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Jeni Port

by Jeni Port The ’21 Grange was undoubtedly a hard act to follow, but here we see a ’22 that...

Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache 2019

Red Wine - Grenache

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Angus Hughson

This stunning young 2019 Grenache Ancestor vine, from the country’s oldest vines for this variety delivers an almost perfect mix...

Wynns Black Label The Original Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

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Ray Jordan

This is the wine that started it all for Wynns when it was first released from the 1954 vintage. It...

Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Explore behind the scenes.

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Ken Gargett

No doubt many winelovers have been eagerly awaiting this wine, one of the last of Margaret River’s big guns from...

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Stories

The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026

August 17, 2026

Angus Hughson

The Barossa remains Australia’s most famous fine wine region. This year’s Barossa Guide 2026 by Andrew Caillard MW and Jeni Port again confirms the skill of its local winemakers and this region’s ability to craft some of the country’s best. The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026

Fine Water, Fine Dining: For Carribie, It’s Time to Rewrite the Rules

August 3, 2026

Lisa Cardelli

When opening a fine bottle of wine, choosing the right dish to accompany it is de rigueur. But how often...

Rosily

July 1, 2026

Ken Gargett

There is surely no wine region in this country which has more elite wineries than Margaret River. The advantage for...

Small Acres Cyder

June 23, 2026

Shanteh Wale

Small Acres Cyder is exactly that—small in scale but rich in intent. Run by the Geoghegan family in Orange, NSW,...

Bass Phillip 2024 New Vintage Releases

June 1, 2026

Angus Hughson

Bass Phillip Gamay 2024 $75 | 91 Points This 2024 Gamay is fine and perfumed to start showing fresh red...

Ben Murray Wines

May 28, 2026

Lisa Cardelli

Dan Eggleton of Ben Murray Wines in the Barossa is as true and unpretentious as the wines he makes. A...

Castello Di Meleto

May 26, 2026

Shanteh Wale

Located in Gaiole in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico, this estate traces its connection to wine back to...

Australian new releases

New local gems.

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.

The Hedonist Rosé 2026

An all McLaren Vale Sangiovese Rosé, sourced from the Hedonist’s estate certified organic and biodynamic vineyard in the Willunga foothills, cooled in the afternoons by gully breezes rolling in from the Gulf St Vincent to the west. Ultimate paleness, barely...

The Hedonist Sangiovese 2025

Red Wine - Sangiovese

McLaren Vale is a pioneering region for the Sangiovese variety in Australia, and here we have a reflection of a...

The Hedonist Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz

Sourced from three certified organic and biodynamic vineyards across the McLaren Vale region with a range of fermentation techniques, part...

Brand & Sons Nightfall Perseus Coonawarra Cabernet 2024

Red Wine - Cabernet

There’s a purity and clarity to this Coonawarra Cabernet from the season. Seductively perfumed notes of leafy blackcurrant, cedar and...

Five Red Path Path Five Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The long, cool, even ripening season of 2022 in Coonawarra has produced some exceptional wines. This one is a beautiful...

Five Red Path Path Four Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Loads of sweet, dark fruit evident immediately with suggestions on the nose of dark plum and earthy notes, a little...

Five Red Path Path Three Clare Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2025

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz

These blends out of the Clare Valley really do excel, and this Shiraz-dominant wine has some quite beautiful characters about...

Helen & Joey Estate Rosé 2024

This is a Merlot-based wine from the Yarra Valley. A variety not often used in Rosé, and yet it shows...

Helen & Joey Wayward Child Chardonnay 2025

This is a light, fragrant, quite delicate Chardonnay, expressing some lovely fruit characters with minimal intervention. If you like your...

Helen & Joey Re’em Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

So much to like about this excellent Pinot Noir from an excellent vintage. The aromas are immediately complex and compelling,...

Handpicked Highbow Hill Chardonnay 2024

New stuff from across the ditch

A wine with crystalline purity of Meyer lemon and finger lime droplets. Subtle sparkler flint, pumice stone and creamy sawdust...

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.

Craggy Range Aroha Te Muna Martinborough Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

Grown on a narrow band of clay over stone in the Te Muna Vineyard, from vines now over 25 years old, this blends two clones picked five days apart — Clone 667, fermented with 85% whole clusters, and Clone 114...

Craggy Range Sophia Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2024

A 79% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon blend anchored by Merlot from Block 24 (clone 481), hand-harvested after...

Craggy Range Le Sol Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2024

Syrah from a heritage MS clone brought to New Zealand in the 1840s, planted in the stoniest reaches of the...

Oraterra Chardonnay 2024

This is an arresting wine from the outset. There’s immediacy to the fruit before lashings of floral, nutty and mineral...

Oraterra Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

This is complex from the get go with twigs, forest floor, dewy earth and clove notes dancing around a core...

Novum Riverbrook Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

This is very fresh and alluring with precise fruit and lovely ground spice notes melding beautifully. White peach, grapefruit, pear,...

Oraterra Pinot Gris 2024

This is a rich, textural and confident Gris somewhat redolent of the more opulent Alsatian style. It’s packed with fig,...

Forrest Botrytised Riesling 2024

The team look to three different vineyards in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough, a beautiful part of the world better...

Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2025

There are times when one must wonder if there was any other variety which could possibly find space in a...

Forrest Marlborough Botrytised Riesling 2024

Luscious, complex, intense. Botrytis and Riesling go together naturally and this is why with aromas bursting in candied citrus, apricot...

Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2025

The latest from the rest of the world

A sweet hearted young New Zealand Riesling and a bit of a sweetheart, too, with its no fuss approach to...

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.

Feudo Arancio Inzolia 2025

Every year, this wine blows me away when it comes to just what cracking value it represents. Inzolia, for those unaware (which means, I suspect, 99.9% of us), is a Sicilian white, full of flavour. Under Diam. The colour is...

Mezzacorona Castel Firmian Riserva Pinot Grigio 2024

Castel Firmian is the premium label for the Mezzacorona cooperative, well known for excellent Pinot Grigio from the Trentino region...

Mezzacorona Castel Firmian Pinot Grigio 2025

This example of Pinot Grigio, from the Trentino region in northern Italy, near the foothills of the Italian Alps, has...

Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio Trentino 2025

Another thoroughly enjoyable Pinot Grigio from the Trentino region in northern Italy, near the foothills of the Alps. Yellow/deep straw...

Mezzacorona Ventessa Pinot Grigio (Low Calorie) 2025

We are seeing more and more Pinot Grigio from the Trentino region in northern Italy, where it has obviously found...

Feudo Arancio Riserva 2022

Made from the Nero d’Avola grape, the fruit for this impressive Sicilian wine is sourced from different regions such as...

Serraluna Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2024

Smooth, in fact velvety smooth, and loaded with lots of dark berry fruit, supported by quite supple, refined tannins and...

Serraluna Toscana Rosso 2024

This is a delightful blended red wine from Tuscany. As you would expect it’s largely Sangiovese with 30% Merlot and...

Henri Rousseau Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay Brut NV