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.

St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

The 2021 Old Block Shiraz is a charmer with its multi-layered opening of potpourri, blackberry, chocolate and dark cherry with...

Grant Burge The Holy Trinity GSM 2023

Other - Specialty

The 2023 Holy Trinity shows generous and focussed aromas of blackberry and chocolate with a little flourish of Aussie bush...

Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2022 Meshach will turn heads with its powerful and beautifully composed core of blackberry, chocolate and dark licorice aromas...

Grant Burge Nebu Cabernet Shiraz 2024

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz

The 2024 Cabernet Shiraz Nebu is compact with layered aromas of plum, blackcurrant and dark cherry with a seamless sweet...

Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2024

Red Wine - Shiraz

The 2024 Shiraz Filsell is ready to rock with its open-knit fruit pastille, chocolate and blackberry aromas with little touches...

St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz

A finer vintage of this classic but with some attractive features showing licorice, violets and peppery spice against a backdrop...

Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling

Petaluma is in good form with the 2025 Riesling which displays classic poised aromas of lime, wet stone and bath...

Petaluma Evans Coonawarra 2021

Other - Specialty

The 2021 Cabernet Merlot Evans Vineyard is a welcome return to form with vibrant fruit pastille and blackberry aromas with...

Shadowfax Minnow Grenache 2025

Red Wine - Grenache

This mid-weight and fleshy Grenache opens up with well proportioned aromas of red and black fruits, with touches of dried...

Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache 2019

Red Wine - Grenache

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

Miners Ridge Cane Cut Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling

This fun twenty 2025 Cane Cut Riesling has a delicious opening with aromas of honeysuckle, honey and flower blossoms with...

Miners Ridge AT Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

This Shiraz, made with fruit from the Grampians and Great Western, has plenty of weight to it with a generous...

Welland Valley and Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2024 Valley and Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has good typicity with a generous serve of cassis and dried mint aromas...

Welland Old Hands Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

The 2022 Old Hands Shiraz is traditionally styled with its powerful and muscular aromas of licorice, dark chocolate and coal...

Shadowfax Midhill Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2024 Midhill Chardonnay has fabulous impact with tightly wound citrus and musky peach aromas topped by strong flinty influences...

Shadowfax Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

This 2024 Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir is pretty and inviting with pristine aromas of dark cherry, red raspberry and fresh...

Shadowfax Straws Lane Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

This 2024 Straws Lane Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is so charming out of the gate with its perfumed aromas of...

Bekkers Syrah Grenache 2024

Red Wine - Grenache - Syrah

The 2024 Bekkers releases were a little more reticent and harder to read than usual but the pedigree here is...

Bekkers Grenache 2024

Red Wine - Grenache

The 2024 vintage of Bekkers Grenache is a little more reticent than usual, which is not a criticism. Rather this...

Hewitson Ungrafted Grenache 2024

Red Wine - Grenache

This more ethereal and refined Grenache expression opens up with a generous serve of red licorice and red cherry aromas...

Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2022

Other - Specialty

This exceptional vintage of very old vine Mourvèdre is beautifully composed while still reserved with impressive complexity wrapped up in...

Hewitson Monopole Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

The 2022 Monopole Shiraz is bright and fragrant with sweet cherry liqueur aromas and blackberry lifted with white pepper spice....

Hewitson 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2022 Shiraz Mourvèdre made with fruit off some of the oldest clones of Shiraz and Mourvèdre is expressive with...

Moss Wood Elsa Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2025

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon

The 2025 Elsa Sauvignon Blanc Semillon delivers a flamboyant upfront mix of guava, hay, lemon rind and lanolin aromas wrapped...

Stories

Bass Phillip 2024 New Vintage Releases

June 1, 2026

Angus Hughson

Bass Phillip Gamay 2024 $75 | 91 Points This 2024 Gamay is fine and perfumed to start showing fresh red...

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...