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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 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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Mt. Bera Boundless Horizons Grüner Veltliner 2022

Adelaide Hills has made Austria’s Grüner Veltliner feel right at home.  It’s a versatile grape variety, and here we see...
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Mt. Bera Wild & Free Shiraz 2023

A lovely expression of cool climate Shiraz filled to brimming in fresh spiciness and fruit. Comes together in red and...
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Mt. Bera Running With Cows Tempranillo 2023

As the name suggests, this is a wine that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s here for an entertaining time,...
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Riposte The Cutlass Shiraz 2023

Strictly speaking, this could easily be labelled Syrah such is the wine’s medium-bodied, cool climate, high spice factor. While the...
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Riposte The Scimitar Riesling 2025

The latest vintage Riesling, just bottled, and showing all of the youthful, zesty, energy you might expect. Reassuringly, The Scimitar...
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Riposte The Stiletto Pinot Gris 2025

Do Riesling producers understand Pinot Gris better than most? It’s a question often posed and generally my answer is, yes....

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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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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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