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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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DAOSA Blanc de Blancs 2022

Australians can be timid when it comes to ageing their sparkling wines.The French less so. French-born winemaker, Xavier Bizot, would...
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DAOSA Rosé 2023

DAOSA Rosé, its fourth release, is in sparkling form with bright cherry, dusty strawberry and cranberry aromas, florals, earth, Brazil...
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DAOSA Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs 2018

This is only the second DAOSA Late Disgorged (LD) Blanc de Blancs produced. The sparkling was aged for 88 months...
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Wine X Sam The Victorian Shiraz 2024

Has Heathcote written all over it. That colour! It is so Heathcote, so deep, so impenetrable in the darkest black purple...
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Wine X Sam The Butterfly Effect Shiraz 2024

A dark, sweet fruited shiraz boasting an approachable, easy drinking attitude. Fruit was sourced from across four Victorian wine regions...
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Savora Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2026

A bright and tidy young Sauvignon sourced from two sub-regions of the Marlborough region. Built with early drinking in mind,...
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Thirty One Rows Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2026

A smart, marble effect label, inspired by the Thirty Rows Vineyard with its rugged stony soils, is a fitting introduction...
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Kōtātā Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2026

This is a wine with an important message. Kōtātā is an endangered wetland bird in New Zealand rarely seen but...
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Kōtātā Waipara Pinot Gris 2026

Waipara is the main sub-region of North Canterbury in New Zealand’s South Island known for specialising in cool climate grapes...
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Curly Flat Chardonnay 2025

A stylish, complex Chardonnay for this well-known Macedon Ranges winery reflecting a vintage that by all accounts escaped major weather...
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Soumah Upper Ngumby Vineyard Chardonnay 2025

The question is – do you drink now or save for later? This single vineyard Yarra Valley Chardonnay is so...
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Soumah Hexham Vineyard Chardonnay 2025

If Soumah’s Ngumby Vineyard Chardonnay is the friendly one, its sibling – Hexham Vineyard Chardonnay – is the more linear...
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The Lane Vineyard Adelaide Hills Rosé 2026

Arrives in party colours in bright confectionery-cherry pink hues. Confectionery is a lasting note throughout this easy drinking young Rosé....
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The Lane Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2025

Thoughts of summer drinking go hand in hand with each sip of this delicious Shiraz. It is built for immediate...
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The Lane Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2026

There’s something about the inherent spiciness of a good Pinot Gris that is hugely appealing. It’s not loud but rather...
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The Lane Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2026

Not your usual über herbaceous style of Sauvignon but something a little more restrained, a little more textural, a little...
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Best’s Wines Bin No.1 Shiraz 2022

As Best’s Wines celebrates its 160th birthday – no small feat in Australian wine – the Thomson family is marking...
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Kilikanoon Oath Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2024

Comes as a three-part entity – three grape varieties and three major contributions of solid, ripe fruit, spice and herbs....
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Kilikanoon Ashton 1920 Mataro 2022

A wine that highlights the Mataro grape’s high individuality and ability to be outstanding in its own right without its...
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Vasse Felix Classic Dry Red 2025

A $20 wonder of a wine that offers some stunning quality for the tiny price. The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon,...
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Frogmore Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir 2024

With air, the linear, contained nature of this young Pinot relaxes. Ideally, it would love further time in bottle to...
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Frogmore Creek Cuvée Méthode Traditionnelle 2022

With its mix of bottle development and a Pinot Noir dominant personality (67%), this aged Tassie sparkling shows an overall...
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Frogmore Creek Tasmania Chardonnay 2024

A memorable name – Frogmore – comes together with a memorable young Chardonnay from southern Tasmania’s Cambridge area. It fits...
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Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut Riesling 2026

A most compelling sweet Clare Valley Riesling that has proven to be a consistent performer over the years. Mid-yellow with...

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Greek jewels from Alpha Estate and the emerging regions of PGI Florina (ΠΓΕ Φλώρινα) and PDO Amyndeon (ΠΟΠ Αμύνταιο)

Indigenous grape varieties – those multi-syllable ones that often trip the tongue and hail from ancient varieties off ancient lands...
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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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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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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...
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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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