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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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Port Phillip Estate Morillon Chardonnay 2023

A single block Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay you can set your watch to. Each release boasts an incredible energy married to...
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Vignerons de L’Enclave La Resistance Côtes du Rhône Rosé 2023

As we move into cooler autumn weather, this charming Côtes du Rhône fits the bill perfectly with its easy-going charm...
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Harewood Estate Great Southern Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

Great value here from Western Australia – the home of SBS in Australia. It’s the classic Western Australian dry white...
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Silkwood Estate The Bowers Pemberton Merlot 2020

We don’t see a lot of 100% Merlot about, let alone a Merlot that is five years old. Congrats to...
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Feudo Arancio Rosso Sicilia Riserva 2020

It’s almost pointless trying to guess the grape varieties employed in this well-aged red from Siciily, but I suspect that...
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Kellerei Salurn Tolloy Pinot Grigio 2023

An Italian Pinot Grigio with serious attitude. Sourced from Italy’s northern, alpine, Südtirol- Alto Adige region, Tolloy brings some deep-seated...
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Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Pinot Noir 2023

Immediately friendly – a welcome sign – and built for early drinking enjoyment. Abundant scents in bright red cherries, cranberries,...
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Silkwood Estate The Bowers Pemberton Chardonnay 2022

A well-crafted Chardonnay that listens to the fruit, striking just the right balance with oak. Pemberton is considered relatively cool...
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Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

If you have ever wondered about the meaning of ‘brooding’ used in a wine tasting note, here it is. It’s...
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Shaw + Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz 2022

Offers a reflection of local terroir with a telling and highly attractive touch of Hills’ acacia, briar, mint and earth...
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Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

The hallmark of all three new Single Vineyard releases is their youth and their promise yet to be fully revealed....
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MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2023

The accompanying wine notes tell of the latest and coolest vintage yet for this vineyard, but the upshot was a...
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MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Grenache 2023

There’s energy and then there’s the kind of exuberance that comes from the well-drained, ancient, sandy soils of Blewitt Springs...
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Riposte En Garde Pinot Noir 2024

The bright red-magenta vibrancy of colour is one big attraction with this wine. Thankfully, it keeps on impressing in a...
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay

Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

How well does a top Australian Chardonnay age? Here’s your answer. This is a wine boasting complexity plus. Eight years...
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Lambrook Emerson Sparkling Pinot Noir 2018

Four years on lees and it retains an impressive freshness and youthful energy combined with the right amount of yeasty...
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Lambrook Adelaide Hills Plant Pinot Noir 2024

Immediate appeal here with a step up from Lambrook’s introductory Pinot Noir to the next level with real elegance and...
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Lambrook Adelaide Hills Amelia Pinot Noir 2024

A reserve style that goes deep into the heart of Pinot Noir seeking out complexity. It comes to the glass...
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Riposte Wines The Foil Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A Sauvignon that brings both citrus fruits and grassy herbal notes together, nicely balanced, and the drinker is the winner....
Tapanappa PiccadillyValley Vineyard Chardonnay

Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

A refined, concentrated Chardonnay from another cool year in the Adelaide Hills, one of five consecutive cool vintages in a...
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Tapanappa Vineyard Tiers Vineyard 1.5m Chardonnay 2024

The use of 1.5m informs the drinker that a part of the vineyard has been close-planted – a 1.5 metre...
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Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Another superb Tiers Chardonnay highlighting the beauty achieved with the grape in the Adelaide Hills. Adjectives get a real work...
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Bethany Wines First Village Barossa Valley GSM 2023

What a charmer. Brings some real zing to the GSM style, bright fruited and lively. To a big degree it’s...
Bethany Blue Quarry Chardonnay

Bethany Wines Blue Quarry Barrel Ferment Chardonnay 2023

A barrel fermented Chardonnay in the richer, mouth-filling style and it does carry it well. Yellow peach, ripe melon, quince...

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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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