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Juxtaposed Smart Vineyard Grenache 2024

This 2024 Smart Vineyard Grenache, from 1955 plantings has marked purity and focus as it radiates with cherry compote and red licorice aromas accented by earthy and slatey complexity. Intense and packed with flavour in a linear and tightly bound...
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Delamere Block 8 Pinot Noir 2023

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The winemaker suggests this is one Pinot that can take extended ageing. Who is to disagree? All class, this is...
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Tyrrells Vat 9 Shiraz 2023

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If I have seen a better Vat 9 than this release, I’m not sure I can recall it. This is...
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Majella Coonawarra Riesling 2025

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It is not that many years ago that Riesling was the most widely planted variety in the Coonawarra region. More...
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Luminosa Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

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Winemaker, Luke Joliffe, is just a little excited by this wine or possibly more excited than usual. It is the...
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La Chapelle Grange 2022

The second release of this extraordinary Rhone/Aussie blend, crafted by two of the world’s great wineries, Jaboulet and Penfolds, has the added benefit of both regions enjoying stellar vintages. The 2022 Grange should be one of the very best in many years (although whether it will match the glorious 2021...
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Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking is a wine label created by Belinda and John Hughes in dedication to their close friend, Tom...
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Appellation Marlborough Wine Announces 2025 Annual Collection

A benchmark selection of certified Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) has announced its highly anticipated Annual Collection for...
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The new Mumm Prestige releases come from the capable hands of Trina Smith, recently appointed as Mumm Terroirs Pacific Winemaker,...
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The Lay of the Land

2026 is here and has roared in with a vengeance unfortunately kicking off with catastrophic fires, particularly in Central Victoria....
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Uncorking Trentino with Gruppo Mezzacorona

Long gone are the days when Trentino, in the far north of Italy, was seen merely as a seasonal playground...
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Unlimited horizons at Cloudbreak

Jack Tomich stands at the top of his family’s vineyard in the Woodside district of the Adelaide Hills, and all...


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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Kilikanoon Mort’s Block Watervale Riesling 2025

This wine comes off some quite old, very low-yielding vines and captures the typical regional crisp citrus flavours of the Watervale sub-region. There’s a crunchy minerally wet pebble character and that fine scraping of lemon zest bringing further life. It’s...
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Kilikanoon Skilly Valley Clare Valley Pinot Gris 2025

A fresh and vibrant Pinot Gris from the Clare Valley. The colour has the faintest of copper tones, which comes...
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Kilikanoon Symphony Clare Valley Dry Rosé 2025

It ticks all the modern dry Rosé style boxes. The colour is a pinky crimson, very pale. The nose has...
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Kilikanoon Walton 1946 Grenache 2022

This Grenache, from vines planted in 1946 on the hills of Leasingham, remains one of my favourite examples of this...
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Kilikanoon Mort’s 1973 Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling 2024

This vineyard was planted back in 1973 and captures so much of what Watervale is all about when it comes...
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Kilikanoon Mort’s 1973 Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling 2025

A very pure and precise Riesling from this 1973 planted vineyard in the Watervale sub-region. It’s quite fine and delicate,...
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Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Clare Valley Shiraz 2022

Here is a Shiraz from the Clare Valley that every year delivers such wonderful value and quality. It’s soft and...
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Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Clare Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2024

Here’s a wine that brings together these three classic varieties into a soft, supple and delicious package, displaying both refinement...
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Kilikanoon Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

This really is an outstanding Cabernet for this price. It’s now heading towards seven years of age, and yet it’s...
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Kilikanoon Prodigal Clare Valley Grenache 2023

Made in the contemporary Grenache style, this is a medium-bodied wine that comes from dry-grown vineyards in the Watervale sub-region....
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Kilikanoon Prophecy Clare Valley Shiraz 2024

This is quite a firm and structured Shiraz from Clare, with generous and intense fruit flavours. The nose has a...

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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Mt. Beautiful North Canterbury Chardonnay 2023

Showcases the luscious beauty of the Gingin Chardonnay clone which, from very early on, has dominated Chardonnay plantings in New Zealand. It combines a richness of fruit with a striking textural element as drinkers will discover. Aromas of ripe peach,...
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Mt. Beautiful White Label Pinot Noir 2023

Youthful crimson hues lead into a vibrant, brightly fruited young Pinot Noir alive in cherry, raspberry, red plum, light florals...
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Mt. Beautiful Estate White Label Pinot Noir 2022

Finely textured and very much in the cherry-berry arena with light spice giving rise to red earthy notes, a touch...
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Mt. Beautiful Estate Estate Pinot Noir 2020

As a now six-year-old, it is starting to show development with dusty beets, earth and touches of savoury undergrowth and...
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Mt. Beautiful Estate Pinot Noir 2022

Lifts the Pinot Noir bar with an impressive display of intensity and concentration of fruit built around ripe black cherry,...
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Mt. Beautiful Estate Pinot Noir 2023

An earthy edge to the aroma sets the wine down the path of undergrowth, briar, earth with red cherries, plums...
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Mora Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022

The fruit is taken from predominantly Felton terraces and a portion of Cairnmuir. This opens with distinct blue plum skin,...
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Mora Pinot Gris 2024

Fruit is from the Felton Terraces in Bannockburn and smells of green apple candies, elderflower and crab apple blossoms. There...
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Mora Chardonnay 2023

Fruit is from an equal split between Eden Vineyard in Pisa and Cairnmuir in Bannockburn. Full malolactic fermentation and matured...
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Mora Albi Rosé 2024

A 100% Pinot Noir wine with delicate, palest sugar plum pink hues in the glass. There is whipped butter, strawberries...
Mora Brut NV

Mora Brut NV

A traditional method sparkling made 65% Chardonnay and 35% Pinot Noir, no labour or expense has been spared to craft...

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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Mosaique Organic Mediterranée IGP 2025

The Mediterranée IGP basically covers the South-Eastern region in France, known as Provence, plus parts of the Rhône Valley. This is prime Rosé territory. This example is made from Cinsault, Grenache Noir and Syrah. Malolactic fermentation is prevented in order...
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Brise Maritime Mediterranée IGP 2025

With summer in Australia, it is a wonder that we drink anything other than a good glass of chilled Rosé....
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X Provence 2025

From the highly regarded Coteaux Varois sub-region of Provence in the southeastern parts of France, this impressive Rosé is crafted...
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Lumière Provence 2025

As we regularly see with Provencal Rosé, the grapes of Grenache Noir, Cinsault and Syrah are all prominent. In this...
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Jean Collet Chablis 2024

There is no question how much locals love their Chardonnay and for those looking to expand their horizons, Chablis is...
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CALA Coteaux Varois en Provence Rosé 2024

There is a reason that Provencal Rosé is loved around the world and that is all encompassed in this wine....
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Anthony Girard La Clef du Recit Sancerre 2024

In 2012 Anthony Girard had the opportunity, rather rare these days, to acquire an 8.5 hectare estate and to forge...
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Bella Modella Prosecco Extra Dry

An attractively packaged Prosecco, the team have deliberately avoided malolactic fermentation, a decision which assists in the brightness and freshness...
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Bella Modella Pinot Grigio Terre Abruzzo IGT 2024

The fruit for this bright Pinot Grigio comes from the clay soils of the Terre di Chieti in Abruzzo, where...
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Domaine Elodie Roy Bourgogne 2022

Elodie Roy spent over a decade working with Domaine Anne Gros in Burgundy, ensuring a most impressive CV. After taking...
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Domaine Elodie Roy Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Beaune 2022

This Burgundy, from the highly regarded 2022 vintage, is a blend from across three sites. 60% whole bunches are used...
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