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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.
Tapanappa Definitus PinotNoir

Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2018

Sometimes, the early sell out of a wine is actually good news for drinkers. Take the Definitis ’21 Pinot Noir...
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Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

At the highest point of the Fleurieu Peninsula, half-way between Victor Harbour and Cape Jervis, lies the Foggy Hill Vineyard....
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Millbrook Chardonnay 2022

For sheer joyfulness and the Chardonnay spirit of summer, this Geographe Chardie fits the bill. Gotta love all the zing...
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Settlers Ridge Margaret River Chenin Blanc 2023

Some low intervention, no added preservative, organic wine action happening here. Lemony bright hues. Textural and honeyed, warm and gentle,...
Somerville Shiraz NV

Paracombe Somerville Shiraz 2014

A 10-year-old Adelaide Hills Shiraz is something of a rarity. Equally, an Adelaide Hills Shiraz bolstered by 15% alcohol. Rest...
The Chase Semillon

Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2024

The low alcohol – 11% – might suggest an old school style of young Hunter Semillon where acidity rules. Take...
Hunter's Shiraz

Gundog Estate Hunter’s Shiraz 2023

So sleek, so good. Old vines shine in this lightly savoury, lovely, medium-bodied encapsulation of a Hunter Shiraz. Brings all...
Paracombe Plateau Pinot Noir NV

Paracombe Plateau Pinot Noir 2021

Top marks to a winemaker who looks beyond the obvious fruit bomb styles now favoured by some Pinot Noir producers....
South By Southwest Fiori

South By South West Margaret River Fiori 2023

Aromatic white varieties turn up the volume and sing their hearts out. Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are Fiori –...
South By Southwest Pinot Noir

South By South West Pemberton Pinot Noir 2023

Juicy, super slurpy and delicious. Building blocks were laid with Dijon clones 114 and 115 which deliver lovely aromatics and...
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Stella Bella Suckfizzle Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Some of the most common Margaret River Cabernet descriptors are density, power, nuance. I would add elegant as a suitable...
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Stella Bella Suckfizzle Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

The unlikely friendship between feisty Sauvignon Blanc and laid-back Semillon is captured beautifully here. Upfront gooseberry, cut grass, lantana and...
Shiraz Cabsav NV

Stella Bella Skuttlebutt Margaret River Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Worthy of a second and third look, not only on the tiny price tag but on taste. Open, aromatic, fleshy...
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Kooyong Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Walks the sunny side of Chardonnay so well. Plenty of citrus spring and bounce immediately upfront joined by aromas of...
KOO CHD Single Block Faultline NV MED TN

Kooyong Faultline Single Block Chardonnay 2022

Faultline, as the name suggests, is off a single .6ha block of deep clay soils bounded by a geological fault....
KOO CHD Single Block Farrago NV MED TN

Kooyong Farrago Single Block Chardonnay 2022

Farrago – “a confused mixture” – has to refer to the soil, but there is nothing confusing about this Mornington...
KYNETON RIDGE SPARKLING SHIRAZ HEATHCOTE NV

Kyneton Ridge Sparkling Shiraz NV

A most tasty encapsulation of the modern style of sparkling Shiraz. It’s dry, super fresh with bubbly energy to burn...
KYNETON RIDGE SKIPPING RABBIT PINOT NOIR

Kyneton Ridge Skipping Rabbit Pinot Noir 2023

Quite distinctly peppery, fine boned and linear – very cool climate. Black cherry, plum, earth, crushed herbs and dried leaves...
KYNETON RIDGE PINOT NOIR RESERVE

Kyneton Ridge Pinot Noir Reserve 2022

An effortless Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir that celebrates what we love about the region. The aromatics are so inviting with...
KYNETON RIDGE HEATHCOTE SHIRAZ

Kyneton Ridge Heathcote Shiraz 2022

Solid in colour, solid in flavour richness, indeed, it’s all round solidly Heathcote. Weighing in at 15.1% alcohol, it has...
KYNETON RIDGE CABERNET SHIRAZ

Kyneton Ridge Cabernet Shiraz 2022

Brings together Macedon Ranges Cabernet (60%) and Heathcote Shiraz (40%) – possibly the first time? – and the marriage is...
Fishbone Black Rose NV

Fishbone Estate Margaret River Estate Rosé 2023

Features whole bunch Tempranillo, pressed and fermented in a mix of stainless steel and seasoned oak. The latter has contributed...
Fishbone Black Vermentino

Fishbone Margaret River Estate Vermentino 2023

Vermentino’s Italian home is the island of Sardinia and along the Tuscan coast. It fits in pretty well, too, it...
Harvey River Estate Shiraz ()

Harvey River Estate Shiraz 2022

Hails from the Geographe region and sandy soils so expect a medium bodied Shiraz, quite linear and finely textured. Brings...

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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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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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