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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.
The Chateau Single Vineyard Chardonnay NV

Château Tanunda The Château Eden Valley Chardonnay 2024

Walks on the richer side for Chardonnay. Fruits first and plenty of them in yellow peach, pear, nectarine, Meyer lemon...
Year Old Vines Semillon NV

Château Tanunda 100-Year-Old Vines Barossa Semillon 2024

Boasts a lovely Aussie bush scent and feel to it, so much of the land, the soil and distinguished old...
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Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Marananga Shiraz 2023

Very much a bold, fluent speaking Barossa Shiraz. Deep, rich and black hearted . . .  and that’s just the...
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Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Macvin #5 Savagnin 2022

A fortified by any name which combines flor-aged Savagnin and grape juice which is then fortified and aged in barrel....
Crittenden Cri De Coeur Savagnin Sous Voile

Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Sous Voile Savagnin 2019

Cri de Coeur – “cry from the heart” – is a passionate call to arms on behalf of Mornington Peninsula...
B Shot Valley & Valley Shiraz NV

Welland Valley & Valley Barossa Shiraz 2023

Starts with an inviting – and brilliant – purple colour, followed by wave after wave of equally inviting regional Barossa...
B Shot Old Hands Shiraz NV

Welland Old Hands Barossa Shiraz 2021

What a story – a rundown old vineyard in the heart of the Barossa is rescued by an experienced wine...
B Shot Old Hands Cab Sauv NV

Welland Old Hands Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Has a touch of old school Barossa with the simplicity of its label and title and its dedication to the...
tempranillo nv

Otro Vino Margaret River Tempranillo 2023

Margaret River Tempranillo is definitely a thing – here’s the proof. Brings varietal class to the glass starting with the...
LUMCHA NV Low

Stella Bella Luminosa Margaret River Chardonnay 2023

A single vineyard Chardonnay of inimitable character, there is only one Luminosa. Each release is a masterclass in delivering a...
the italian NV

Otro Vino Margaret River The Italian 2024

Sangiovese and Cabernet were made for each other. Each nestles so comfortably, naturally, into the other bringing a touch of...
grenache nv

Otro Vino Swan Valley Grenache 2024

A pleasure-seeking kind of Grenache with that plummy carbonic maceration quality that spells immediate drinking enjoyment. It’s lively and youthful,...
SFCHA NV Low

Stella Bella Suckfizzle Chardonnay 2023

How can one wine producer boast so much extraordinary quality Chardonnay? Stella Bella stars with both Luminosa and Suckfizzle Chardonnays!...
SBCAM NV Low

Stella Bella Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Shows classic Margaret River depth and the lifted aromatic appeal of the region’s number one red grape. Think briar, acacia...
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Castel Firmian Trentino Riserva Pinot Grigio 2022

Riserva in name and definitely Riserva in flavour intensity and style. On the riper side, textural and mouth filling, the...
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DAOSA Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2020

A veritable tour de force, year in year out which undoubtedly deserves to be considered among the best Blanc de...
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Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV

Hints at the luxurious with flavours that run deep. Lively citrus, grapefruit and lemon curd aromas with acacia, baked apple...
NV Howard Park Grand Jete

Howard Park Jeté Grand Vintage 2019

Complex? You bet. Take a deep breath and enjoy that lovely lifted scent of honeysuckle, jasmine, white flowers, baked spiced...
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Eisenstone McDonald Vineyard Marananga Shiraz 2022

Such a lovely vibrancy and immediacy to the fruit and the intensity is off the charts. Welcome to Marananga! Colour...
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Eisenstone Barossa Valley Koonunga Shiraz 2022

No apologies here. Launches straight into a full-on Barossa Shiraz: rich, ripe, fully textured, big and bold. By woody dark...
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Eisenstone Marananga Shiraz 2022

Marananga offers one of the most individual and expressive styles of Barossa Shiraz. The sub-region reigns supreme here in all...
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Eisenstone Moppa Shiraz 2022

Hails from the Northern Barossa Valley and shows its stamp with a strong Aussie bush vibe in acacia, gum leaf...
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Eisenstone Greenock Shiraz 2022

Eisenstone is derived from the German word, eisen, for iron, and is a tribute to both the soils of the...
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Eisenstone Richardson Vyd. Moppa Shiraz 2022

Boasts an effortless, self-assurance, almost unassuming, as it works its way across the palate. Generous in flavour in Aussie bush,...

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Tread Softly

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...
Derwent Estate

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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Wine South Tasmania: Spring In The Vines November 1-3

Descriptors such as “crunchy,” “purity” and “intensity” fall easily from the mouths of southern Tasmanian wine producers. It’s quite a...
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Vintage 2023 in the Canberra District was a testing time. Summer turned into autumn and still not a grape had...
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The Penfolds Collection 2023 Release – 20.07.23

The theme for this year’s Penfolds Collection 2023 release is the ongoing search for diversity of style. Hence, the Australians...
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Yarra Yering 30+ years of Underhill Shiraz

Great wine, it is said, is made in the vineyard. Whoever first coined that expression clearly never met Dr Bailey...
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