Author: Jeni Port

Make the most of this release of Scotsdale Shiraz because Howard Park is signalling that it may not be making the wine for much longer.

Leston Shiraz was the Burch family’s first Margaret River-based wine. At the time, it made a big statement about what an under-rated asset the grape

Mount Barker fruit to the fore here, making a statement about all kinds of vinous things. About the role of a cool climate powdery tannins

Margaret River Cabernet can be a pleasure palace, intrinsically hedonistic and plush. That’s in the warmer years. But 2017 was not a warm year but

Arriving fully-formed and ready to get down to business, it’s rare to see such a young Riesling so self-assured upon release. So varietally sharp. Seven

A wine of its time, perfect for our long days and nights of “iso.” So apt in name, yes, but don’t go opening it too

Gamay is a wine for our times. It’s super friendly, fleshy, red-fruited and is an all-rounder in the food matching stakes. Gamay noir is also

Remember 2009: drought, water shortages, bushfires. It was a bleak year and, frankly, not a great one across the Australian wine-scape. So, how to reconcile

Those who love Marsanne – hands up – know that the grape can age well. Others need to be shown, which was the intention behind

Whoa!  This is not your ordinary ‘blanc.’  It’s neo rather than trad. Definitely not your usual colour, either, for a 2019 release white. It’s golden