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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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Mount Horrocks Alexander Vineyard Shiraz 2022

Peppery spice is a long running and attractive feature of this Clare Valley Shiraz. Deep crimson-purple hues. Lifted aromatic spices...
Mt Horrocks Riesling

Mount Horrocks Watervale Riesling 2026

Of all the adjectives really only one that does it justice: entrancing. From the first sniff, the first tingle of...
Riposte Katana Chard NEW NV

Riposte The Katana Chardonnay 2025

Effortlessly enters into super drinking Chardonnay territory – super friendly and full of flavour. Nectarine, white peach aromas and hints...
Riposte Morningstar Chard NV

Riposte Morningstar Chardonnay 2025

A quiet start, almost restrained, but give it time to open and then take in a scent layered in lemon...
NV EST Pinot Noir

Riversdale Estate Pinot Noir 2025

The Riversdale style is well set in dark, brooding Pinot territory sourced off a range of single blocks with some...
NV EST Chardonnay

Riversdale Estate Chardonnay 2025

With its squeeze of fresh lime, lemon and zest, this Tassie Chardonnay gives the drinker an immediate burst of cool...
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Riversdale Estate Riesling 2025

Riesling is an unsung hero of Tasmania. The grape brings such gorgeous aromatic qualities to the glass as you will...
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Riversdale Estate NV Brut Reserve

While the producer is one of the few in Australia to make an ocean-aged sparkling, here we return to the...
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Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2025

The Tolpuddle Vineyard, south of Hobart, has a long history dating back to 1988. In 2011, under new owners Michael...
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Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

To let great fruit be great in the glass, you have to let it sing. You have to give it...
Beresford Rose

Beresford McLaren Vale Rosé 2025

The versatility of the Grenache grape knows no bounds. Here, we see it as a smart, young Rosé – bright...
Beresford Shiraz Render

Beresford McLaren Vale Shiraz 2024

A fab little price for a big hearted McLaren Vale Shiraz. Doesn’t ask for any extra time in the cellar,...
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Beresford McLaren Vale Grenache 2025

Grenache has many personalities. This youngster falls into the modern Oz style where tannin and phenolics help heighten the wine’s...
New Beresford Estate Shiraz

Beresford Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2024

Blewitt Springs is effectively a sub-region of McLaren Vale with its distinctive sandy soils and old Shiraz vines. The fruit...
Yabby Lake Chardonnay

Yabby Lake Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2025

Where do you start? The aromas rise in a flurry of scents, aromatic and lively, in peach, nectarine, baked quince,...
Yabby Lake Tasmania Chardonnay NV

Yabby Lake Vineyard Tasmania Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2025

Hails from the Coal River Valley and in this cool, southerly Tassie sub-region, the ’25 vintage shone with a warm...
Yabby Lake Pinot Gris NV

Yabby Lake Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2025

The Single Vineyard in question is Block 2 at Tuerong which resides on sandy clay loam with iron shot stone....
Yabby Lake Syrah NV

Yabby Lake Mornington Peninsula Single Vineyard Syrah 2025

This Mornington Peninsula Syrah shows the region’s innate ability to produce depth and elegance with the grape. The same cool...
Yabby Lake Tasmania Pinot Noir NV

Yabby Lake Tasmania Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

This well-travelled Pinot has a hell of a story to tell. Fruit was hand-picked in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley before...
Red Claw Pinot Noir NV

Yabby Lake Red Claw Pinot Noir 2025

Trademark Mornington Peninsula cherry, berry fruits to the fore here with toasted oak spice, florals and a layer of herbs,...
Yabby Lake Pinot Noir NV

Yabby Lake Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2025

Dances bright and lively which seems to very much be a 2025 Peninsula Pinot thing. It is a picture of...
WW Baringhup Shiraz

Water Wheel 5 Rounds Baringhup Shiraz 2023

5 Rounds? Makes sense when you learn that it refers to four years of challenging vintage conditions and  life on...
Viognier

Water Wheel Viognier 2025

A burst of orange blossom, spring flowers, honeysuckle, yellow peach, melon and apricot aromas introduces this young Central Victorian Viognier....
Kinship Chardonnay

Credaro Kinship Margaret River Chardonnay 2025

Beautifully captures the allure of Margaret River Chardonnay: the luscious fruit drive and oyster-like salinity that brings with it a...

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Greek jewels from Alpha Estate and the emerging regions of PGI Florina (ΠΓΕ Φλώρινα) and PDO Amyndeon (ΠΟΠ Αμύνταιο)

Indigenous grape varieties – those multi-syllable ones that often trip the tongue and hail from ancient varieties off ancient lands...
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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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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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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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