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.

Krondorf Stone Altar Old Vine Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

Grenache is back in favour and that means the Barossa Valley is embracing its old vine Grenache vines big time....

Krondorf 121 Settlers Old Vine Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

This is a full-on flavour attack, with concentrated, ripe fruit going head to head with toasty, cedary oak. Rolls over...

Juniper Estate Three Fields Margaret River Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

Love this battle of the Chardonnay Clones: Gingin Versus Clone 95, the opulent and luxurious one and the subtle, elegant...

Juniper Estate Three Fields Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

A Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (91%), Petit Verdot (5%) and Cabernet Franc (4%), attractive and upfront in fruit, keeping...

Joseph River Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

The sun shone bright in Margaret River in 2022 and the Chardonnay grapes responded producing one perfectly ripe, warm and...

Joseph River Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

Big hearted and generous, this five-year-old Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon is looking mighty smart right now. The producer has done...

Fishbone Ruby Rosé 2023

Other - Specialty

A Rosé that ticks all the boxes for immediate drinking pleasure. Bright salmon pink hues. Florals to the fore –...

O’Leary Walker Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2024

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc remains a Hills’ stalwart, a grape variety so in tune with its region that it remains always in...

O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River Armagh Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz

What a glorious expression of Clare Valley Shiraz. It’s a wine that speaks of the land and the soil, of...

Yering Station Reserve Shiraz Viognier 2022

Red Wine - White Wine - Shiraz - Viognier

There’s something about the colour, its vibrancy, its deep purple potency, that immediately draws you in. Viognier might bring its...

Yering Station Reserve Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley does serious, reserve-style Pinot Noir with that extra touch of class. Here, fruit sourced specifically for the job...

Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

Quite the chameleon, this Yarra Valley Chardonnay isn’t about to lay everything out in front of the drinker. This little...

Clairault Margaret River Estate Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

So smart, so fine, so much class, it’s easy to see why Margaret River winemakers are talking up the 2022...

Clairault Margaret River Chardonnay 2021

White Wine - Chardonnay

Opens quietly, succinctly, in ripe apple, nectarine, yellow peach and citrus peel. But it becomes a different story once you...

Streicker Bridgeland Block Syrah 2020

Red Wine - Syrah

Impressively structured and one of those wines that welcomes a decant to fully loosen up. Brings a dark savouriness to...

Streicker Ironstone Block Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

This is one inviting Margaret River Cabernet, super smooth, rich, warm and round. Ripe, too, and with it we see...

Streicker Ironstone Block Old Vine Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

Takes the drinker directly to the beaches of Margaret River with the scent of sea spray and the ocean, sunny...

Clairault Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

This is one mighty juicy, tasty young Cabernet that brings plenty of flavour to its modest price point. Good value...

Cape Mentelle Wallcliffe Sauvignon Blanc 2022

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc

Larger than life, Wallcliffe helped redefine Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc, zeroing in on a herbal intensity and a super ripe...

Cape Mentelle Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

Always a star performer, Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon shines brightest at this super premium level with a seamless beauty and...

Cape Mentelle Explorers Blend 2017

Other - Specialty

A blend of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon – a Bordeaux-inspired blend by any other name –...

Cape Mentelle Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

Margaret River specialises in Chardonnays with sunny dispositions that beautifully reflect the region’s Mediterranean climate. Cape Mentelle is no different,...