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For service to the wine industry as a winemaker, show judge, author and promoter of Australian wine internationally, and through senior roles with a range of professional organisations.
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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Halliday, James (1997), Classic wines of Australia, HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-7322-5789-7
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- ↑ The series title varies, the 2005 edition has the title: James Halliday wine companion whereas from the 2006 edition to the - 2015 edition have the title: James Halliday Australian wine companion
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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Halliday, James (5 November 2013), James Halliday Australian wine companion : the bestselling and definitive guide to Australian wine (2014 ed.), Richmond, Vic. Hardie Grant Books (published 2013), ISBN 978-1-74270-539-2
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