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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.

Dalrymple Vineyards Cave Block Chardonnay 2017

If you want to understand why Tasmanian Chardonnay is taking the world by storm then stop right here as this...

Ottelia Mount Gambier Riesling 2019

These wines from Ottelia show such a pretty and unique side to South Australian wine. Surely Mount Gambier is the...

Ottelia Mount Gambier Chardonnay 2019

I’ve been a fan of the Ottelia wines for a little while now, particularly the riesling. But in 2019 their...

Ottelia Pinot Gris 2019

This wine is a little bigger than the other Ottelia whites as it has been crafted with fruit from Robe...

Ottelia Limestone Coast Sangiovese 2017

Sangiovese can be a tough old grape. Many have tried but few in Australia really get to the heart of...

Ottelia Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

John Innes of Ottelia has made plenty of wine in Coonawarra so it is no great surprise that he still...

Dalrymple Pinot Pleasures

One site was not enough for the Dalrymple team when it came to pinot noir so they now source fruit...

Head Wines Ancestor Vine Grenache 2019

There are not many 162-year-old vineyards still turning out wines like this. It’s located in the driest and coldest corner...

Head Wines The Redhead Shiraz 2018

One of the best places to see a sunset in the Barossa is on Menglers Hill. Nearby is an exposed,...

Head Wines The Brunette Shiraz 2018

Moppa in the Barossa is home to thick, syrupy shiraz – elegance and subtlety are not words often used to...

Head Wines The Blonde Shiraz 2018

Alex Head has a range of top-end Shiraz – The Blonde, The Brunette and The Redhead. The Blonde is my...

Head Wines Red GSM 2019

Alex’s Head’s Red range are your bistro wines – easy to enjoy, and fun, but also with surprising depth. This...

Head Wines Red Shiraz 2018

The first vintage of Head Wines was in 2007, and I still have a cheeky magnum in the cellar. Alex...

Jansz Vintage Cuvée 2015

The key to great vintage Champagne is time on its lees. Years sitting in bottle gaining those fine French pastry...

Jansz Premium Rosé NV

Before Tasmania was hot property – there was Jansz. It was one of the first sparkling wine specialists and today...

Heggies Vineyard Estate Riesling 2019

The Heggies Vineyard is one of the jewels of the Eden Valley with a superb capacity to craft very fine,...

Smith & Hooper Merlot 2018

Great merlot is all about balance. It is not well suited to bold wine styles – it’s more your comfy...

Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling 2014

The Pewsey Vale The Contours is a wine made from the oldest riesling vines and the coolest site on the...

Yangarra Estate Vineyard PF Grenache 2020

Grenache is so hot right now, which combined with Preservative Free makes this particular wine hipster heaven. It screams ripe...

Yangarra Estate Vineyard Noir 2019

The Yangarra Estate fruit salad red blend is the classic combination of grenache, mourvèdre and shiraz plus carignan, cinsault and...

Yangarra Estate Vineyard Rosé 2020

Grenache is a grape variety that is well suited to making quality rosé, thanks to its savoury underbelly. And in...

MadFish Gold Turtle Mount Barker Riesling 2019

The Great Southern is home to juicy, acid driven riesling thanks to the Great Southern Ocean and the weather that...

Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Riesling 2019

Clare Valley Riesling comes in all shapes and sizes. There are plenty of winemakers that go for lean and mean,...

The Hero of Zero Grenache 2020

The Preservative Free wines are getting better and better all-round as winemakers are taking them more seriously. Hero of Zero...

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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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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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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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Chasing Down Champagne

You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000...
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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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