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.

Penny’s Hill McLaren Vale Touriga 2022

Other - Specialty

This impressive example of a user-friendly, unoaked Touriga is bursting with fruit as it delivers new leather, pastille and spicy...

Penny’s Hill Malpas Road Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot

This McLaren Vale Merlot from 2021 is a generous and full-flavoured example of the variety bursting with blueberry, black olive...

Penny’s Hill Edwards Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon

This 2021 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon is typical of the McLaren Vale style with its deep colour and luscious fruits...

Voyager Estate Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon 2022

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon

This very well priced example of the classic Margaret River blend shows the class of the 2022 vintage. Charming and...

Logan Vintage ‘M’ Cuvee 2019

Other - Specialty

This powerful and food friendly sparkling wine is showing the benefits of extended time on lees with its pale golden...

Hay Shed Hill Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Merlot

From the cracking 2020 vintage comes this bargain Cabernet blend that delivers in style. It opens with bright leafy aromas...

Hay Shed Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon

This is not your classic Cabernet Sauvignon built for long ageing but it is beautifully pitched for an early drinking...

Mitchell Wines Watervale Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling

Mid straw and showing a bit of colour for the 2022 vintage. There is an impressive mix of fruit from...

Mitchell Wines Watervale Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling

Mid straw and showing a bit of colour for the 2022 vintage. There is an impressive mix of fruit from...

Freeman Robusta Corvina 2015

Other - Specialty

If you are looking for a wine from 2015 to last until its 21st birthday then look no further than...

Nebbiolina Nebbiolo d’Alba 2019

Red Wine - Nebbiolo

This is a pretty and playful example of Alba Nebbiolo that still offers quite a serious Nebb experience, although in...

Donato D’Angelo Calice Aglianico del Vulture 2019

Other - Specialty

There are some who say that Aglianico is one of Italy’s top grape varieties – the Nebbiolo of the south....

Ponting 366 McLaren Vale/Coonawarra Shiraz Cabernet 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz

You don’t often see the combination of McLaren Vale and Coonawarra but it works here to provide serious power and...

Ponting 127 Barossa Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

Made in part with fruit from a vineyard planted in 1908 near Tanunda, this is your classic Barossan package with...

Ponting Close of Play Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon

There is brilliant value to be found here in what is an impressive Cabernet with stacks of flavour. Generosity is...

Ponting 257 Tasmanian Pinot Noir 2021

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

We are certainly getting a bit more serious here as we move up the Ponting Pinot chain. This single vineyard...

Ponting Mowbray Boy Tasmanian Pinot Noir 2021

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

This crowd pleasing Tasmanian Pinot Noir ticks all the boxes for this variety. It’s quite full flavoured for Pinot as...

Ponting Rianna Rosé 2022

Other - Specialty

Looking for a flimsy, light rosé – then walk away as this is a rosé with attitude. Deep salmon pink,...

Ponting First Session Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2022

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc

A delightfully pure and bright version of Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc with impressive elegance and subtlety. It’s got all that...

Ben Glaetzer Amon-Ra Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

A bold yet open-knit edition of Amon-Ra, it offers up sumptuous and plush aromas of chocolate, beef stock, soy sauce...

Ben Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

2020 was the last of three dry vintages in the Barossa which has delivered wines with serious intensity of bold...

Ben Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz Grenache 2020

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz

This 2020 vintage of a Shiraz Grenache blend offers exceptional value for fans of big reds from the Barossa Valley....

Burge Family Winemakers Eden Valley Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling

A pretty, and engaging Riesling thanks to its bright, youthful yet subtle aromas of dried thyme over stony, citrus fruits...

Howard Park Grand Vintage Jeté 2017

Other - Specialty

Howard Park are now getting very serious with their Jeté project. New equipment and new winemaker Nic Bowen, who spent...

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...