15 finalists were announced for the eighth annual Wine Australia China Awards. The judges met online on 29 September to deliberate on the winners and finalists of this year’s China Awards.
Despite difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, each judge was very impressed with the quality and creativity of submissions this year to help drive the success of Australian wine in China.
Winners were announced during the award ceremony and gala dinner on 9 November 2020 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Shanghai. Please see 2020 China Awards winners on the About the Winners page.
2020 Award Finalists
Best Australian Wine Promotion Online sponsored by McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association
- Hangzhou Dingzun Wine Industry Co. LTD
- Telford China
- COFCO W&W International Co., Ltd.
Best Australian Wine Promotion Off-Premise sponsored by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
- Shanghai Fuzun International Trading Co., Ltd.
- SC Global Wine Corporation Limited
- Winsome Wine Merchants
Outstanding Feature Story on Australian Wine sponsored by Summergate Fine Wine & Spirits (A Woolworths Group Limited Company)
- Travel + Leisure
- Wine Magazine
- TasteSpirit
Australian Wine Communicator of the Year sponsored by Tourism Australia
- Ian Dai, Tipsy Proof Podcast Host
- Reno Liu, Penfolds Winemaking Emissary – Greater China
- Terry Xu, Wine Educator
Honorary Australian Wine Advocate sponsored by Coles
- Telford China
- Eva Xie
- Ole’ Supermarket