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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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Harewood Estate Flux-V Great Southern Pinot Noir 2025

Brilliant purple-red hues capture the eye. Lifted, lively scents of cherry, wild raspberry, plum, black liquorice, dried herbs perfectly capture...
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Windowrie Sakura Picpoul Blanc 2026

A grape that has traditionally been used in Cognac production finds its feet in the Central Ranges and shows impressive...
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Jean Pinot Noir Vin de France 2024

Comes alive in cherry and spice and that’s probably enough to make me want to buy a bottle, but let’s...
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Forrest Marlborough Botrytised Riesling 2024

Luscious, complex, intense. Botrytis and Riesling go together naturally and this is why with aromas bursting in candied citrus, apricot...
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Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2025

A sweet hearted young New Zealand Riesling and a bit of a sweetheart, too, with its no fuss approach to...
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Deep Down Marlborough Chardonnay 2025

Complex and beautifully delivered. Shows its Marlborough style  -subtle in fruit, fine textured, fine flavoured with a mineral-rich intensity. Arrives...
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Deep Down Marlborough Blanc 2025

Marlborough Blanc translates into a blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. In other words, it brings together the...
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Jean Chardonnay Vin de France 2024

Packs a lot of flavour into what is your entry level, everyday Vin de France category. Mixes the savoury and...
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Vignerons des Terres Secretes Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay 2022

Hails from southern Burgundy and comes with little or no oak and  with Chardonnay ripe characters to the fore. Quietly...
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Harewood Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2025

Defies its modest price point by delivering a potent interpretation of the classic, crisp dry white Bordeaux blend. It is...
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Paringa Estate Pinot Noir 2022

A deep, vibrant crimson purple. Paringa Estate Pinot is never short on colour or flavour and from the outset, the...
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Paringa Estate The Paringa Pinot Noir 2022

Top of the Paringa Pinot tree and everything steps up a notch; structure, fruit concentration and tannins, adding to the...
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Paringa Estate The Paringa Chardonnay 2023

By any measure, a luxurious Chardonnay densely packed in summer stone fruits and lively citrus that speaks of its maritime,...
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Paringa Estate Chardonnay 2024

A free wheeling, generous Chardonnay in the Paringa style, but underneath the sunny exterior there is an underlying structural power....
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Kym Tolley Wine Co. The Last Emperor Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021

A great winemaker never really retires. Such was the call of the vine that 10 years after selling Penley Estate...
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Kym Tolley Wine Co. The Last Emperor Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2022

As the one and only wine that Kym Tolley releases these days, it is fitting that it should be a...
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Howard Park Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Thrillingly herbaceous, vibrant and alive. It’s the kind of energy that we associate with the grape delivered on a super...
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Howard Park Margaret River Chardonnay 2025

Another complex, dynamic encapsulation of Margaret River Chardonnay. Captures the sunny, saline energy of the region’s number one white grape...
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Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

One of the warmest, earliest and dried vintages in living memory and just look at the result – amazing! Winemaker...
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Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill 2023

In a word, linear. In two or more words: fine, firm, purity of expression. The ’23 vintage was a cool...
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Driftwood Artifacts Margaret River Malbec 2023

Stand alone 100% Margaret River Malbec is gaining traction and it’s easy to see why. While it boasts the fourth...
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Driftwood Artifacts Margaret River Shiraz 2024

Margaret River Shiraz with a little help from its friends, namely Tempranillo (8%) and Malbec (2%). The two friends assist...
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Driftwood Artifacts Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

As more and more ’23 Margaret River Cabernets are released, the buzz about the quality of the vintage grows louder....
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Driftwood Artifacts Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2025

When done well, the complex side of Sauvignon Blanc – the wooded fumé side – can reveal a complexity that...

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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...
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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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