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Penfolds Special Shiraz Release 2024

The 2024 Special Shiraz is made with South Australian fruit and more than a splash of Grange from the same vintage. It’s quite a unique release, with the mix of American oak matured Grange and adding to the overall impression....
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Penfolds Grange 2022

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by Jeni Port The ’21 Grange was undoubtedly a hard act to follow, but here we see a ’22 that...
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Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache 2019

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This stunning young 2019 Grenache Ancestor vine, from the country’s oldest vines for this variety delivers an almost perfect mix...
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Wynns Black Label The Original Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

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This is the wine that started it all for Wynns when it was first released from the 1954 vintage. It...
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Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

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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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The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026

The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026
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Fine Water, Fine Dining: For Carribie, It’s Time to Rewrite the Rules

When opening a fine bottle of wine, choosing the right dish to accompany it is de rigueur. But how often...
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There is surely no wine region in this country which has more elite wineries than Margaret River. The advantage for...
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Small Acres Cyder

Small Acres Cyder is exactly that—small in scale but rich in intent. Run by the Geoghegan family in Orange, NSW,...
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Bass Phillip 2024 New Vintage Releases

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

Ben Murray Wines

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

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


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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Marnong Estate Weatherstone Pinot Noir 2025

The perfume is irresistible from the outset. Bright red cherry, raspberry coulis and rose petals almost demand that you pause over the glass before taking the first sip. There is generosity here, eager to make a good first impression, though...
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Marnong Estate Heart Pinot Noir 2025

Taste Heart immediately after Weatherstone and you notice a growing complexity. Alex changes very little in the winery. This is...
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Marnong Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2024

Reserve wines often imply hierarchy. More oak. More extraction. More power. Alex approaches the idea differently. Each year, every barrel...
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Marnong Estate Sangiovese 2025

There is something fitting about Sangiovese finding a home at Marnong. The owning family’s roots lie in southern Italy, yet...
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Marnong Estate Montepulciano 2025

The colour is the first clue. A deep, saturated ruby that promises generosity long before the glass reaches your nose....
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Penfolds Special Shiraz Release 2024

The 2024 Special Shiraz is made with South Australian fruit and more than a splash of Grange from the same...
GRANT BURGE THE HOLY TRINITY GSM ML NV

Grant Burge The Holy Trinity 2023

Plum, dark chocolate, coffee grounds and Christmas spices take centre stage initially before being joined by black pepper, paperbark, orange...
Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz

Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2024

Dark fruited and brooding, with black cherry, sweet biscuity oak, mocha, blackberry and plum leading to tilled earth, black pepper,...
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Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2024

Deep and restrained in the glass, with notes of blood plum, bay leaf, ground coffee, black liquorice, grilled meat, black...
Grant Burge Nebu NV

Grant Burge Nebu Cabernet Shiraz 2024

Cabernet characteristics lead the aromas with bell pepper, blackcurrant, fine cedar, plum, liquorice, bay leaf and compost. The palate shows...
St Hugo GSM NV

St Hugo Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2025

Old potpourri melds with black cherry, raspberry tea and flickering ground coffee before more savoury tones emerge — tilled earth...

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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Forrest Botrytised Riesling 2024

The team look to three different vineyards in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough, a beautiful part of the world better known to some of us as a source of some of the best brown trout fly-fishing on the planet, for...
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Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2025

There are times when one must wonder if there was any other variety which could possibly find space in a...
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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...
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Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2025

A sweet hearted young New Zealand Riesling and a bit of a sweetheart, too, with its no fuss approach to...
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Deep Down Marlborough Chardonnay 2025

Complex and beautifully delivered. Shows its Marlborough style  -subtle in fruit, fine textured, fine flavoured with a mineral-rich intensity. Arrives...
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Deep Down Marlborough Blanc 2025

Marlborough Blanc translates into a blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. In other words, it brings together the...
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Deep Down Marlborough Chardonnay 2025

Another example, they aren’t all that common, of a wine made from a variety grown in Marlborough in New Zealand,...
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Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir 2024

From the Martinborough region in New Zealand, which makes some of the world’s best Pinot Noir, the fruit here hails...
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Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux Chardonnay 2024

Granted there is a price dip discrepancy between top Chardonnays like this and Sauvignon Blanc, but it seems so harsh...
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Craggy Range Sophia Merlot 2024

From the Gimblett Gravels sub-region in Hawkes Bay, Merlot (79%) is always dominant in this wine, supported by Cabernet Franc...
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Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah 2024

Right from the very beginning of the Craggy Range adventure, this wine has been my favourite of their range. I...

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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Bollinger B16 2016

There is no Grand Année is 2016 and this is the standing, although in relatively small volumes and made from 73% Pinot Noir and 27% Chardonnay. This is a seductive, full-flavoured and complex Champagne with prominent nutty brioche aromatics underpinned...
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Jean Chardonnay 2024

From the House of Jean Loren, located in the south of France, this is an attractively flavoured style designed for...
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Feudo Arancia Rosato 2025

If any place has a climate that makes enjoying Rosé a must, alongside Australia, it is surely Sicily. Under Diam....
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Feudo Arancio Grillo 2025

The Grillo grape, which does so well in Sicily, is taking longer than some of us might have hoped to...
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Val Soleu Rosé 2023

A very fine Rosé from the South of France, made in an organic style. Under nomacorq. The colour is that...
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Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio Delle Venezia 2025

From one of Italy’s oldest cooperatives, based in Trentino, this is a fine example of Pinot Grigio. Pale straw, this...
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Les Dauphins Côte du Rhône Reserve Rosé 2025

Organic Rosé from the 2025 vintage, those who wish to compare it with the previous vintage are able to do...
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Les Dauphins Côte du Rhône Reserve 2024

A terrific value wine that is made purely for enjoyment. This organic red is from the Côtes du Rhône region...
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Les Dauphins Cote du Rhone Reserve Rosé 2024

Always intriguing to be able to compare the same wine from different vintages and at the moment, both this and...
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Jean Pinot Noir 2024

Sourced from vineyards on clay/limestone soils in the south of France, this is from the House of Jean Loren. A...
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Jean Pinot Noir Vin de France 2024

Comes alive in cherry and spice and that’s probably enough to make me want to buy a bottle, but let’s...
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