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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.
Pinot Noir Hill Park Block

Swinging Bridge Hill Park Block 4 Pinot Noir 2021

Pinot Noir loves the Orange wine region. It may not be its flagship grape – that role is taken by...
Fiano

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Fiano 2024

Fiano is quickly becoming a flagship white wine for the maker such is its high excitement factor. The new release...
tempranillo

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Tempranillo 2024

Visions of red fruits, blueberries and purple plums arrive with this lifted aromatic scent. It is quite a sensory experience...
mencia

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Mencia 2024

The Iberian connection runs strong in McLaren Vale where Mencia – “men-thee-ah” – is making a big splash in a...
Falanghina

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Falanghina 2024

Brings some exotic, savoury charm to the glass with its preserved lemon, peach, stone fruits, almond skin and dusty herbals....
Vermentino

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Vermentino 2024

The approach to Vermentino is to embrace the fruit and there is fruit aplenty. Fresh-cut apples, stone fruits and citrus...
anforefiano

Oliver’s Taranga Anfore Fiano 2023

A new look for the Fiano grape which is aged in clay amphorae (anfore) and unfined and unfiltered. Cloudy golden...
sagrantino

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Sagrantino 2023

Some wines are made to enjoy without food – save for a nibble or two – while some were made...
BrionisBlend

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Brioni’s Blend 2024

The base of Brioni’s blend tends to be Touriga Nacional and Grenache with a third party which can change from...
grenache

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Grenache 2024

This is one of those wines where the simple twist of the screwcap and a pour into the glass releases...
corrinas

Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Corrina’s Shiraz Cabernet 2023

The innate balance and Aussie mateship these two grapes enjoy is clear to see and enjoy here. The wine speaks,...
Shiraz

Oliver’s Taranga Shiraz 2023

While it was a cool, wet vintage in the Vale in 2023, there is no stopping the generosity of flavour...
RW

Oliver’s Taranga RW Grenache 2023

A compelling and complex delivery of McLaren Vale Grenache. Its strength is not so much boldness but real poise, showing...
Punch

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

What a stunner! A standout Chardonnay from a standout region for the grape, lemony bright, linear and super crisp. Scents...
Punch

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

A different vintage and a very different Chardonnay experience that is tighter, leaner and all round finer. Its youth is obvious...
Punch

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Boasts a lingering, beautiful scent both delicate and so pretty in lifted violet, rose, pressed flowers, dried herbs, raspberry, red...
Punch

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Close Planted Pinot Noir 2022

This is sourced off the Yarra Valley’s first close planted vineyard created by the winemaker’s parents in 1989 – all...
Punch

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A ripe, concentrated Yarra Valley Cabernet that looks very much in the regional zone in both tannin structure and overall...
Punch

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

The Lance Vineyard Cabernet is approaching its 50th year – it was planted in 1976 – and is definitely old...
Punch

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Close Planted Pinot Noir 2023

Wonderfully fragrant with savoury notes explored. Deep, dense and dark in colour.  Rising scents of Aussie bush, acacia, undergrowth and dark...
Pecorino

Little Wine Company Hunter Valley Pecorino 2024

Pecorino is creating a bit of a buzz in wine circles. It’s been catching the eye of drinkers and winemakers...
TamarRidge NV PinotNoir mL

Tamar Ridge Tasmanian Pinot Noir 2022

Elegant, fragrant and oh so cherry-focussed, this little beauty comes with plenty of crunch and youthful vitality. Dusty, earthy scents...
DevilsCorner Resolution NV Chardonnay mL

Devil’s Corner Tasmania Resolution Chardonnay 2022

A blend of fruit from the Tamar Valley (84%) and East Coast Tasmania (16%) which brings plenty of zip and...
DevilsCorner Resolution NV Riesling mL

Devil’s Corner Tasmania Resolution Riesling 2023

Tasmanian Riesling rocks! Too often it follows in the slipstream of Chardonnay, but it deserves more attention. Just look at...

Stories

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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...
IMG

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...
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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