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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.

Thistledown Bachelor’s Block Shiraz 2020

The bold, rich and classically styled Barossan delivers a high volume of fruit – chocolate covered blackberries, toasty oak, and...

Thistledown Where Eagles Dare Eden Valley Shiraz 2020

From the highly regarded Mattschoss Vineyard high up in the Eden Valley comes this powerful yet reserved Barossan showing its...

Pirathon Bronze Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019

A couple of years in bottle has helped this Barossa Shiraz to settle into a good place and it delivers...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Here we have a real claret style – a highly pure and elegant Cabernet blend with a smattering of other...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2020

The twin to the Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the Merlot dominant version with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc...

Moss Wood Amy’s 2021

This bright and aromatic Cabernet Sauvignon blend is beautifully approachable as it delivers an elegant expression of Margaret River. It...

Common Molly McLaren Vale Grenache 2022

These are the first releases of a new side project from Auld Family Wines. They are unashamedly made for a...

Common Molly Barossa Valley Grenache 2022

These are the first releases of a new side project from Auld Family Wines. They are unashamedly made for a...

Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Riesling 2022

This is a significant step up from the standard Kirrihill Riesling and offers fine and detailed aromas of bath salts,...
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Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Shiraz 2020

This well made and hearty Clare Valley Shiraz is a powerful red wine with style as it delivers a generous...
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Kirrihill Wines E.B. Gleeson The Squire Shiraz 2020

Kirrihill have made a name for themselves in the value stakes but wines like this show that they can also...

Maxwell Wines Small Batch Grenache Blanc 2021

This is a ripe and exotic expression of Grenache Blanc, delivering heady aromas of apricot, preserved lemon and melon fruits....

Maxwell Wines EOCENE Shiraz 2020

This tightly wrapped, brooding McLaren Vale Shiraz offers up a dense core of powerful fruits with blackberry aromas well supported...

Vasse Felix DHJ1 CHardonnay 2021

This 2021 single vineyard Chardonnay, made only from Gingin clone, from the cooler Wallcliffe zone opens up with beautifully savoury...

Pikes Traditionale Riesling 2022

Exceptional value here in this Clare Valley Riesling which punches well above its weight with serious intensity of lime pith...

Pikes The Merle Riesling 2022

Fabulous purity and poise, and quite different to Pikes Traditionale, the 2022 Merle is a sleek little number that slowly...

Precious Little Grüner Veltliner 2022

A beautiful introduction to the variety, this Grüner Veltliner amps up its renowned spicy side thanks to cooler climate origins...

Brown Hill Fimiston Reserve Shiraz 2020

This elegant and subtle Shiraz shows good intensity of fruit with layers of mulberry, black pepper and violet aromas with...
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Brown Hill Ivanhoe Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

There is plenty to enjoy in this elegant exmaple of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon with its crystal clear typicity as...

Nightfall Coonawarra The Lion Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Quite a classic Coonawarra expression here – poised and precise – as it delivers impressive layers of dried herbs, blackberry...

Chateau Tanunda The Chateau Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Quite an elegant expression of Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon thanks to its Eden Valley origins which offers up layers of blackberry...

Chateau Tanunda The Chateau Single Vineyard Bethanian Shiraz 2020

From close to the old township of Bethany comes this traditionally styled Barossan with its chunky fruits and feel, which...

Chateau Tanunda Old Vine Heritage Release Shiraz 2021

This attractive and traditionally styled Barossa Shiraz was made with fruit off old vines with 18 months maturation in a...

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I like Matt Burton’s give it a go attitude. Multi-vintage wines and throwing lots of different winemaking techniques to work...

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The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026

The Barossa remains Australia’s most famous fine wine region. This year’s Barossa Guide 2026 by Andrew Caillard MW and Jeni...
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Bass Phillip 2024 New Vintage Releases

Bass Phillip Gamay 2024  $75 | 91 Points This 2024 Gamay is fine and perfumed to start showing fresh red...
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The Limestone Coast Wine Guide 2026

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

2026 is here and has roared in with a vengeance unfortunately kicking off with catastrophic fires, particularly in Central Victoria....
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Anselmi – Ahead of the Curve

Trailblazer is a term often thrown around in the wine trade. Yet, while there is certainly plenty of experimentation in...
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The Greatest Wine Book That You’ve Never Heard of – One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier

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