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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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Château Tanunda Barossa Old Vine Shiraz 2024

A richly embroidered Shiraz of impressive depth and complexity, but also approachability now. That’s good winemaking. Deep red-crimson hues. Aromas...
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Château Tanunda Barossa Old Vine Cabernet Shiraz 2024

So bright and lifted and with Cabernet firmly in the picture expect some staunch, fine tannins in play together with...
Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz 2023

Comes with 18 months in oak, basket pressed and unfiltered and the result is one elegant Shiraz with real poise...
Terroirs of the Barossa Ebenezer District Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Ebenezer District Shiraz 2023

Ebenezer doesn’t disappoint with its signature boldness and generosity. This is one wine that can be assured to do well...
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Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vines Barossa Shiraz 2023

The 2023 Barossa vintage was noted for its cool, wet La Niña influenced weather which delayed harvest and gave more...
Year Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vines Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Let’s hear it for Barossa Cabernet!! Give Cabernet a moment and a cooler vintage and this is how it reacts...
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Trueheart Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2026

A neat, crisp Grigio from the Hills that is a little more interesting than most, bringing a mineral edginess and...
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Lost Buoy McLaren Vale Grenache 2025

McLaren Vale is leading the Aussie Grenache pack, and it’s easy to see why. Bright crimson red. High aromatics on...
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Lost Buoy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2025

Solid, sturdy and strong in classic Vale Shiraz character. Deep, inky, purple-black hues. It comes highly woodsy spiced and black...
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Lost Buoy McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2025

The characters we got to know and enjoy in the Lost Buoy 2025 Grenache and Shiraz come together with Mourvèdre...
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Hewitson Lu Lu Rosé 2026

The grapes remain anonymous, but the maker says he uses Provencal varieties in keeping with the kind of Rosé wines...
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Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2023

Outrageously hedonistic. This is one intensely embroidered, full bodied, deeply concentrated assembly of old vine fruit richness, boasting descriptors too...
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Hewitson Monopole Shiraz 2023

Speaks to its Barossa location with Aussie bush scents, earth, gum leaf and spearmint swirling in black fruits, smoked meats...
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Hewitson The Dorrien Bank Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Deep, impenetrable purple hues. Hails from the Dorrien sub-region on the left bank of the Para River – hence, the...
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Hewitson Ungrafted Grenache 2023

Century-old, dry grown, ungrafted Grenache vines produce a wine with quite a distinctive Italian-esque savoury touch. There’s that bitter herbal...
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Hewitson Old Garden Vineyard Mourvèdre 2023

A special wine from a special vineyard planted in 1853 which has been tended by members of the Koch family...
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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...
Wine X Sam The Butterfly Effect Shiraz NV

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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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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