Angus Hughson

Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

Meerea Park Stratos Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2024 Chardonnay, of which only two barrels were bottled, shows excellent depth of fruit and intensity in a youthful...

Gundog Estate Hilltops #2 Shiraz 2024

Red Wine - Shiraz

From cooler Hilltops vineyards comes this finely tuned and classy 2024 Shiraz with wafts of meaty spice and earthy tones...

Mount Mary Triolet 2023

Other - Specialty

The 2023 Triolet is beautifully refined with aromas of pear and lanolin with touches of guava and citrus wrapped up...

Mount Mary Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2023 Chardonnay shows its class from the get go, starting a little shy before building in the glass with...

Mount Mary Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

This 2023 Pinot Noir is delightful, so delicate, perfumed and pure with layers of undergrowth lifted by red cherry and...

Mount Mary Quintet 2023

Other - Specialty

The 2023 Quintet is classy but understated offering up gravel and blackcurrant aromas with good purity and a lining of...

Leo Buring Leopold Tasmanian 2024

Other - Specialty

This expressive, powerful and yet finely tuned Riesling delivers a generous mix of pear, floral and brown lime aromas. Juicy...

Devil’s Lair 9th Chamber 2023

Other - Specialty

The 2023 Chardonnay 9th Chamber jumps out of the glass with powerful yet focussed aromas of grapefruit, pear and peach...

Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling

There is pinpoint precision in this 2025 Drumborg Riesling with chalk and lime leaf aromas enhanced by touches of musk...

Seppelt Show Sparkling Shiraz 2012

Red Wine - Shiraz

An absolute classic that radiates with dark cherry, licorice, coal fire, and fresh crushed spice aromas with a touch of...

Pikes Traditionale Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling

The 2025 Traditionale Riesling is packed with character and well made with upfront aromas of brown lime with a touch...

Pikes The Merle Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling

The 2025 Merle Rielsing is fine boned and focussed with its pristine layers of lime zest, pear and bath salts....

Coldstream Hills Deer Farm Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay

The 2024 Deer Farm Chardonnay immediately shows its class with refined aromas of melon and citrus, with layers of creamed...

Tyrrell’s Vat 9 Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2023 vintage of Vat 9 is beautifully pitched and built to last with its powerful yet controlled aromas of...

Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon 2019

White Wine - Semillon

The 2019 Vat 1 Semillon is quite punchy and focussed with feijoa and preserved lemon with an edge of lime...

Tyrrell’s Vat 47 Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay

The 2023 Vat 47 Chardonnay is well composed with already generous layers of necatrine and white peach with nougat oak...

Champagne Bollinger PN TX20

Other - Specialty

This sixth edition of the newish Bollinger Blanc de Noirs is made of up 48% from the warm 2020 vintage...

Basket Range Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir

The 2024 Estate Cabernet is stylish in a mid-weight style offering up compact aromas of blackberry, cherry liqueur and cassis...

Basket Range Estate Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

The 2024 Basket Range Estate Pinot Noir is reserved although with good typicity as it opens up with cherry compote...

Basket Range Estate Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay

The 2024 Estate Chardonnay is open knit and gently expressive offering up nutty and citrus peel aromas while older oak...

Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Fumé Blanc 2023

Other - Specialty

This 2023 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc is slick with focussed aromas of passionfruit and cut grass against a backdrop of oak...

Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Shiraz Franc 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz

This superb 2021 Reserve blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc has a strong Bordeaux Cru Classe feel with...

Bekkers Clarendon Syrah 2023

Red Wine - Syrah

This 2023 Clarendon Syrah is a masterpiece and sure to become a collector’s item as the first single vineyard wine...

Bekkers Syrah 2023

Red Wine - Syrah

The 2023 Bekkers Syrah is fascinating, balletic and light on its feet as it dances between layers of white pepper,...

Stories

The Lay of the Land

January 20, 2026

Angus Hughson

2026 is here and has roared in with a vengeance unfortunately kicking off with catastrophic fires, particularly in Central Victoria....

The Limestone Coast Wine Guide 2026

November 1, 2025

Angus Hughson

By Angus Hughson, Andrew Caillard MW and Lisa Cardelli The Limestone Coast is a special region in the Australian wine...

Anselmi – Ahead of the Curve

July 16, 2025

Angus Hughson

Trailblazer is a term often thrown around in the wine trade. Yet, while there is certainly plenty of experimentation in...

The Greatest Wine Book That You’ve Never Heard of – One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier

April 14, 2025

Angus Hughson

Pascaline Lepeltier is the sommelier at highly regarded Chambers restaurant in Lower Manhattan, New York, with a superbly crafted and...

Chasing Down Champagne

February 28, 2025

Angus Hughson

You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000...

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

January 31, 2025

Angus Hughson

Imagine having a crystal ball twenty years ago and peering into the future of Australian wine. At the time, Robert...