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Voyager Estate Vivid Red 2024

I enjoy it when Voyager Estate releases well-made, cheeky, fun wines. I also like Voyager, with relatively new Head Winemaker Tim Shand at the helm. Blueberries, furry plum skins, clove, and lavender—the vivid red blend is generous, juicy, crunchy, vibrant,...
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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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Hatch Watervale Riesling 2024

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Clare Valley Riesling, here from the Watervale sub-region, is one of the great gems of the Aussie wine treasure chest....
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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.

Yangarra Estate Shiraz

Yangarra Estate Shiraz 2022

Sourced from six blocks – 50% sand, 50% ironstone. 13 months in older oak, destemmed, wild ferment and 50% whole berries. What a colour! It’s like raw pigment before any of the other kids have stuck their brushes in the...
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Yangarra Estate GSM 2023

43% Grenache, 34% Shiraz, 23% Mourvèdre. 50% whole berry retained and wild yeast, 8 months in oak, amphora and egg....
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Yangarra Estate Vineyard Old Vine Grenache 2023

Blewitt Springs is sandy, it’s dusty and the Grenache from here reflects that. There’s a reason that Grenache lovers enjoy...
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Yangarra Estate Roussanne 2023

Basket pressed, wild yeast, no malo and lees stirred monthly for 8 months in older puncheons. Flinty, waxy deliciousness like...
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Wynns Coonawarra Estate Wynvale Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

You can count on both Wynns and Coonawarra for producing quality at every level. However, this wine has me checking...
Armstrong Pinot Noir

Armstrong Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024

This attractive Yarra Pinot spent time in a mix of French oak, old and new. The colour is a gleaming...
Armstrong Rose

Armstrong Grampians Rosé 2024

A cooler climate style of Rosé, quite finely structured and more elegant than many of its peers, this is a...
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Armstrong La Lutte Victorian Rosé 2024

The fruit for this fresh Rosé hails from vineyards in Victoria. The colour is a pale, vibrant pink, while the...
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Provenance Shiraz Geelong 2023

An array of crunchy red and black fruit, raspberries, blueberries, mulberries, black cherries, a sprinkle of vanilla and crushed violets...
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Provenance Nebbiolo Geelong 2021

Quite reductive initially, opening up with a bit of air. Typical colour, amaro and mountain herbs quality, blood orange skin,...
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Provenance Shiraz Western District 2019

It is much lighter than the Geelong Shiraz in terms of aromatic intensity, but it still has great structure and...

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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Campos de Viento Tempranillo 2022

Offers a little bit more than most wines at this price point. Captures the Tempranillo grape well as a medium bodied, clean, fine tannin-ed red with lovely red fruits bristling in light spices. Overall, it’s a fine, more elegant expression...
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Vespa Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2022

Off the iron rich, red soils of Manduria in Puglia and offering a deeply flavoured wine, rich in almost impenetrable...
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Vespa Bruno Primitivo Salento IGT 2022

Vespa winery and estate in western Puglia is a primitivo specialist, sourcing the grape from a couple of locations. The...
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Nino Franco Primo Franco Prosecco DOCG 2023

Hails from the home of Prosecco and combines signature zesty bubbly action with more flavour depth than maybe some drinkers...
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Nino Franco Nodi Prosecco Superiore Extra Brut 2021

A Prosecco with spark and polish! This is the kind of Prosecco that sets the bar high. It’s super dry...
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Vespa Bianca Terra Fiano Salento IGT 2022

A Southern Italian that is, as you might expect, immediately relatable. It connects to the drinker with its textural warmth...
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Anselmi Capitel Foscarino 2023

Smooth and luscious with hints of almond, wild honey and toasted nuts amid a ripe showing of summer stone fruits,...
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Feudo Arancio Riserva 2020

The key red variety in Sicily is Nero d’Avola and this is a delicious example. The team use stainless steel...
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Mottura Primitivo Salento ICT 2023

Absolutely delicious red from the Primitivo grape, also known as Zinfandel, from the Puglia region in Italy. Gleaming dark red/crimson...
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Mezzacorona Maso di Mezzo Pinot Gris Rosé 2023

From the Trentino Alto Adige region of Italy, it may seem curious to have a white variety behind a Rosé,...
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La Resistance Cotes du Rhône Rosé 2023

From the Rhône Valley in France, this is under cork (surely screw caps would be ideal for this style of...
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