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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.
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Bellvale South Gippsland Chardonnay 2025

The 2025 acquisition of Bellvale by the owners of Port Phillip Estate/Kooyong, further highlights the huge potential of quality, cool...
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Kooyong Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

With fruit sourced from four celebrated estate blocks, the intention of the maker here is to present an overall snapshot...
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Kooyong Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2025

A blend of two top blocks – Faultline and Farrago – from the estate vineyard showcases an elegant, restrained Chardonnay...
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Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2024

Presents a strong Yarra Valley focused Chardonnay, one that celebrates the region’s naturally gifted generosity instilled with a fine Valley...
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Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Fumé Blanc 2022

Takes the Fumé style seriously, combining bottle age, time in oak and a ripe fruit intensity that makes you wonder...

Highgate Barrel Selection Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2023

A sunny, bright Chardonnay that doesn’t try to reinvent the Hunter style, simply presents some nicely extended barrel-aged qualities to...
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Castel Firmian Dabèn Moscato Rosa Trentino DOC 2020

A rarity to these shores, Moscato Rosa Trentino is a dessert wine worth checking out. It looks like a red...
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Mottura Primitivo Salento 2024

Full on Southern Italian charm here, easy to relate to, so easy to enjoy. From the heart of Puglia, Primitivo...
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Pig in the House Central Ranges Organic Shiraz 2024

A sweet fruited Shiraz with high appeal to many Aussie Shiraz drinkers. It’s intended to be opened upon release, hence,...
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Maso di Mezzo Teroldego Rotaliano 2022

A youthful, four-year-old Teroldego from North-East Italy with everything in place for good drinking right now, mixing the lightly savoury...
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Tarras Vineyards The Canyon Pinot Noir 2021

As a five-year-old, The Canyon brings both stature and structure to this totally seamless Pinot showing. We don’t get to...
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Harewood Estate Denmark Pinot Noir 2025

A Great Southern Pinot Noir with a strong sense of place. Note the Aussie bush and bay leaf characters intertwined...
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Feudo Arancio Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC 2024

Here’s a wine to put you in your happy place. There is some powerful chemistry at work between the grape...
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Tarras Vineyards Central Otago Pinot Gris 2025

New Zealand rarely does Grigio, it goes straight to Gris and this is a beaut, especially if you love your...
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Kuru Kuru Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022

Offers a glimpse into the dark Pinot heart of Central Otago, New Zealand’s only inland and continental wine region, producing...
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Vasse Felix Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Once upon a time, this Sauvignon might have been labelled “fumé,” after all, it has been fermented wild in large...
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Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Xanadu is quite aware, I am sure, that with two top level Chardonnays in your portfolio you need to show...
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Xanadu Stevens Road Chardonnay 2024

A wine to get lost in, to wander through admiring an ever-changing scene of scents and flavours, high notes and...
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Xanadu Stevens Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

A Margaret River Cabernet that turns into a slow reveal, so be prepared. This little beauty was tasted over two...
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Xanadu Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Strictly speaking, there is a small splash of Malbec (4%) and Petit Verdot (4%) nestling in among the Cabernet berries....
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Best’s Wines Great Western Pinot Noir 2025

One smart Pinot at one smart price that so nicely captures the Best’s philosophy of wine for all. The producer...
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Best’s Wines Great Western Rosé 2025

Rosé can – and should – be considered an all year-round proposition. To argue the case, consider the textural appeal...
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Dog Point Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay 2023

The Mendoza clone of Chardonnay is a dominant force in the New Zealand wine scene: highly individual, full of flavour...
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Dog Point Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

The ’25 vintage Sauvignon is a lasting reminder of the legacy of Dog Point co-founder and chief winemaker, James Healy,...

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