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Jeni Port

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
Henschke Marble Angel S

Henschke Marble Angel Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

A wine to fill the senses. The aromas are elevated and herbal infused with plum, cherries, berries, cocoa, earth and...
Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz S

Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz 2023

This vintage celebrates 21 years of Tappa Pass Shiraz. The wine has a long history of graceful ageing so you...
Henschke Five Shillings BV S

Henschke Five Shillings Shiraz Mataro 2025

Long time darlings of the Barossa – Shiraz and Mataro (aka Mourvèdre) – get together and put on one delicious...
Henschke Keyneton Euphonium S

Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2023

Shiraz Cabernet with a 2% splash of Cabernet Franc, Euphonium is a well composed example of the classic Aussie red....
Henschke Johann's Garden S

Henschke Johann’s Garden Grenache Mataro 2024

A vibrant, blood red-purple colour beckons. This already looks the part, the sealer is flavours that are compellingly spicy and...
Henschke Innes Vineyard EV S ()

Henschke Innes Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2025

Offers a top Gris experience with its light aromatics, bright fruits, creamy texture and brisk acidity. Wonderful stuff. Sweet yellow...
Fowles Are you Game Pinot Noir Bottle Shot

Fowles Are You Game? Pinot Noir 2023

The Fowles Are You Game? range is well suited to sporting a Pinot Noir. The duck on the front label...
Ladies who Shoot their Lunch Chardonnay

Fowles Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2023

Makes a real feast of ripe Chardonnay fruits with aromas of nectarine, yellow peach, melon, citrus and honey biscuits with...
Ladies who Shoot their Lunch Riesling

Fowles Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Riesling 2024

A wine to excite the tastebuds. A combination of scintillating bright acidity and an intensity of pure lime and lemon...
Fowles Stone Dwellers Vermentino

Fowles Stone Dwellers Single Vineyard Vermentino 2025

The Sardinians would approve. Speaks the language of Vermentino combining the savoury and mineral with a fruit-driven freshness. A Strathbogies...
Stone Dwellers Arneis

Fowles Stone Dwellers Single Vineyard Arneis 2025

Plays it cool as Arneis tends to do with its relaxed mountain herbs, florals and touch of savouriness. Comes together...
Hesket Estate Chardonnay

Hesket Estate Macedon Ranges Chardonnay 2025

Drives straight into the heart of lemon and grapefruit citrus territory alongside white peach, biscuit, grilled hazelnuts, fig and spice...
Hesket Pinot Noir

Hesket Estate Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2024

There is an immediate inviting quality to this young Pinot; a striking rosehip, cherry-infused fragrance makes for a most enticing...
Hesket Jingella Pinot Noir

Hesket Estate Jingella Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2025

Jingella is an indigenous word of two potential meanings – a lush, green landscape or hello – depending on the...
CE Shiraz

BlackJack Chortle’s Edge Shiraz 2024

In ’98, frost destroyed the entire crop at BlackJack. Chortle’s Edge was the result, a Shiraz sourced from neighbouring growers...
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BlackJack Mr Ramoy 2024

This classic Aussie blend of Shiraz Cabernet is perfectly suited to the Bendigo wine region. Elegant, medium bodied and even,...
Bendigo Shiraz

BlackJack Bendigo Shiraz 2024

A Shiraz that puts you in your happy place. It’s simply brimming with heart-warming flavour but – and it’s a...
Cab Merlot

BlackJack Bendigo Cabernet Merlot 2024

This is a timely reminder that Cabernet Merlot is still very much a thing and a good thing it is,...
Block Shiraz

BlackJack Block 6 Shiraz 2024

Shiraz in the doldrums with drinkers? Not with a Shiraz like this.  This little beauty brings all of its Central...
Majors Line Sangiovese

BlackJack The Major’s Line Sangiovese 2025

This is the inaugural release of a Sangiovese under The Major’s Line and the price point and the style fit...
Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz

Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023

A brilliant sheen on deep purple hues. This is a wine not shy on oak, revealing its time in French...
Leconfield Old Vines Riesling

Leconfield Coonawarra Old Vines Riesling 2025

What a stunner. Paul Gordon and Dr Richard Hamilton provide a masterclass in why we should be paying a lot...
Krondorf King's Mantle Shiraz

Krondorf King’s Mantle Shiraz 2022

It’s way too easy to warm to the charms of this Barossa Shiraz, which is no mean feat given it...
Krondorf Settlers Old Vine Shiraz

Krondorf 121 Settlers Old Vine Shiraz 2022

Barossan Shiraz can cop a lot of flak for its boldness, richness and generosity. So, let’s hear it for Barossa...

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Grampians Winemakers Shiraz The Barrique 2024

Each year, the Grampians winemakers pool together and blend their best Shiraz to send to auction at their annual Grampians...
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Out of the fires

The tragic Central Victorian fires have had a devastating effect on many small wineries with ongoing financial and personal challenges...
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The Clare Valley Wine Guide 2026

By Jeni Port Clare Valley old vines dating back to the 1800s now share land and retail shelf space with...
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Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Vertical

The Vasse Felix Tom Cullity project was impressive from day 1 with aspirations to make one of Margaret River’s greatest...
Tread Softly

Calling All Budding Next Gen Women Winemakers

Glass ceilings are made to be smashed. In the Australian wine industry, women know a thing or two about glass...
Derwent Estate

Southern Open Vineyards 2025

The cool rules in Southern Tasmania. As one of the most southerly areas in the world for viticulture, the super...
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