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.

Alkina Polygon No 1 Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

This well composed 2022 Shiraz opens slowly but then delivers a rich tapestry of roasted olive, licorice, and clove aromas...

Wynns Black Label Cabernet 2022

This solid follow up to the 2021 vintage is more approachable yet has a strong base of tannins to age...

Wynns Old Vines Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2022 Shiraz from vines largely over a hundred years old has excellent colour before diving into a welcoming array...

Wynns Michael Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

Brilliant colour to this 2021 Shiraz, made from the best of Wynns various parcels. A tightly bound aromatic core to...

Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet 2021

This 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is stylish but built for the long haul taking a couple of days to show its...

Wynns Messenger Cabernet 2021

Other - Specialty

This seamless and finely detailed 2021 classically styled single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is refined and brooding with its waves of...

Mitolo Cinquecento McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2022

Red Wine - Sangiovese

This well proportioned and juicy 2022 Sangiovese is fresh and vibrant delivering compact aromas of dark cherry and chocolate with...

Mitolo Masso McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2022

This 2022 Montepulciano is chunky and chocolatey with an expression that shouts its origins proudly. It delivers ample layers of...

Mitolo Perduto Pecorino 2023

This shy but charming Pecorino, a grape which hails from Central Italy, offers up restrained yet engaging aromas of lemon...

Mitolo Of The Wind Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay

Made with fruit from the Adelaide Hills, this 2023 Chardonnay is quite classy with cool cliamte fruit sitting pretty with...

Marri Wood Park Chenin Blanc 2022

White Wine - Chenin Blanc

This bio dynamically grown 2022 Chenin Blanc is a refined expression of this often misunderstood grape variety. Fermented and aged...

Bekkers Syrah Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache - Syrah

This refined and open knit 2022 McLaren Vale expression offers up plush aromas of blackberry, chocolate and wood smoke beautifully...

Bekkers Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

This 2022 Grenache soars with superb purity of black cherry and blackberry lifted by savoury touches of wood smoke and...

Bekkers TOME Vol 2 2022

This unusual 2022 blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache is a step up from 2021 Tome in an Aussie Dry...

McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2023 Chardonnay is very approachable offering up waves of elegant melon and citrus pith aromas aginst a background of...

McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon

This 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon blend is quite classic but with an injection of class from the team at McHenry...

Willunga 100 Trott Vineyard Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

This is quite a plush expression of McLaren Vale Grenache bursting with black cherry, star anise, cloves and touches of...

Willunga 100 Smart Vineyard Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

Generous and fleshy aromas of red cherry, mulberry, and roasted meats to start with touches of Asian spice and dried...

Chateau Tanunda The Chateau Single Vineyard Bethanian Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

A solid step up here showing some cooler Bethany characters which are adding detail and vitality with an attractive mix...

Chateau Tanunda The Chateau Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This more traditionally styled 2021 single vineyard Barossa Shiraz is chunky and muscular delivering bold aromas of chocolate, blackberry and...

Seppeltsfield 1924 100 Year Old Para Vintage Tawny

Amazing youthful vitality to this Grenache blend tawny style from 1924 that has the colour and texture of sump oil....

Mitolo Jester Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2021 McLaren Vale Shiraz shows the quality of the vintage with its ample, fruit-forward aromas of fruit pastilles, blackberry...

Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

This luscious 2020 McLaren Vale Shiraz is an earlier drinking vintage of Savitar which offers up rich and dense aromas...

Mitolo G.A.M. Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

The deeply coloured 2020 G.A.M. McLaren Vale Shiraz offers up broad aromas of blackberry, soy sauce and roasted meats which...

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...