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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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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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Driftwood Artifacts Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon 2025

Jump right in and enjoy this youngster’s liveliness and overall freshness for what it is – mighty good drinking right...
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Driftwood Artifacts Margaret River Chardonnay 2025

Boasts nice poise and a budding complexity in its youth. Still coming together, very much in building mode, but Margaret...
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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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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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