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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

Long Live the Fiano Queen

October 23, 2026

Lisa Cardelli

Corrina Wright of Oliver’s Taranga wasn’t born in Campania, nor did she grow up drinking Fiano with her whiting. Yet she got tired of drinking McLaren Vale Shiraz with fish, and today she goes by the nickname “Fiano Queen”. So how did that happen? “(Our neighbour) Mark Lloyd from Coriole...

Dawning Day Farms

September 29, 2026

Shanteh Wale

Dawning Day Farms is a micro-vineyard in Exeter, in the Southern Highlands. Michael and Katrina Archer branched out into winemaking...

Peter Lehmann Wines and Its Recipe for an Enduring Success

September 29, 2026

Lisa Cardelli

Wine and art: does a better pairing than this even exist? Making wine is certainly an art; it requires time,...

Greek jewels from Alpha Estate and the emerging regions of PGI Florina (ΠΓΕ Φλώρινα) and PDO Amyndeon (ΠΟΠ Αμύνταιο)

September 10, 2026

Jeni Port

Indigenous grape varieties – those multi-syllable ones that often trip the tongue and hail from ancient varieties off ancient lands...

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...

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...

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.

Zonte’s Footstep Shades of Grigio Pinot Grigio 2025

White Wine - Pinot Grigio

Gosh, this is a thoroughly delicious, appealing go-to wine for summer drinking. Aromas of pear and crumbly pastry with a lift of citrus and light peachy characters. The palate is just beautiful. It’s textured but there’s a crisp, fine, precise...

Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Vermentino 2026

White Wine - Vermentino

The vibrant, crunchy, appley Vermentino has made a name for itself as a go-to summer drink. This one hits the...

Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Vermentino 2026

White Wine - Vermentino

Sourced out of South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, harvested at a point where deeper flavours have arrived while grape acidity remains...

Zonte’s Footstep Shades of Grigio Pinot Grigio 2025

White Wine - Pinot Grigio

The PG story – Gris or Grigio – has long been debated stylistically, here chosen out of SA’s Fleurieu Peninsula...

Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards Grenache Blanc 2026

Red Wine - Grenache

A clean, dry white with gentle fruit, a little grip and plenty of chewy, bitter pithiness. Sweet lime, apple and...

Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards Fiano 2026

Grapefruit, lemonade and kaffir lime leaf. This Fiano feels like the friend you can bring to a work do knowing...

Oliver’s Taranga Hunt for Mrs Oliver Sparkling Fiano 2023

I think it is fairly safe to say that I had never before experienced a sparkling Fiano. Not sure I...

Oliver’s Taranga Chica Mencía Rosé 2026

Always fascinating to see what wineries, and presumably their marketing departments, come up with to differentiate themselves with their labels....

Oliver’s Taranga Grenache Blanc 2026

Red Wine - Grenache

If Grenache works so well in the McLaren Vale region, then why not Grenache Blanc? Unsurprisingly, it seems that it...

Oliver’s Taranga Vermentino 2026

White Wine - Vermentino

Another Italian white variety, this one from the island of Sardinia originally, which is really making a splash in this...

Oliver’s Taranga Fiano 2026

New stuff from across the ditch

No one does Fiano quite like, or indeed quite as well, as Corrina Wright and her team in McLaren Vale....

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.

Red Hut Lowburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2025

I really like that the sub-regions are listed on the bottle. Having spent time in Central Otago, I know how strikingly rugged and varied the terrain is. Shaped by glaciers, its altitudes, aspects and soil types vary enormously. This Lowburn...

Red Hut Central Otago Pinot Noir 2025

Lavender, roses and other floral delights. This is equally as pretty as it is crunchy and aromatic. Muddled strawberries, cloves...

Carrick Unravelled Pinot Noir 2022

The “softest and lightest Pinot we can make”, sums up the concept behind this wine. From a range of parcels,...

Carrick Unravelled Pinot Noir 2023

The aim here is a Pinot Noir for early drinking. The team use nine separate parcels of vines, and fermentation...

Carrick Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2023

The team’s flagship Pinot Noir from some of the older vines in Central Otago, specifically from the Bannockburn sub-region, the...

Carrick Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022

The Estate’s Central Otago Pinot Noir, from the Bannockburn sub-region, is the wine on which the team hangs its hat....

Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay 2023

From the Bannockburn sub-region in Central Otago, the team source fruit here from some of the oldest vines in their...

Carrick Cairnmuir Terraces EBM Chardonnay 2023

The name for this most impressive Central Otago Chardonnay, ‘EBM’, comes from “Extended Barrel Maturation”. The team see that the...

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...

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

The latest from the rest of the world

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

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.

Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2018

This 2018 Vintage Champagne, made with 66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay, is bright, harmonious and approachable with youthful citrus and florals now joined by honeyed toast that builds in the glass. Dry with creamy acidity while layers of brioche...

1981 Frontesciaia Etna Bianco 2025

Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is very much proving itself to be an exciting new force in quality wines. Quite...

1981 Frontesciaia Etna Rosso 2024

It seems that the gods of the volcano residing in Mount Etna in Sicily are not fussy when it comes...

Astrale Chianti Riserva DOCG 2021

A superb vintage for the Chianti region, this is at an impressive price for a Riserva. Varieties? We are advised...

Alleanze Della Venezia Pinot Grigio 2025

White Wine - Pinot Grigio

Pinot Grigio from the Della Venezia region in Italy, this is perhaps a touch more wild child than the school...

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...

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