Mike Hayes' win puts Queensland wine industry on map

Sally Gall
Updated December 6 2017 - 3:52pm, first published 6:00am
Mike Hayes
Mike Hayes

An “ark” for Australia’s wine industry and a bursary to nurture our promising young viticulturists – not only is the 2017 Australian Winemaker of the Year, Queenslander Mike Hayes, achieving great things for today’s industry but the wine drinkers of the future will also be thanking him.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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