Big congrats to Charles Melton and Howard Park for scoring the new top-tier ‘Top 5 Star’ rating in the latest Halliday Wine Companion—above even the previous crowning 5-Red-Star level. Melton also picked up varietal wins with the 2021 Nine Popes (Grenache blends), 2021 Voices of Angels (Shiraz), and his Sparkling Shiraz—one of just five reds to make the Sparkling cut. Meanwhile, Howard Park’s 2024 Miamup Rosé landed among the country’s top pinks (heads up, we’re about to roll to the 2025 vintage, so don’t wait too long!).