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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 Piemonte Rosso 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $6.99
  • 2020 - 2022
Piedmont in North-Western Italy is home to some of that country’s greatest wines, and some of the best food wines...
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Freya & Jules Watervale Riesling 2020

White Wine - Riesling
  • 91
  • $8.99
  • 2020 - 2024
For many Australian Riesling fans, Watervale is god’s country. It’s the cooler section of the Clare Valley and can craft...
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Gone Rogue Mish Mash White 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $25
  • 2020 - 2021
It is always great to see something new in the world of wine and I am fairly sure you’ve never...
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Gone Rogue Mash Up Red 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $25
  • 2020 - 2023
The Rogue Vintner wines are not your serious, put down in the cellar wine styles. They are fun wines, with...
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Apogee Alto Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $65
  • 2020 - 2028
Andrew Pirie of Apogee has a long and distinguished history in Tasmania as the man behind Pipers Brook. These days...
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Freeman Vineyards Altura Vineyard Nebbiolo 2016

Red Wine - Nebbiolo
  • 93
  • $40
  • 2020 - 2030
Brian Freeman has been banging away on the Hilltops Nebbiolo drum for years now – actually it is over twenty...
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Bekkers McLaren Vale Syrah 2018

Red Wine - Syrah
  • 96
  • $120
  • 2020 - 2035
The Bekkers story is a good one – Aussie boy meets French girl, both in the wine game, and they...
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Pipers Brook Reserve Pinot Noir 2018

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $65
  • 2020 - 2025
This is the not often seen Pipers Brook Reserve Pinot Noir – a Tasmanian rarity that generally disappears quickly after...
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Pipers Brook Pinot Gris 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 90
  • $35
  • 2020 - 2023
Pipers Brook was a trailblazer in Northern Tasmania with the original vineyards planted within sight of Bass Strait. It is...
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Ninth Island Riesling 2019

White Wine - Riesling
  • 92
  • $25
  • 2020 - 2024
In the years since the first wines were released by Ninth Island, Tasmania has come a very long way, and...
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Anderson

Anderson & Marsh Parell Albarino 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $35
  • 2020 - 2023
Anderson & Marsh is a collaboration between two leading winemakers in the Alpine Valleys – Eleana Anderson from Mayford and...
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Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2015

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $65
  • 2023 - 2035
The Signature screams a pedigree that goes back over fifty years with each vintage a tribute to a member of...
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Company Wine Beechworth Nebbiolo 2017

Red Wine - Nebbiolo
  • 95
  • $60
  • 2020 - 2030
The key to great Nebbiolo is perfume and it is something that many local versions lack. Yes they have the...
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Bollinger PN VZ15

Other - Specialty
  • Bollinger PN VZ15
  • $???
  • 2020 - 2030
For the first time in 12 years, Bollinger have launched a new wine, a Blanc de Noirs made exclusively from...
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Cirillo Estate 1850 Ancestor Vine Semillon 2017

White Wine - Semillon
  • 95
  • $40
  • 2023 - 2035
Semillon in the Barossa Valley has been a bit of a dog’s body – a curio on the side to...
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Cirillo Estate Barossa Valley Malbec 2018

Red Wine - Malbec
  • 92
  • $40
  • 2020 - 2024
Malbec loves a dry and warm climate as is seen in the deeply flavoured wines from Mendoza in Argentina, so...
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Mountadam Vineyards Patriarch Shiraz 2015

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $40
  • 2020 - 2026
This wine is a tribute to the founder of Mountadam – David Wynn. It is from the oldest Shiraz vines...
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Mojo Limestone Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2019

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 90
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2022
Thanks to our Kiwi friends, and rivers of zesty wine coming over from Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc has, for many, lost...
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Mojo Bruno Shiraz 2017

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $35
  • 2020 - 2026
You could hardly get more Barossan if you tried than this Bruno Shiraz, particularly from the sub-region of Marananga which...
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Sticks Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 91
  • $22
  • 2020 - 2023
Sticks is that dependable mid-week Yarra Valley Pinot Noir. Year in and year out the wine it is a go-to...
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Mountadam Vineyards Five-Fifty Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $25
  • 2020 - 2024
Mountadam made their name with Chardonnay and this is a cracking value wine that follows the family line. It is...
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La Linea Tempranillo 2018

Red Wine - Tempranillo
  • 91
  • $30
  • 2020 - 2027
The La Linea team are at the forefront of Tempranillo in Australia. Winemaker Peter Leske has been tinkering with Tempranillo...
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Shaw & Smith Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $50
  • 2020 - 2026
There are few more revered names in the Adelaide Hills than Shaw & Smith, particularly for their Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz...
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Chandon Vintage Yarra Valley Cuvee 2016

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $42
  • 2020 - 2025
Chandon has a long history of making some of the country’s top sparkling wines and, with long-standing winemaker Dan Buckle,...
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Stories

One Thousand Vines PLC cover

The Greatest Wine Book That You’ve Never Heard of – One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier

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

Chasing Down Champagne

Angus Hughson
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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PEN Winemaking Vintage WholeBunch Chardonnay Landscape

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

Angus Hughson
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

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

Yalumba new releases including some surprises

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

Australia’s First Vintage – 1792

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