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.

Oates Ends Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

This 2020 single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is beautifully poised and controlled, with a strong regional signature. Blackberry, blackcurrant and gravel...

Oates Ends Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2022 shows fantastic definition and has an almost Leeuwin Estate shape. Pungent grapefruit, melon, nectarine fruits, dried flower spice...

Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

This 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon blended with 13% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot is forceful in its delivery of...

Seppeltsfield Westing Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

Quite a classic Western Barossa Shiraz from 2021 with a dense core of muscular fruit and tannins – roasted meats,...

Seppeltsfield Southing Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This crowd pleasing Shiraz is quite decadent with its big dollops of licorice and tar aromas to start before layers...

Seppeltsfield Northing Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2021 Moppa Shiraz is seamless and shapely as it opens with rich aromas of sage, bay leaf and fruit...

Seppeltsfield No. EC4 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

A very well pitched claret style Cabernet Shiraz which opens with blackcurrant and graphite aromas with a dusting of chocolate...

Seppeltsfield No. EC3 Touriga Blend 2022

Red Wine - Touriga

Excellent drinkability to this 2021 Touriga Nacional blend with a nice mix of sweet and savoury as it opens with...

Redman Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

This classically styled and age worthy Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon delivers a tightly wound and dense core of fruit with firm...

Higher Plane Sun Dips Low Fiano 2022

White Wine - Fiano

This stylish example of Australian Fiano delivers plenty for the price with an impressive assortment of pear, melon, and gently...

Higher Plane Jewels of Karridale 2022

This elegant and refined 2022 Margaret River Chardonnay is a bright and fresh style that is energetic and youthful. It...

Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling

This 2022 single vineyard Riesling from Western Australia’s Frankland River region delivers a tight, well defined core of fruit with...

Frankland Estate Olmo’s Reward 2020

This beautifully composed and stylish Frankland River blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvedre and Malbec is deeply coloured and...

Geoff Merrill Parham Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

Geoff Merrill well and truly in his comfort zone with this Cabernet Sauvignon with dense fruit and long oak aging...

Geoff Merrill Reserve Shiraz 2015

Red Wine - Shiraz

This impressive 2015 Shiraz is just getting started with its vibrant layers of blackberry, mulberry, and dark cherry fruits laced...

Geoff Merrill Reserve Chardonnay 2019

White Wine - Chardonnay

Pale golden, this well pitched and more traditional Australian Chardonnay is your classic sunshine in a glass style as it...

Mount Eyre Vineyards Grosser Semillon 2022

White Wine - Semillon

This deliciously fine and detailed Hunter Semillon shows classic sunflower soap, lanolin, hay and citrus aromas that are piecing and...

Mount Eyre Vineyards Monkey Place Creek Rosé 2022

Other - Rosé

Pale onion skin in colour, this elegant and fruit forward rosé shows attractive layers of raspberry and gently spicy aromas....

Mount Eyre Vineyards Honeytree Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

Mid ruby in colour. Lots to like here with well composed blackberry and black cherry fruits with touches of leather...

Bekkers Clarendon Syrah 2021

Red Wine - Syrah

With fruit off the highly regarded Trueman Vineyard in Clarendon, the Bekkers team have crafted their first single vineyard wine...

Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec

This genuine 2019 claret style from Margaret River, made up of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and a hefty 22% Malbec, radiates...

Picardy Tête De Cuvée Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

This Tête De Cuvée vintage is built for the long haul with its brooding, savoury and muscular side currently on...

Picardy Pinot Noir 2020

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

From this very low yielding vintage comes a classic release from Picardy, no doubt among one of its best as...

Picardy Boise Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2021

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon

The value here is phenomenal and a wine like this from Bordeaux would be five times the price. Pale in...

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...