Stephen Pannell wins the Jimmy Watson

By Huon Hooke
Updated December 9 2014 - 10:08am, first published October 28 2014 - 12:00am
Happy winner: Stephen Pannell won for his 2013 Adelaide Hills Syrah. Photo: Grant Nowell
Happy winner: Stephen Pannell won for his 2013 Adelaide Hills Syrah. Photo: Grant Nowell
Stephen Pannell Photo: Grant Nowell
Stephen Pannell Photo: Grant Nowell

Stephen Pannell thinks the spirit of the late Melbourne wine bar operator Jimmy Watson must be watching over him. He's won the Jimmy Watson Trophy twice now, and both times Australia's most famous wine award came at a point in his career when he "really needed it".

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