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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.

Villa Elsa Pinot Grigio 2019

Italian Pinot Grigio is so hot right now. It seems like everywhere you look that people are pouring great, big...

Woods Crampton Phillip Patrick Eden Valley Shiraz 2018

This wine was included in a tasting with some highly-fancied South Australian Shiraz – household names – and it blew...

Woods Crampton Sleeping Dogs Barossa Red 2020

The Sleeping Dogs Lie Barossa Red in a unique wine style from this famous region. In fact, I doubt you’ll...

Woods Crampton Pedro GSM 2020

Sometimes the name of a wine just feels right – and this wine definitely feels like a Pedro – friendly,...

Little Giant Coonawarra Cabernet 2019

These Little Giant wines are built to impress and are packed full of flavour. Our favourite of the lot is...

Wirra Wirra Amator Nouveau 2020

Thanks to our friends in Beaujolais the Nouveau style is taking off – bright, fresh and fruity styles that still...

Voyager Estate MJW Chardonnay 2017

The Voyager Estate MJW Chardonnay is now up there with some of Margaret River’s, and naturally the country’s, best. It...
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Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2019

A very impressive and seamless Chardonnay that is all class from start to finish. It bursts from the glass with...

Pikes The E.W.P. Shiraz 2017

Pikes E.W.P. Shiraz is named after the Pikes co-founder Edgar Walter Pike and is made with fruit off the family...

Pikes Homage Cabernet Malbec 2018

Cabernet and Malbec – it is a uniquely Australian and Clare Valley tradition that shines. The structural and dry Clare...

Howard Park Jeté Brut NV

While the Howard Park Jeté vintage is a big statement of a wine, the Jeté Brut is your classic aperitif...

Howard Park Grand Jeté 2015

There are not too many serious sparkling winemakers in WA – using all the various techniques seen in Champagne –...

MadFish Gold Turtle Margaret River Shiraz 2017

There is not enough love around for Margaret River shiraz. While the local cabernet sauvignon has fans around the world,...

Howard Park Allingham Chardonnay 2018

Margaret River Chardonnay comes in all shapes and sizes. From the bold, oaky, tropical fruit styles to the more elegant...

Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Few wines have done as much for Great Southern as the Howard Park Cabernet. It is THE WINE that put...

Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay 2019

One of the chardonnays that put Adelaide Hills on the map, the Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay still remains to...

Harewood Estate Denmark Chardonnay 2018

There is an interesting little story emerging in the world of Western Australian Chardonnay, including a healthy competition between the...

Venturer Series Central Victorian Marsanne 2019

We’ve got a little teaser for you here – released January 2021 but worth keeping an eye out for. It’s...

St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet 1998

The legend returns. It is been plenty of years since we last saw this wine around the traps – a...

S.C. Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2018

Just like for Pinot Noir, colour can be a deceptive indictor of quality for Grenache. Some wines can be delicately...

Anderson & Marsh Parell Tempranillo 2019

Anderson & Marsh is a collaboration between Eleana Anderson from Mayford and Jo Marsh from Billy Button – leaders in...

Piedra Negra Mendoza Reserve Malbec 2018

Argentina has made a name for itself with big reds thanks to the nearby Andes mountain range, with the resulting...

La Linea Mencia 2018

There is not much Mencia planted in Australia, but in North-Eastern Spain Mencia is hot property. It thrives in a...

Shaw and Smith Shiraz 2018

If one company has really put Adelaide Hills Shiraz on the fine wine horizon – it would have to be...

Stories

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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...
Jansz Vineyard

Chasing Down Champagne

You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000...
PEN Winemaking Vintage WholeBunch Chardonnay Landscape

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

Imagine having a crystal ball twenty years ago and peering into the future of Australian wine. At the time, Robert...
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Margaret River Wine Show 2024

Change was in the air at the 2024 Margaret River Wine Show as last year’s Chairman Nick Ryan had moved...
YAL WINEMAKERS

Yalumba new releases including some surprises

Travel around the world and what you notice is many great international wineries have parcels of old vintages for sale....
Page Canon Camden Park Label

Australia’s First Vintage – 1792

The earliest days for the Australian wine industry were not easy. Cuttings first had to successfully make the long trip...
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