St Agnes Distillery - XO 15 Year Old Brandy (NV) 2017
St Agnes Distillery - St Agnes XO (NV) 2018
St Agnes Distillery - St Agnes XO (NV) 2019
No Competition - Show Cancelled 2020
St Agnes Distillery - St Agnes XO (2005) 2021
Not Awarded 2022
Not Awarded 2023
St Agnes Distillery - St Agnes XO Grand Reserve 2024