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Hatch Watervale Riesling 2024

Clare Valley Riesling, here from the Watervale sub-region, is one of the great gems of the Aussie wine treasure chest. For me, while the Flaxman’s might have been lineball with last year’s release, this is surely a step-up. A must...
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DAOSA Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2020

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This incredibly stylish DAOSA 2020 Blanc de Blancs is so refined and teases with hints of almond, praline and finger...
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DAOSA Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2020

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A veritable tour de force, year in year out which undoubtedly deserves to be considered among the best Blanc de...
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Howard Park Jeté Grand Vintage 2019

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Complex? You bet. Take a deep breath and enjoy that lovely lifted scent of honeysuckle, jasmine, white flowers, baked spiced...
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Charles Melton Voices of Angels Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021

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My understanding is that the name here dates back to a Springsteen concert in Adelaide quite a few years ago...
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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 choices, the Winepilot team have put together our inaugural 316 page SA Wine Guide 2025, which has been launched just in time for Christmas to provide a definitive guide to the wine state that...

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....
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McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2025

Never have I been more enamoured and captivated by the wines of McLaren Vale. Leave your expectations at the door,...
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Adelaide Hills Wine Guide 2025

The beauty of the Adelaide Hills is about its breath-taking landscapes. Its valleys and high points. Around its forever-winding roads...
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Barossa Wine Guide 2025

While other regions around the country may like to debate the idea, the Barossa Valley, located some 60 kilometres northeast...
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Limestone Coast (Mount Benson, Padthaway) and Riverland Wine Guide 2025

If you can pardon the pun, variety is the spice of life, and the Limestone Coast wine region is brimming...
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Margaret River Wine Show 2024

Change was in the air at the 2024 Margaret River Wine Show as last year’s Chairman Nick Ryan had moved...

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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Kaesler Mistress Rosé 2024

Sourced from estate grown Mourvèdre, wild fermented and left on lees. It’s a balmain bug coral hues in the glass. Some blood orange, lingonberry and cranberry fruit with some sumac and togarashi thread spice. Acidity lingers and bends to a...
The Fave NV

Kaesler The Fave Grenache 2023

100% whole bunch, foot stomped, wild ferment and matured in older puncheons. Punchy is the word and the gesture used...
Old Vine Semillon NV

Kaesler OV Semillon 2024

Hand picked on 13th Feb and cold settled in the tank. There is a distinct floral bouquet to this wine...
Auld Family Wines Strawbridge Shiraz NV

Auld Strawbridge Barossa Shiraz 2022

A really impressive Barossa Shiraz, the team source fruit from growers throughout the region. An opaque purple, this is dense...
Shiraz M Burton

M Burton Shiraz 2023

The Long Rail Gully Vineyard at Murrumbateman provided the fruit for this cooler climate Shiraz. A tiny quantity of fruit...
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M Burton Riesling 2023

The grapes here hail from a single site from a vineyard at Gundaroo near Canberra. Fermentation was with wild yeasts...
DiFabioBushVineShiraz

Di Fabio Bush Vine Reserve Shiraz 2016

Always good to see wines which have the benefit of a good stint in the cellar. This one also enjoyed...
Pirramimma Heritage Shiraz NV

Pirramimma Heritage Shiraz 2022

A seriously good McLaren Vale Shiraz, with a very long and generous future ahead of it. Again, 2022 shows that...
Pirramimma The Earl Shiraz

Pirramimma The Earl Shiraz 2021

Another example of the superb 2021 vintage, for this, the team’s flagship red. The name comes from 1633, when Charles...
Pirramimma Cabernet Sauvignon

Pirramimma Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

While 2021 was a stunning vintage in McLaren Vale, 2022 is very much a match in terms of quality –...
Pirramimma GSM

Pirramimma Heritage GSM 2021

Another fine wine from that stellar 2021 vintage, this is the famous Rhône blend done in McLaren Vale. Deep mauve,...

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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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 in New Zealand. The extra time in the bottle has added a delightful mature dimension to it. Retains its fresh...
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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...
N Block Pinot Nouveau

Spy Valley N Block Pinot Nouveau 2022

Highly perfumed and exotic Pinot Noir revealing wonderful characters of cherry and light raspberry. It’s a fruit driven Pinot with...
Spy Valley Pinot Noir

Spy Valley Pinot Noir 2022

This is a most appealing Pinot displaying typical red berry and cherry aromas with a subtle mushroom-like underlay. The palate...

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.

Aline Beaune? Montagny

Aline Beauné Montagny 2022

What I love about this wine is the showcase of aromas and flavours, which are so contrasting yet working perfectly in sync. Grilled nuts, pulpy yellow fruit, cream, and butter. It is more fragrant on the palate, with white pear,...
Aline Beaune? Bourgogne Blanc

Aline Beauné Bourgogne Blanc 2022

This Bourgogne blanc comes from declassified Montagny fruit. Here, the creaminess and nuttiness come first; then, it’s the exotic bonanza...
Mark Haisma Le Jarron

Mark Haisma Saint-Romain Le Jarron 2022

Salty pink grapefruit, yuzu, and mandarin peel. Then, it goes into the appetizing cooking herbs territory, with a sprinkle of...
Hameau de Blagny

Chapelle de Blagny Puligny Hameau de Blagny 1er Cru 2022

Aromatically, I’m all in. Chamomile flowers, pulverised rocks, yellow apples, freshly scooped butter, and blanched almonds. Pleasant phenolic bitterness, superb...
Meursault Les Ravelles

Chapelle de Blagny Meursault 1er Cru Les Ravelles 2022

This wine has a lot going on, from lemon curd, smoked citrus peel, fleshy mandarin, gentle toastiness from the oak,...
JM Gaunoux Meursault Criots

Jean Michel Gaunoux Meursault Les Criots 2021

This red Meursault is glowing in the glass. It is infused with cherries, luxurious red plums, red licorice, fragrant summery...
Aline Beauné Santenay er Cru Beaurepaire

Aline Beauné Santenay 1er Cru Beaurepaire 2022

From certified organic grapes. A lick of volatile acidity gives it the lift, and then it plunges deep into red...
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Chapelle de Blagny Blagny 1er Cru Sous Le Dos D’Ane Rouge 2022

The nose is delicate, almost ethereal, with wild red currants and raspberries, fragrant gladioli, an accent of sandalwood, ylang-ylang, a...
Mark Haisma Chambolle Musigny

Mark Haisma Chambolle Musigny 2022

An ethereal touch of volatile acidity opens up to a forest of glossy wild red berries, exotic sandalwood and vanilla...
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Platinetti Guido Ghemme 2020

That distinguished Campari-like Amaro tang, alpine herbs, smoked orange peel, asphalt, polished cranberries, redcurrant, and an alluring rosehip character unmistakably...
Ruggeri Corsini Langhe Neb

Podere Ruggeri Corsini Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

Made in a baby Barolo style, this wine showcases the ethereal side, with shimmering red cherries, cranberries, and plums, an...
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