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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.

Rising Small Batch Red 2018

Love this wine with its natural feel thanks to low intervention winemaking. What that means is lots of the winemaking...

Catalina Sounds Pinot Gris 2019

When it comes to Pinot Gris – the Kiwis are hard to beat. The cool, New Zealand climate gives their...

Silkman Hunter Valley Shiraz Pinot Noir 2017

Shiraz blended with Pinot Noir has a proud history in the Hunter Valley. And the Silkman team are one of...

Tar & Roses Sangiovese 2018

If you are looking to take your first steps into the wines from Italy, or Italian styled wines, then this...

Rameau d’Or Provence Rose 2018

It took a while but Rose finally took off. Suddenly the world realised that Rose could be real wine –...

Catalina Sounds Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc sometimes gets a bit of a hard time. Yes there are oceans of it coming across the...

Norfolk Rise Shiraz 2018

WINNER of a Winepilot Trophy for the greatest value wines in Australia. On the Limestone Coast just near the town...

Rockbare Clare Valley Riesling 2019

The Clare Valley creates a range of Riesling styles, the elegant and delicate through to wines that explode with juicy...

Nanny Goat Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018

Central Otago is home to some of New Zealand’s greatest Pinot Noirs, wines that radiate with lashings of Pinot fruit....

Southern Vales Encounter Shiraz 2016

Fifty years ago, the Southern Vale co-operative launched in McLaren Vale, in an old winery, located near the centre of...

Hesketh Ebenezer Barossa Valley Grenache 2018

WINNER of a Winepilot Trophy for the greatest value wines in Australia. Ebenezer is located in the far northern corner...

Hesketh Penola Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Since buying Parker Coonawarra Estate some years ago Jonathon Hesketh has got himself access to some serious fruit from Coonawarra...

Hesketh Clare Valley Watervale Riesling 2018

Watervale is home to the classic Clare Valley Rieslings with its cooler climate a little bit kinder, particularly for Riesling....

Hesketh Lobethal Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019

The Adelaide Hills is the epicentre of great South Australian Chardonnay. And you get a sense of that driving around...

A new Yarra icon is born – De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2017

The Lusatia Park property has a proud history. Planted in 1985, bought by the Shelmerdine and then De Bortoli family...

Blue Pyrenees Section One Shiraz 2017

You have got to love Victorian Shiraz. It has got the power of South Australia and then with a delicious...

Jim Barry Watervale Riesling 2019

What wine is better with a bucket of prawns that Watervale Riesling? This wine from Jim Barry is classic with...

Hahndorf Hill GRU Gruner Veltliner 2018

Hahndorf Hill is one on the pioneers and leading producers of Gruner Veltliner in the country, from their Adelaide Hills...

Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2017

You might not have heard of Kay Brothers. It is a winery that tracks under the radar, going about its...

Jacob’s Creek Classic Riesling 2019

If you are looking at the best value wines in the country right now it is hard to go past...

Vintage star – Penfolds Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz 2017

Bin 128 is always a very different take on the classic Penfolds style and in a serious Coonawarra vintage is...

Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2018

Yalumba is one of the leading Organic wine producers in Australia, especially for everyday wines. This Shiraz has good colour...

Terre á Terre Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Terre á Terre is a winery that needs to be on your wine radar. While it has some serious pedigree...

Voyager Estate MJW Chardonnay 2016

Margaret River Chardonnay lays claim to being the best in Australia with Leeuwin Estate Art Series leading the way for...

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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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