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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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Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2024

Plenty of youthful energy and life in this delightful Barossa three-way blend. There’s a boldness, too, which is pure Barossa,...

Château Tanunda The Château Barossa Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

The single vineyard source is actually 32 rows of Cabernet grown on the producer’s estate in the Eden Valley. The...
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Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vines Barossa Shiraz 2022

Has that authentic stamp of classic style Barossa Shiraz: power, volume, warm, round and flowing. The ripeness of the fruit...
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Château Tanunda 100 Year Old Vines Barossa Shiraz 2022

A big step up from the 50-year-olds to the 100-year-olds – the centenarians, according to the Barossa Old Vine Charter...
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Henschke The Wheelwright Vineyard Shiraz 2021

The late Cyril Henschke was a strong believer in the quality of Eden Valley Shiraz. The vines he planted in...
Henschke Cyril Henschke EV S

Henschke Cyril Henschke Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

The Cyril Henschke Cabernet is always a long, slow journey to a beguiling complexity. It can’t be rushed. Hence, while...
Henschke Mount Edelstone EV S

Henschke Mount Edelstone Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Sourced from a 109-year-old single vineyard which brings its own form of Australian old vine class to the glass. It...
Henschke Hill of Roses EV S

Henschke Hill of Roses Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Hill of Roses is, in simple terms, Hill of Grace in waiting. Fruit is sourced off a 32-year-old single block...
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Henschke Hill of Grace Single Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

How long will the 2021 Hill of Grace age for? How long is a piece of string? An exceptional year...
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Howard Park Museum Release Mount Barker Riesling 2019

Six years old and still in youthful flight, how amazing is aged Riesling? Time spent in the cellar in which...
NV Howard Park Great Southern Riesling

Howard Park Great Southern Riesling 2024

Beautifully composed with the odd hint of its regional birthplace with an ongoing thread of acacia, wild spring flowers and...
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Howard Park Museum Release Mount Barker Riesling 2014

An absolute stunner! From the first sniff, the first taste, you are entering classic aged Riesling territory that is all...
JRE Cab Sav NV

Joseph River Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

A reserve wine that lives up to its name. As a five-year-old, it impresses with its youthful vitality and emerging...
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Joseph River Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2023

Think Margaret River Chardonnay dialled up a notch not only in flavour but in presence. The vintage is strong, an...
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Campos de Viento Tempranillo 2022

Offers a little bit more than most wines at this price point. Captures the Tempranillo grape well as a medium...
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Anselmi Realda 2023

The Anselmi background makes for quite the story, involving a divorce from the Veneto’s Soave appellation and Roberto Anselmi striking...
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Vespa Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2022

Off the iron rich, red soils of Manduria in Puglia and offering a deeply flavoured wine, rich in almost impenetrable...
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Vespa Bruno Primitivo Salento IGT 2022

Vespa winery and estate in western Puglia is a primitivo specialist, sourcing the grape from a couple of locations. The...
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Nino Franco Primo Franco Prosecco DOCG 2023

Hails from the home of Prosecco and combines signature zesty bubbly action with more flavour depth than maybe some drinkers...
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Nino Franco Nodi Prosecco Superiore Extra Brut 2021

A Prosecco with spark and polish! This is the kind of Prosecco that sets the bar high. It’s super dry...
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Vespa Bianca Terra Fiano Salento IGT 2022

A Southern Italian that is, as you might expect, immediately relatable. It connects to the drinker with its textural warmth...
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Anselmi Capitel Croce 2022

A wine of serious intent. Garganega takes a step up in class with some smart vanillin oak highlighted which works...
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Anselmi Capitel Foscarino 2023

Smooth and luscious with hints of almond, wild honey and toasted nuts amid a ripe showing of summer stone fruits,...
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Port Phillip Estate Morillon Pinot Noir 2023

A picture-perfect mate to the Morillon Chardonnay. Planted in 1987, fruit is off the oldest block of Pinot Noir on...

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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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