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Wynns Black Label The Original Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

This is the wine that started it all for Wynns when it was first released from the 1954 vintage. It has been consistently a great Australian example of Cabernet from this great wine region. As always, it’s approachable with its...
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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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Henschke Hill of Grace 2022

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At the outset, I’ll confess that I have not scored this vintage of Hill of Grace quite as highly as...
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Luda Mala Chardonnay 2025

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An outstanding debut from Luda Mala. This could very well be Australia’s best $35 Chardonnay. The fruit is dank, dense...
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Juxtaposed Smart Vineyard Grenache 2024

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This 2024 Smart Vineyard Grenache, from 1955 plantings has marked purity and focus as it radiates with cherry compote and...
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Penfolds Superblend

Every Australian winelover will surely be aware of just how much Penfolds love to release special wines, whether they have regional, varietal or historical significance. It would be fair to say that these wines won the trifecta. The first release in the Superblend series was from the 2018 vintage. One...
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Thunderstone, Porongrup

Thunderstone is a new venture from Tony Davis and Remond Sweeny. This union of two mates, sometimes known under the...
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Grampians Winemakers Shiraz The Barrique 2024

Each year, the Grampians winemakers pool together and blend their best Shiraz to send to auction at their annual Grampians...
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A Dozen Reasons to Look South

A selection of Central Otago Pinot Noir from 2023 Call it a natural attraction to the pull of lands at...
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Out of the fires

The tragic Central Victorian fires have had a devastating effect on many small wineries with ongoing financial and personal challenges...
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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...
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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...


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.

Yalumba La Maschera Pinot Grigio No Vintage

La Maschera Pinot Grigio 2025

This is a Pinot Grigio from the Limestone Coast of South Australia. The use of wild fermentation in French oak has introduced a degree of deep complexity, which you often don’t find with this variety that normally expresses itself in...
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Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2025

The famous Australian wine that is the result of Geoffrey Grosset and Robert Hill Smith getting together in this partnership...
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Parish Vineyards Pinot Gris 2025

This is quite a distinctive Pinot Gris from the Evandale Parish in Tasmania. Has quite a distinctive steely, granite-like character...
RUNNING WITH BULLS Tempranillo No Vintage

Running With Bulls Tempranillo 2024

Tempranillo has proved quite a hit in the Barossa since it was introduced some years ago, and this one captures...
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Frankland Estate Chardonnay 2024

Quite a luxurious Frankland Estate Chardonnay – moves slowly, richly imbued in toasty vanillin oak, mealiness, nougat, toasted nuts and...
Paracombe Gruner V NV

Paracombe Adelaide Hills Grüner V5 2023

Grüner Veltliner enlists the company of four grape buddies – Pinot Blanc, Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris – in a...
Paracombe Pinot Gris NV

Paracombe Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2025

A smart price is definitely part of the charm of this hills Gris but, so too, the attractive spiciness that...
Paracombe Gamay NV

Paracombe Adelaide Hills Gamay 2025

Brilliant cherry-cerise hues. Quite an upfront, buoyant Gamay expression that comes with an inbuilt earthy, herbal savouriness. It’s a nice,...
Smith&Hooper Cab Sauv Merlot NV

Smith And Hooper Cabernet Merlot 2023

This combination of varieties has proved highly successful from the Limestone Coast in South Australia. Cabernet is providing that structural...
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Smith And Hooper Merlot 2023

One of the champions of Merlot over many years, and this is another example of what can come from the...
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Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache 2024

Yalumba has been a great champion of Grenache from these older Barossa vines. This one, medium-bodied, highly perfumed and aromatic,...

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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Ridgeveil Estate Marlborough Sauv Blanc 2025

Vintage 2025 in Marlborough has been looked upon most generously by the gods of the vine. Production was extensive, which will help to make up for a shortfall over recent years. Quality was also excellent. Gleaming pale gold/yellow, this is...
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Torea Bay Marlborough Sauv Blanc 2025

The last couple of months in Marlborough in 2024 were considerably warmer than usual, but the New Year brought a...
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Misty Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

A crisp and fragrant wine capturing the essence of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. There’s a slightly pulpy passion fruit note with...
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Craggy Range Syrah, Gimblett Gravels Vineyard, Hawke’s Bay 2024

Gimblett Gravels Syrah, Shiraz this side of the ditch, continues to excite and seems to get better vintage after vintage....
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Craggy Range Te Kahu, Gimblett Gravels Vineyard, Hawke’s Bay 2024

The name is Maori for ‘cloak’, referring to the mist which can occasionally be found covering the Giants Estate Winery...
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Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc, Te Muna, Martinborough 2025

Many years ago, Craggy Range made the decision to plant their Sauvignon Blanc vineyard on the lower terraces of Te...
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Craggy Range Chardonnay, Gimblett Gravels Vineyard, Hawke’s Bay 2024

From the Estate’s Gimblett Gravels vineyard at Hawke’s Bay, this is a rather muscular style of Chardonnay, with a serious...
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Lake Road Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2025

A wine that opens with citron and nashi pear. Some pineapple rings and the gentle hum of nettle that echoes...
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The Doctor’s Riesling 2024

Riesling may sit in the shadow of Sauvignon Blanc when it comes to the Marlborough region in New Zealand, but...
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The Doctor’s Rosé 2025

Rosé has become so popular in recent years that dropping the level of alcohol would seem a no-brainer. This one...
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The Doctor’s Sauvignon Blanc 2025

The Doctors’ range from Forrest Wines aims to provide attractive drinking, up front, with slightly lower alcohol. They sit a...

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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Océane Rosé 2024

Not travelling this year? The chaos in the Middle East convinced you to stay home for the moment? A few chilled bottles of this delicious Rosé and you’d almost think you are feet up on the Mediterranean. Treat yourself to...
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J Moreau Glorie de Chablis 2023

Theoretically, one would expect this wine to drink at a level above their Petit Chablis from the same vintage. In...
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J Moreau Petit Chablis 2023

The 2023 vintage in the Chablis region in France provided us with open, ripe and generous wines. Go back a...
Piazzo Armando Barbera d Alba Fil Rus DOC ()

Piazzo Barbera d’Alba Fil Rus

Good Barbera from Piedmont must be the most underrated and overlooked wine imaginable. No doubt, retailers will tell me otherwise,...
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Piazzo Barbaresco DOCG Argè 2022

There is much to like in this fine Barbaresco. Fermentation was in stainless steel before the wine spent a further...
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EPC Champagne Brut NV

The first of two releases from a new champagne producer, established in 2019, which is placing an emphasis on transparency....
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EPC Champagne Brut NV

Champagne Epicurean is a new name dedicated to de-mystifying Champagne and providing all the information a drinker might need to...
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EPC Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut NV

Comes off the chalky, clay and sandy soils of Champagne’s Coteaux du Sézannais and, specifically, the EPC Winegrowers’ Group in...
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EPC Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2022

The second wine in this set of releases from a new producer, the name EPC is apparently a play on...
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Anna Spinoza Valdobbiadene Prosecco Brut Superiore DOCG 2025

A step up from the standard Prosecco, those who are keen to see just what a really good example looks...
Anna Spinato Prosecco

Anna Spinoza Prosecco Brut DOC 2025

This may be seen as a fairly simple style of Prosecco, but it is rather delicious and, for me, as...
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