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Jeni Port

by Jeni Port The ’21 Grange was undoubtedly a hard act to follow, but here we see a ’22 that...

Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache 2019

Red Wine - Grenache

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Angus Hughson

This stunning young 2019 Grenache Ancestor vine, from the country’s oldest vines for this variety delivers an almost perfect mix...

Wynns Black Label The Original Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

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Ray Jordan

This is the wine that started it all for Wynns when it was first released from the 1954 vintage. It...

Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

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Ken Gargett

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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Stories

Aptitude

September 3, 2026

Shanteh Wale

Greg Clack believes that each vineyard possesses its own inherent aptitude — a natural ability for growing grapes that express purity, precision, and a deep connection to place. Clack launches this new label, Aptitude to hero these site inspired wines. 2024 Aptitude Contact Theory Riesling/Cortese $35 | 92 points Why...

Sheehan Vineyards

September 2, 2026

Shanteh Wale

Nick Sheehan purchased three distinguished sites in the upper reaches of the Piccadilly Valley: St Margaret’s in Summertown, Allyra in...

Main Ridge Estate

September 1, 2026

Ken Gargett

Main Ridge Estate is a rather curious winery. Essential to the history of Mornington Peninsula and responsible for decades of...

The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026

August 17, 2026

Angus Hughson

The Barossa remains Australia’s most famous fine wine region. This year’s Barossa Guide 2026 by Andrew Caillard MW and Jeni...

Fine Water, Fine Dining: For Carribie, It’s Time to Rewrite the Rules

August 3, 2026

Lisa Cardelli

When opening a fine bottle of wine, choosing the right dish to accompany it is de rigueur. But how often...

Rosily

July 1, 2026

Ken Gargett

There is surely no wine region in this country which has more elite wineries than Margaret River. The advantage for...

Small Acres Cyder

June 23, 2026

Shanteh Wale

Small Acres Cyder is exactly that—small in scale but rich in intent. Run by the Geoghegan family in Orange, NSW,...

Australian new releases

New local gems.

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.

Woods Crampton Flaxman Chardonnay 2023

Sourced from two sites in the cool Flaxman Valley district of the greater Eden Valley region. All the contemporary winemaking techniques in play – handpicked fruit, whole bunch and wild ferment, three months on lees, 80% malo, 40% new French...

Woods Crampton Light Pass Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz

Barossa sub-regional sourcing from older vineyards in the north-eastern Light Pass district, heading towards Eden Valley. Classic in its approach:...

Woods Crampton Martin Hill Pinot Noir 2023

From a single vineyard in the northern sector of the Adelaide Hills, there’s a quiet Pinot soul lurking inside this...

Woods Crampton Chardonnay 2023

Adelaide Hills grown in the northern Forreston district of the region, crafted with a fuller varietal expression in mind and...

Woods Crampton Pinot Noir 2023

Sourced from an Adelaide Hills vineyard in the northern Forreston district of the region, A lovely dark cherry pie like...

Woods Crampton White Label Eden Valley Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling

The high-altitude vineyards in Eden Valley proved ideal in this quite warm year, producing a wine of lovely floral and...

Woods Crampton Black Label Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023

A little extra time in bottle seems to have brought this most appealing Chardonnay out of its infancy. It was...

Woods Crampton Flaxman Chardonnay 2023

This one comes from two cooler sites in the Flaxman Valley and was naturally fermented in French oak, of which...

Woods Crampton Black Label Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2023

From a low-yielding single vineyard in the Adelaide Hills, this was hand-picked with 15% whole-bunch inclusion. The nose reveals attractive...

Woods Crampton Light Pass Barossa Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz

This is a medium-bodied, elegant and highly approachable Shiraz from the Light Pass region of the Barossa, close to Eden...

Woods Crampton Martin Hill Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2023

New stuff from across the ditch

An impressive Pinot from the Adelaide Hills. Intense aromas of cherry, light mushroom and plum lead into a medium-bodied palate...

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.

Kinross Holy Schist Fumé Blanc 2025

Musky florals with yellow grapefruit, tropical guava and kaffir lime, all layered over creamy lees, stony mineral backbone and just a flicker of smoke. Energetic and fresh on the palate, with long, brisk acidity that carries those vibrant flavours right...

Kinross Storm Cloud Gibbston Pinot Noir 2025

A seductive nose of cherry, plum, and blackcurrant layered with violet florals and light smoky spice. Bold and red fruited...

Kinross The Prospector Gibbston Chardonnay 2025

This Chardonnay makes an entrance. Rich and creamy, with crème brûlée swirling through ripe peach and baked apple aromas. Big,...

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...

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...

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...

Oraterra Chardonnay 2024

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

Oraterra Pinot Noir 2024

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

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,...

Oraterra Pinot Gris 2024

The latest from the rest of the world

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

Forrest Botrytised Riesling 2024

White Wine - Riesling

The team look to three different vineyards in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough, a beautiful part of the world better...

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.

Tinnyu Coma Chardonnay 2024

Grown across two high-altitude Shangri-La villages — Xi-Da at 2,800m and A-Dong at 2,600m — on sandy-loam soils threaded with gravel and red schist, this is wild cold fermented over 16-18 days with no post-ferment maceration or MLF, then aged...

Silver Heights Jiayuan Marselan 2023

Hand-picked over two separate harvests from the sandier Jishan vineyard soils for freshness and structure, then de-stemmed and fermented in...

Silver Heights Reserve Chardonnay 2022

Sourced from the sandier soils of the Jishan vineyard and hand-picked before a day’s skin contact, this is fermented under...

Xiao Pu Perdue 22.3 Pinot Noir

Made by nomadic négociant Ian Dai Hongjing under his ‘Perdue’ label — this is the third release, drawn from Ningxia...

September Helan Chardonnay 2024

Fermented at 16°C over seven days from Gezi Mountain fruit, half the blend spends six months in new French oak...

Tinnyu Coma Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

Sourced from the Mei-Li-Shi Village vineyard at 2,300m in Shangri-La — a site expected to disappear within five years to...

Feudo Arancio Inzolia 2025

Every year, this wine blows me away when it comes to just what cracking value it represents. Inzolia, for those...

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...

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...

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...

Mezzacorona Ventessa Pinot Grigio (Low Calorie) 2025