One of the Australian wine industry’s leading figures, Don McWilliam, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia – the nation’s official honours system.


McWilliam, who has worked 45 vintages, is chairman of the family- owned McWilliams Wines. The award, which makes him Don McWilliam AM, was for services to the wine industry.

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