Now in its 14^th year, the Young Gun of Wine Awards shines a light on Australia's best young winemakers with three from the Central West making the top 50.

The winemakers were to showcase their wares at Melbourne and Brisbane, but the events have been replaced by virtual tastings, where participants can register and purchase the wines in advance.

Orange winemaker Tom Ward from Swinging Bridge and Canowindra winemaker Steve Mobbs from Wallington Wines will showcase their wines on Thursday, May 28 from 6.30pm as part of the NSW/ACT and Alternative Barossa group.

"It's a bit refreshing, a lot of people will be able to reconnect," Mr Ward said.

"Communication has been a lot quicker than we thought possible and has allowed us to evolve our businesses."

Mudgee winemaker Will Gilbert will show off his wines made from Orange-grown fruit from 4pm on May 17 as part of the Western Australia and pétillant naturel tasting.

The winemaking method, also called pet-nat, is bottled before the first fermentation is complete.

"It's released to the public with a slight cloudy sediment for a spritzy style of wine," he said.

Mr Gilbert submitted a 2019 pétillant naturel riesling as part of the competition and said he enjoyed the older, minimalist methods because the fruit shone.

"They highlight the sense of place," he said.

The events will last up to one hour, including sessions on specific regions, skin contact whites and alternative varieties.

Young Guns of Wine has partnered with wine retailer Langton's to curate mixed six packs and mixed dozen wines for the events.

Awards founder Rory Kent said the competition would take the content from the large-scale winemaker events and break it into seven sample-sized virtual events.

"Not only will people be able to engage from the comfort of their homes, they're going to be able to explore more with each winemaker than they would by attempting to meet all 50 winemakers at once," he said.

"Guests are going to be able to taste along and ask questions."

Tickets are free but participants need to register online for the private broadcasts.