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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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Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2022

Offers a little less of the classic St. Henri style – the comforting old lounge leather savouriness is now discreetly...
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Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2023

A seamless pairing of Cabernet Sauvignon (51%) and Shiraz (49%) sourced from McLaren Vale, Padthaway and the Barossa Valley. A...
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Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

You get the sense that the French and American oak regime on 407 has been ever so slowly evolving, changing...
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Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2024

Delicate is Bin 311’s middle name. A blend of fruit from super cool Adelaide Hills, Tasmania and Tumbarumba, it’s a...
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Penfolds RWT Bin 798 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023

Retains that new oak smell and feel. Indeed, 14 months in French oak hogsheads (69% new) is towards the higher...
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Penfolds CWT 521 Cabernet Sauvignon Marselan 2023

Marselan is one exciting addition to the Penfolds Chinese Wine Trial (CWT) programme, a French-bred cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and...
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Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2023

An exercise in cool restraint. Opens with enticing spice-fueled aromatics and citrus with red apple, pear, creamy cashews and brine....
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Penfolds Bin 23 Pinot Noir 2023 

Speaks eloquently of its Tasmanian home, of red earth, wild strawberries, crunchy red berries, crushed herbs and undergrowth. It’s a...
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Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay 2024 

A perfectly poised Adelaide Hills Chardonnay as refined as you might expect and driven by fine-edged acidity reflecting its cooler...
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Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

There is one important and traditional – some might suggest, essential – voice missing in the 2023 Bin 707 and...
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Penfolds Bin 600 Cabernet Shiraz 2022

Close your eyes, take a sniff and visions of wildflowers, wild thyme, earth and bush come into view. It’s a...
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Castel Firmian Trentino Riserva Pinot Grigio 2023

A Grigio that embraces its more savoury, deeper and wilder side, courtesy of its alpine environment at the foot of...
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Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio 2024

How good is it to discover an everyday imported Grigio that rocks its $20 price tag! It’s a case of...
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Feudo Arancio Grillo 2024

Grillo is a Sicilian white wine star that is immensely versatile, whether it’s as a stand-alone bright and brisk dry...
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Castel Firmian Lagrein 2023

Lagrein, as always, comes to the glass in deep, impenetrable shades of purple. Flavours and intensity are also deep, dark and...
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Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Roussanne 2024

The Barossa Valley is marvellously well suited to Rhône red varieties – we all know that – and now we...
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Penfolds Grange Bin 95 2021

There will be higher than usual expectations associated with the 2021 Grange. It was undoubtedly a stellar vintage across South...
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Krondorf 121 Settlers Old Vine Shiraz 2021

An exceptional vintage expressed well which, after all, is all a wine drinker can ask for. It’s here in one...
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Riddoch Coonawarra The Federator Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

As well-structured and compelling as Cabernet Sauvignon off Coonawarra terra rossa soils can be. And there’s a sweet surprise in...

Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvée Barossa Valley Grenache 2024

Goes the full nine yards – 1930s bush vines, dry grown in Marananga by grower Bob Modra – and once...

Yelland & Papps Cuvée Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023

Not your usual full, rich, sweet-fruited Barossa Shiraz. It walks a different road, one that is savoury with Amaro characters...
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Yelland & Papps Old Vine Grenache 2024

Old vine Grenache meets attention to detail and the result is total mouth-filling pleasure. Potent scents of maraschino cherry, plum,...
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Yelland & Papps Stone Well Syrah 2024

Lively spiciness and all-round vibrancy suit the use of the term Syrah. To fully release those gorgeous spices, give it...
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Leconfield Coonawarra D.G.R. Cabernet Shiraz 2022

If you were expecting the wine’s initials to represent some prestigious, early Leconfield pioneer, you would be wrong. It’s a...

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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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