Nick O'Leary Wines was awarded NSW Wine of the Year for its 2014 Shiraz at the NSW Wine Industry Awards on the 29th of October 2015. It's the first time in the awards 19 year history that a winery has won the award in consecutive years. The Nick O'Leary 2013 Bolaro Shiraz was awarded Best Shiraz and NSW wine of the year at the 2014 NSW Wine Industry Awards. It was also the first time the award has been won twice by the same winery. The Nick O'Leary 2013 Shiraz was awarded the historic Stodart Trophy at the 2014 Royal Queensland Wine Show as well as two other trophies for Best Red and Best Shiraz of Show. Nick O'Leary Wines was rated a 5 red star winery in James Halliday's 2015 Australian Wine Companion.