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Henschke Hill of Grace Single Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

How long will the 2021 Hill of Grace age for? How long is a piece of string? An exceptional year like 2021 is almost a law unto itself, one where anything is possible age-wise given both the complexity of the...
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Voyager Estate Vivid Red 2024

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I enjoy it when Voyager Estate releases well-made, cheeky, fun wines. I also like Voyager, with relatively new Head Winemaker...
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Mitolo G. A. M. Shiraz 2021

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A cracking McLaren Vale Shiraz from a brilliant year, the name comes from founder Frank Mitolo’s three children, Gemma, Alexander...
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Swinging Bridge Hill Park Block 7 Reserve Chardonnay 2021

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A wine that takes on the reserve title and means it. In fact, it also takes on the company’s title...
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Oliver’s Taranga RW Grenache 2023

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A compelling and complex delivery of McLaren Vale Grenache. Its strength is not so much boldness but real poise, showing...
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Stories

Chasing Down Champagne

You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000 hectares under vine, 9% of total global sparkling wine production, and 35% of value. It is a Goliath in every sense of the word. And yet, despite this, the crafty...
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Cartographer – Navigating Rosily

Born into a European household, dinners are filled with verbose tales – each told over top of the last. A...
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Southern Open Vineyards 2025

The cool rules in Southern Tasmania. As one of the most southerly areas in the world for viticulture, the super...
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Who, What, When, Where, Y?

It is a checklist spanning as far back as 1913, one we are schooled in as kids – the five...
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The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

Imagine having a crystal ball twenty years ago and peering into the future of Australian wine. At the time, Robert...
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SA Wine Guide 2025

December is here and it is time to track down wines for the Festive Season. To help guide your wine...

All’s Well-and Ends Well

I have never met Ben and Madeleine Chapman, however on the basis of their wines, have assumed their hospitable disposition....

Australian new releases

Every week there are hundreds of new Australian wines hitting shelves and winelists around the world. Here is our regular update on what’s new from the biggest brands right down to the smallest boutique winemakers.

Keyboard Rose

Paisley Keyboard Rosé 2024

A fresh and energetic Rosé made from Barossa Valley Mataro, the colour is an appealing sunset pink. The nose exhibits notes of strawberries, florals, a flick of herbs and candy floss. Things brighten up even more as we move to...
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Paisley Eden Valley Cashmere Riesling 2024

A fine Eden Valley Riesling from an excellent vintage. The colour is a shining green/gold while the nose gives us...
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Paisley Barossa Valley Tartan Montepulciano 2023

What a famous Scottish fabric has to do with a delicious Italian variety grown in Australia’s Barossa Valley, I am...
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Paisley Barossa Valley Corduroy Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

I am advised by friends that corduroy trousers is apparently an appalling fashion faux pas, although it might have helped...
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St Hugo Attunement Shiraz Cabernet 2018

Doing what Australia does best, a blend of regions and a blend of varieties for this cracking Barossa red from...
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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Vineyard Riesling 2024

On completion of my first sip, I leant back, crossed my arms, tilted my head, and let out a wry...
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Frankland Estate Olmo’s Reward 2022

As usual, Cabernet Franc takes the lead role in Olmo’s Reward, but at 90%, it remains one of the highest...
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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Vineyard Syrah 2023

Between the 15% whole bunch and the garnish of 2% Viognier, the aromatics are stoooooon’n! This wine is confident in...
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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Vineyard Syrah 2023

There is something about the kind of lively spiciness that Isolation Ridge Vineyard always brings to its wines. It’s a...
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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Vineyard Riesling 2024

Rarely does such a youthful Riesling come to the glass with this high level of class and complexity. A lovely...
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Holm Oak Cabernet Franc 2024

There are just one hundred dozen bottles of this extremely impressive Cab Franc made, surely one of the best examples...

New Zealand new releases

Kiwi winemakers are now crafting some of the greatest wines on the planet. Our team in Australia and New Zealand hunt down the best new releases from right around the country to share with you.

Mud House Pinot Noir

Mud House Pinot Noir 2022

The 2022 Mud House Pinot Noir is at the peak of its powers, with soft plummy fruit now giving way to more earthy tones and dusty spices. It’s a soft easy drinking style with supple tannins so best enjoyed soon.
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Peregrine Pinot Noir Central Otago 2021

A highly regarded Central Otago producer of fine Pinot Noir for many years now, this is a wine which will...
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The Flying Winemaker Field Blend 2020

As the label says, this is a field blend made from Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Riesling sourced from Wairarapa...
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Deep Down Marlborough Chardonnay 2023

Deep straw colour, there are lovely rich and ripe notes on the nose, with hints of peaches, mandarins, stone fruits,...
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Deep Down Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

A single vineyard wine, organic, and with wild fermentation, around one-third in old puncheons, the colour here is a gleaming...
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Deep Down Marlborough Blanc 2023

This is a wine which focuses on the Marlborough region, rather than on any single variety, which in this region...
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Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir 2019

The name gives respect to senior members of the local Mãori. From Central Otago, the colour here is a red...
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Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

This is the initial still wine release from French Champagne House as part of its Regional Terroirs collection. It comes...
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Cape Barren Inflight McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

A warm climate Cabernet with a good few years under its belt shows that this variety can do very well...
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Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 

Here we have Mumm’s foray into the world of still wine. The fruit comes from the Lowburn sub-region of Central...
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Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir Terroirs Collection 2021

100% hand-harvested Pinot Noir grapes from the Lowburn sub-region and matured for 16 months in French oak. Hawthorn, black cherry...

International new releases

Looking for a change? Then let us guide you through the world of wine with our International new releases. We’ve got reviews and stories on everything from bargain supermarket picks right through to international icons.

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Anselmi Realda 2023

Most consumers think of white wines when they think Anselmi but this fine Cabernet Sauvignon proves that they have more than a single string to their bow. The wine spent a year and a half in French oak barriques. Under...
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La Sorda Rioja 2022

A youthful Temp from Rioja, with a touch of Graciano and Mazuelo, which will provide some thoroughly delicious drinking in...
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Vespa Bruno Primitivo Salento 2022

From Puglia, this is what we would call Zinfandel, and it is done well. One slightly jarring note – synthetic...
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Nicolas Seccal Valpolicella Ripasso 2020

Valpolicella, made in their famous Ripasso style, should be on everyone’s radar. If it is not, this is a fine...
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Nicolas Amarone Classico 2019

This is the big gun from the Veneto region – based near Verona, so think Romeo and Juliet, but would...
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Nicolas Valpolicella Classico 2022

Valpolicella seems to be enjoying a bump in interest, deservedly so, as some producers of Amarone look to move to...
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Anselmi Capitel Croce 2022

Whites with texture. You love them or you don’t – theoretically, there is no wrong answer to that question, but...
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Anselmi San Vincenzo 2023

Based on the region’s famous Garganega grape, this wine has almost a third of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc incorporated. This...
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Vespa Primitivo di Manduria 2022

Primitivo – Zinfandel as we know it – which is dubbed ‘di Manduria’, means it hails from southern Puglia. Under...
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Campos di Viento Tempranillo 2022

Criminally underpriced, this is a ripe, delicious and ever-so-generous Tempranillo. A deep blood red hue, the nose weaves through roast...
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Anselmi Capitelli 2022

An utterly delicious sweetie made from ripe Garganega, in the Passito style. The grapes will have been infected with noble...
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