Bollinger

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...
PEN Grange Shz SouthAus Cork

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...
CAVG UCAU

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...
Mosswoodcabernet

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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Stories

Long Live the Fiano Queen

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...
DD Hero

Dawning Day Farms

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

Peter Lehmann Wines and Its Recipe for an Enduring Success

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

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

Indigenous grape varieties – those multi-syllable ones that often trip the tongue and hail from ancient varieties off ancient lands...
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Greg Clack believes that each vineyard possesses its own inherent aptitude — a natural ability for growing grapes that express...
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Sheehan Vineyards

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

Main Ridge Estate

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


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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Oakridge 864 Aqueduct Block Henk Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

Deliciously seductive, as if the red berries were bursting right on your lips. Raspberries and cranberries, wild cherries and redcurrants, plum and Tahitian vanilla pod, with bouquet garni and a Campari-like herbal bitterness. Then comes a subdued fragrance of orange...
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Oakridge 864 Henk Aqueduct Block Chardonnay 2024

Shit son, this is a powerful wine. The aromatics lean into both fruit density and leesiness, which makes sense considering...
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Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Drive Block Chardonnay 2024

On the occasions I get the privilege of looking at a Chardonnay like this over several days, the word ‘sprezzatura’...
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Oakridge 864 Winery Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

An elegant Cabernet with plenty of fresh herbs and crunchy fruit. Lemon thyme, rosemary, blackcurrant and mulberries covered in 70%...
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Oakridge 864 Henk Aqueduct Block Pinot Noir 2025

Blackcurrant, blackberry leaf and crushed gravel. This is on the meatier side of Pinot (in aromatics and flavour, that is,...
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Oakridge 864 Close Planted Block Syrah 2024

Powerful and restrained. Smoky and slurpy. This is a sleek wine. It smells of blueberry, boysenberry, smoked meats, purple chocolate...
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Oakridge 864 Aqueduct Block Henk Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

From vines planted in 2008 on red volcanic soils in Woori Yallock. Salinity, pink grapefruit and salted lime, with a...
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Oakridge 864 Drive Block Funder & Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

From vines planted in 1990 in Wandin East, this is something else altogether. Tightly knit, tense, salty and mineral, with...
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Oakridge 864 Close Planted Block Oakridge Vineyard Syrah 2024

Polished, glossy blue and black fruit: blueberries, sarsaparilla, black cherries and mulberries. The 30% whole bunch brings a piercing herbal...
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Oakridge 864 Winery Block Oakridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Cabernet Sauvignon is as much at home in the Yarra Valley as it is in Bordeaux. Simple as that. So...
DAOSA Rosé

DAOSA Rosé 2023

A three-way cuvee of 50% Pinot Meunier, 46% Pinot Noir, and 4% Chardonnay sourced from several vineyards in the Adelaide...

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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Savora Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2026

A bright and tidy young Sauvignon sourced from two sub-regions of the Marlborough region. Built with early drinking in mind, it comes plush in ripe tropical fruits and citrus laid out across crisp, brisk acidity. It ticks all the Marlborough...
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Thirty One Rows Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2026

A smart, marble effect label, inspired by the Thirty Rows Vineyard with its rugged stony soils, is a fitting introduction...
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Kōtātā Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2026

This is a wine with an important message. Kōtātā is an endangered wetland bird in New Zealand rarely seen but...
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Kōtātā Waipara Pinot Gris 2026

Waipara is the main sub-region of North Canterbury in New Zealand’s South Island known for specialising in cool climate grapes...
Red Hut Pinot Noir Front Deep Etched NV HR

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...
Red Hut Pinot Noir Front Deep Etched NV HR

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...
Unravelled Pinot Noir

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,...
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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...
Bannockburn Pinot Noir

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...
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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....
Bannockburn Chardonnay

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...

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.

Bollinger

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...
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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...
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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...
PCSACR NV Website Bottle Shot

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...
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Alleanze Della Venezia Pinot Grigio 2025

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

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 Marselan

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 Chardonnay

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 Pinot Noir

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

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 Cabernet

Tinnyu Coma Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

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