And to showcase the new rivalries, Wine Australia and Wine Focus are bringing together some of Australia's best wines under one roof for an exceptional tasting experience.

Respected wine writers Max Allen and Campbell Mattinson have selected a list of wines that exemplify the Landmark Australia values of excellence and authenticity.

Together, they have chosen 10 wines that are established icons, and matched them with current expressions that they believe are the emerging stars of the same variety or style.

These wines are the core of an event titled 'Landmark: Great Australian Wines – Past, Present and Future' and include classics such as Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling, Leeuwin Estate Art Series Margaret River Chardonnay and emerging stars like Torbreck 'The Gask' Eden Valley Shiraz and Bindi Quartz Macedon Ranges Chardonnay.

Wine Australia says that as an additional feature, the bracketed table wines are bookended by an exceptional pair: a sublime sparkling, the House of Arras 1999 Tasmanian Pinot Noir Chardonnay which is being disgorged especially to open the evening, and to finish, a Liqueur Muscat blended from Morris of Rutherglen's oldest and best material.

Both of these will be showing publicly for the first time.

The dinner and tasting will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on August 20.