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Jeni Port

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators and judges. Based in Melbourne, Jeni was the longest-serving wine writer on The Age newspaper and continues to write for most Australian wine magazines including Winestate, Wine Selector, Halliday Wine Companion magazine, Gourmet Traveller WINE, Winning and Il Tridente. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 was named Legend of the Vine.
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Tamar Ridge Tasmanian Pinot Noir 2022

Elegant, fragrant and oh so cherry-focussed, this little beauty comes with plenty of crunch and youthful vitality. Dusty, earthy scents...
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Devil’s Corner Tasmania Resolution Chardonnay 2022

A blend of fruit from the Tamar Valley (84%) and East Coast Tasmania (16%) which brings plenty of zip and...
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Devil’s Corner Tasmania Resolution Riesling 2023

Tasmanian Riesling rocks! Too often it follows in the slipstream of Chardonnay, but it deserves more attention. Just look at...
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Flametree S.R.S. Karridale Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A serious and seriously good young Sauvignon that deserves your full attention. Forget any comparison with über herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc...
Flametree SRS Non Vintage Wallcliffe Chardonnay

Flametree S.R.S. Wallcliffe Chardonnay 2023

A top vintage, a top Chardonnay winemaker and the result is something rather special. There’s a lot going on here...
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Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz 2023

Earns top marks for elegance at a (reasonably) tiny $25 price tag. Well defined, fine-edged tannins provide structure and the...
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Château Tanunda The Château Eden Valley Chardonnay 2024

Walks on the richer side for Chardonnay. Fruits first and plenty of them in yellow peach, pear, nectarine, Meyer lemon...
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Château Tanunda 100-Year-Old Vines Barossa Semillon 2024

Boasts a lovely Aussie bush scent and feel to it, so much of the land, the soil and distinguished old...
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Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Marananga Shiraz 2023

Very much a bold, fluent speaking Barossa Shiraz. Deep, rich and black hearted . . .  and that’s just the...
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Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Macvin #5 Savagnin 2022

A fortified by any name which combines flor-aged Savagnin and grape juice which is then fortified and aged in barrel....
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Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Sous Voile Savagnin 2019

Cri de Coeur – “cry from the heart” – is a passionate call to arms on behalf of Mornington Peninsula...
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Welland Valley & Valley Barossa Shiraz 2023

Starts with an inviting – and brilliant – purple colour, followed by wave after wave of equally inviting regional Barossa...
B Shot Old Hands Shiraz NV

Welland Old Hands Barossa Shiraz 2021

What a story – a rundown old vineyard in the heart of the Barossa is rescued by an experienced wine...
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Welland Old Hands Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Has a touch of old school Barossa with the simplicity of its label and title and its dedication to the...
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Otro Vino Margaret River Tempranillo 2023

Margaret River Tempranillo is definitely a thing – here’s the proof. Brings varietal class to the glass starting with the...
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Stella Bella Luminosa Margaret River Chardonnay 2023

A single vineyard Chardonnay of inimitable character, there is only one Luminosa. Each release is a masterclass in delivering a...
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Otro Vino Margaret River The Italian 2024

Sangiovese and Cabernet were made for each other. Each nestles so comfortably, naturally, into the other bringing a touch of...
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Otro Vino Swan Valley Grenache 2024

A pleasure-seeking kind of Grenache with that plummy carbonic maceration quality that spells immediate drinking enjoyment. It’s lively and youthful,...
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Stella Bella Suckfizzle Chardonnay 2023

How can one wine producer boast so much extraordinary quality Chardonnay? Stella Bella stars with both Luminosa and Suckfizzle Chardonnays!...
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Stella Bella Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Shows classic Margaret River depth and the lifted aromatic appeal of the region’s number one red grape. Think briar, acacia...
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Castel Firmian Trentino Riserva Pinot Grigio 2022

Riserva in name and definitely Riserva in flavour intensity and style. On the riper side, textural and mouth filling, the...
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DAOSA Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2020

A veritable tour de force, year in year out which undoubtedly deserves to be considered among the best Blanc de...
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Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV

Hints at the luxurious with flavours that run deep. Lively citrus, grapefruit and lemon curd aromas with acacia, baked apple...
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Howard Park Jeté Grand Vintage 2019

Complex? You bet. Take a deep breath and enjoy that lovely lifted scent of honeysuckle, jasmine, white flowers, baked spiced...

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Wine South Tasmania: Spring In The Vines November 1-3

Descriptors such as “crunchy,” “purity” and “intensity” fall easily from the mouths of southern Tasmanian wine producers. It’s quite a...
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Vintage 2023 in the Canberra District was a testing time. Summer turned into autumn and still not a grape had...
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The Penfolds Collection 2023 Release – 20.07.23

The theme for this year’s Penfolds Collection 2023 release is the ongoing search for diversity of style. Hence, the Australians...
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Yarra Yering 30+ years of Underhill Shiraz

Great wine, it is said, is made in the vineyard. Whoever first coined that expression clearly never met Dr Bailey...
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Henschke: Celebrating 60 Years of Hill of Grace & 2018 Single Vineyard Releases

On February 28, an arousing, heady mix of scents, flavours, emotions, words – lots of them – and, above all,...

Hear Me Roar – the Gin

‘I am woman, hear me roarIn numbers too big to ignore’ . . . The words, from the 1972 Helen...
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