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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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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.

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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 of this grape in this country. The estate’s three rows were planted back in the mid-1980s, so have some serious...
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Holm Oak Arneis 2024

Something of a unicorn as it is apparently the only Arneis made in Tasmania. After pressing and settling, the juice...
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Holm Oak Chardonnay 2024

Three clones and two discrete blocks are used here. The juice underwent a wild ferment in barrel, 30% new French...
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Holm Oak The Protégé Pinot Noir 2024

Good value Pinot from Tassie here. Fermentation was on skins over ten days, followed by a period in tank before...
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Holm Oak Pinot Noir 2024

This wine underwent a natural fermentation in small open top fermenters, hand plunged several times a day and then went...
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Holm Oak Fearless Pinot Noir 2023

If you have not seen this Holm Oak Pinot before, fear not. This is the inaugural release. They have avoided...
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Cape Barren Old Vine Grenache 2024

A light-bodied Grenache from McLaren Vale that absolutely nails the style for current drinking. Captures the perfumed violets and rose...
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Yarraloch Stephanie’s Dream Chardonnay 2021

This saw 100% barrel fermentation before maturation in barrel for 10 months on full lees. Lemon butter, butterscotch and toast...
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Yarraloch Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 

This saw 100% barrel fermentation before maturation in barrel for 10 months on full lees. Medium gold colour. Shy butterscotch...
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Aramis Wines The Bastion McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

The estate’s flagship Shiraz, from their own vineyards in McLaren Vale, this is impressive drinking. Deep magenta in colour, the...
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Aramis Wines McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Some seriously good value drinking to be had here. Warm climate Cabernet Sauvignon is not everyone’s cup of tea (or...

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.

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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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