James Halliday awarded lifetime achievement award in Paris
The Australian’s Wine columnist James Halliday AM has been named the recipient of the 2025 Institute of Masters of Wine Lifetime Achievement Award in Paris.
The Australian’s former wine columnist James Halliday has been presented with the 2025 Institute of Masters of Wine Lifetime Achievement Award during a ceremony in Paris.
The award acknowledged the substantial contribution he made to the global wine community, recognising his vision, determination and innovation.
On receiving the award, Mr Halliday said: “I am deeply honoured that the membership of the institute has voted I should receive this award in 2025, thus joining a very distinguished list of prior recipients from all corners of the globe.”
His wine column appeared in The Australian for more than 40 years until he stepped down last year.
In that time, he has wrote or contributed to more than 70 books, including his bestselling annual wine guide – the Halliday Wine Companion. Over seven decades, the Institute of Masters of Wine has established an exceptional international reputation and taken a leading role in the appreciation and promotion of wine.
Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Jancis Robinson, Robert Mondavi, Marchese Piero Antinori, Jean-Michel Cazes, Baroness Phillipine de Rothschild, Hugh Johnson, Miguel A. Torres and Paul Symington.
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