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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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Yering Station Yarra Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Immediately makes an impact, complex, warm, ripe and rich in tone – welcome to the luscious side of Yarra Valley...
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Yering Station Yarra Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Precision plus meets effortless refinement. It might have been a challenging vintage in the Valley, but there’s nary a sign...
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Yering Station Yarra Valley Reserve Shiraz Viognier 2024

Shiraz brings the dark purple fruited intrigue, Viognier the lifted prettiness and the rest is this up tempo, vibrant force...
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Yering Station Yarra Valley Reserve Pinot Noir 2024

So much to enjoy here – all the senses come alive. Bright purple-cherry red crimson hues. Summer berries, fresh and...
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Penfolds Grange 2022

by Jeni Port The ’21 Grange was undoubtedly a hard act to follow, but here we see a ’22 that...
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Penfolds Bin 169 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

by Jeni Port Bin 169 is said by Penfolds to reflect a “contemporary” winemaking approach. If that means super ripe...
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Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2023

by Jeni Port Not the easiest of vintages, 2023 was cool and wet. This might explain the arrival of a...
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Helm Wines Classic Dry Riesling 2026

Fifty years ago, a CSIRO insect ecologist was transferred to Canberra and with fellow scientists decided to plant some grapes....
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Helm Wines Riesling Rosé 2026

Canberran winemaker, Ken Helm, thinks outside the box. Plant grapes in Canberra? Why not. Start an international wine show only...
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Shaw + Smith Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2025

The 2025 vintage was one of the earliest on record in the Adelaide Hills thanks to a warm, dry growing...
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Shaw + Smith Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2026

If the 2025 vintage was one of the earliest recorded in the Adelaide Hills, then 2026 was one of the...
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MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Spring Chenin Blanc 2025

Old vine Chenin charm on show, bringing the kind of effortless confidence that sets this grape variety apart. Little wonder...
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MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2024

Blewitt Springs is an island, part of McLaren Vale and yet separate, thanks to its Maslin sands and iron rich...
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MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Grenache 2024

Grenache is having more than a moment, what we are seeing is a veritable downpour of great wines. Here is...
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e’ Stellar Estate e’ Range Yarra Valley Cabernet Syrah 2025

Arrives immediately on song and ready to go with lively fruit qualities to the fore. The aroma comes filled in...
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e’Stellar Estate e’Range Yarra Valley Rosé 2025

Displays the kind of unassuming rustic honesty that takes you to the South of France with an attractive dusty earthiness,...
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e’Stellar Estate e’Range Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2025

A well captured expression of fruit-driven Chardonnay with its freshness of lemon citrus, grapefruit, apple aromas with a light dusting...
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e’Stellar Estate e’Range Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2025

The e’Stellar e’Range is the entry level, approachable “no pretence” tier for the new e’Stellar Estate owned by the Casella...
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Kooyong Single Block Nord Pinot Noir 2024

Another top Pinot Noir from the experienced hands of winemaker, Tim Perrin. Exuberant florals and summer berries aplenty here in...
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Kooyong Single Block Faultline Chardonnay 2024

A contrasting style to its Farrago sibling, Faultline brings a little more weight and depth to its Chardonnay fruit. You...
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Kooyong Single Block Farrago Chardonnay 2024

Maybe it’s the high percentage of ironstone in the soil of the Farrago block, but there is something quite mineral,...
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Kooyong Single Block Meres Pinot Noir 2024

Brings a striking cool climate Pinot character to the fore, all earthy and fresh with dusty beetroot, green herbals, celery-like,...
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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling 2025

Concentration-plus! Organically grown Isolation Ridge vineyard in the super cool Great Southern consistently produces one of the more concentrated and...
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Frankland Estate Olmo’s Reward 2023

Olmo’s Reward gives itself away with a note that hums along in perfect tune, an irresistible inflection, in harmony with...

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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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