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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 Barossa remains Australia’s most famous fine wine region. This year’s Barossa Guide 2026 by Andrew Caillard MW and Jeni Port again confirms the skill of its local winemakers and this region’s ability to craft some of the country’s best. 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.

Handpicked Single Vineyard Highbow Hill Pinot Noir

Handpicked Highbow Hill Chardonnay 2024

A wine with crystalline purity of Meyer lemon and finger lime droplets. Subtle sparkler flint, pumice stone and creamy sawdust skirting the edges. This envelopes the palate with floral white nectarine flesh, candlewax and talc. A wine that speaks of...
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Handpicked Wombat Creek Chardonnay 2024

The elevated site has fared very well this vintage with high tones of Lemon myrtle, lemongrass and green apple but...
Handpicked Collection Pinot Noir Mornington

Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2024

What I love about the Collection wines is the confidence of showcasing an entire region in one bottle, not only...
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Handpicked Collection Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024

A wine that dances with glittering redcurrants on the vine, some Lingonberries and musk strawberries. Raspberry ice, crunchy acid line...
Handpicked Collection Tasmania Pinot Noir

Handpicked Collection Tasmania Pinot Noir 2024

Fruit is from two sites in Northern Tasmania, across the Tamar Valley, with quite diverse picking times. Here the wine...
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Handpicked Capella Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2024

Handpicked’s home site and a wine I always look forward to tasting each year. This is a beauty, soft raspberries...
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Vasse Felix Classic Dry Red 2025

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec this is 100% wild yeast, 100% whole berry and spends maturation in...
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Raga Wines Langhorne Creek Sangiovese 2025

Cranberry, rose petals and orange skin. This is a flowing, energetic Sangiovese with medium weight and plenty of soul. In...
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Kym Tolley The Last Emperor Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021

Rich, dark fruits with blackcurrant, dark chocolate, a little chalky limestone, some light dried herbs, and a slightly cedary character...
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Kym Tolley The Last Emperor Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2022

2022 was also an outstanding year in South Australia, with some wonderful wines made out of the three regions that...
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Kym Tolley The Last Emperor Cabernet Shiraz 2022

Kym Tolley is one of Australia’s more experienced winemakers and he most especially made a great impression during his time...

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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Craggy Range Aroha Te Muna Martinborough Pinot Noir 2024

Grown on a narrow band of clay over stone in the Te Muna Vineyard, from vines now over 25 years old, this blends two clones picked five days apart — Clone 667, fermented with 85% whole clusters, and Clone 114...
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Craggy Range Sophia Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2024

A 79% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon blend anchored by Merlot from Block 24 (clone 481), hand-harvested after...
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Craggy Range Le Sol Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2024

Syrah from a heritage MS clone brought to New Zealand in the 1840s, planted in the stoniest reaches of the...
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Oraterra Chardonnay 2024

This is an arresting wine from the outset. There’s immediacy to the fruit before lashings of floral, nutty and mineral...
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Oraterra Pinot Noir 2024

This is complex from the get go with twigs, forest floor, dewy earth and clove notes dancing around a core...
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Novum Riverbrook Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

This is very fresh and alluring with precise fruit and lovely ground spice notes melding beautifully. White peach, grapefruit, pear,...
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Oraterra Pinot Gris 2024

This is a rich, textural and confident Gris somewhat redolent of the more opulent Alsatian style. It’s packed with fig,...
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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...
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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...

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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Feudo Arancio Inzolia 2025

Every year, this wine blows me away when it comes to just what cracking value it represents. Inzolia, for those unaware (which means, I suspect, 99.9% of us), is a Sicilian white, full of flavour. Under Diam. The colour is...
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Mezzacorona Castel Firmian Riserva Pinot Grigio 2024

Castel Firmian is the premium label for the Mezzacorona cooperative, well known for excellent Pinot Grigio from the Trentino region...
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Mezzacorona Castel Firmian Pinot Grigio 2025

This example of Pinot Grigio, from the Trentino region in northern Italy, near the foothills of the Italian Alps, has...
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Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio Trentino 2025

Another thoroughly enjoyable Pinot Grigio from the Trentino region in northern Italy, near the foothills of the Alps. Yellow/deep straw...
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Mezzacorona Ventessa Pinot Grigio (Low Calorie) 2025

We are seeing more and more Pinot Grigio from the Trentino region in northern Italy, where it has obviously found...
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Feudo Arancio Riserva 2022

Made from the Nero d’Avola grape, the fruit for this impressive Sicilian wine is sourced from different regions such as...
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Serraluna Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2024

Smooth, in fact velvety smooth, and loaded with lots of dark berry fruit, supported by quite supple, refined tannins and...
Serraluna Toscana Rosso

Serraluna Toscana Rosso 2024

This is a delightful blended red wine from Tuscany. As you would expect it’s largely Sangiovese with 30% Merlot and...
Henri Rousseau Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay Brut NV

Henri Rousseau Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay Brut NV

An enjoyable and easy drinking sparkler from the Burgundy region, It is 100% Chardonnay. Deep straw in colour, this is...
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Bodegas Salentein Portillo Malbec 2023

Oodles of bright red fruits in this typical example of Argentinian Mendoza Malbec. The aromas are a merged combination of...
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Bodegas Salentein Portillo Malbec 2023

From the Uco Valley, Mendoza, in Argentina, this is a good example of why this traditionally Bordeaux variety has made...
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