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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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Eisenstone Barossa Valley Koonunga Shiraz 2022

No apologies here. Launches straight into a full-on Barossa Shiraz: rich, ripe, fully textured, big and bold. By woody dark...
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Eisenstone Marananga Shiraz 2022

Marananga offers one of the most individual and expressive styles of Barossa Shiraz. The sub-region reigns supreme here in all...
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Eisenstone Moppa Shiraz 2022

Hails from the Northern Barossa Valley and shows its stamp with a strong Aussie bush vibe in acacia, gum leaf...
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Eisenstone Greenock Shiraz 2022

Eisenstone is derived from the German word, eisen, for iron, and is a tribute to both the soils of the...
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Eisenstone Richardson Vyd. Moppa Shiraz 2022

Boasts an effortless, self-assurance, almost unassuming, as it works its way across the palate. Generous in flavour in Aussie bush,...
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Eisenstone Mattcheoss Vyd. Greenock Shiraz 2022

Offers concentration-plus, but it is not to the detriment of immediate pleasure and accessibility. Tight as a drum. Scents in...
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Eisenstone Hoffmann DV Vineyard Ebenezer Shiraz 2022

Makes a big statement not only about the quality of Shiraz off 70+ year-old vines sourced from the Hoffmann Dimchurch...
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Eisenstone Ebenezer Shiraz 2022

Elegance, precision and complexity are all hallmarks of the ’22 Ebenezer. It’s a ripper. Shows its class in fragrant cassis,...
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Eisenstone Becker Vineyard Koonunga Shiraz 2022

An individual vineyard expression of Koonunga Shiraz that arrives gently, almost understated. The richness and power of Barossa Shiraz has...
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Eisenstone d’Or Shiraz 2021

A blend of the best parcels of Barossa Shiraz from three top sub-regions – Ebenezer, Greenock and Marananga – and...
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Riposte The Sabre Pinot Noir 2023

Adelaide Hills Pinot is in its element, glistening in red-red hues and carrying a lively perfume of red cherry, cranberry,...
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Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2024

The Dagger Pinot offers a more accessible, easy going counterpoint to its elegant Pinot sibling, The Sabre. Everything is turned...
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Leeuwin Estate Prelude Margaret River Chardonnay 2023

The pedigree of Margaret River Chardonnay shows through in the quality of fruit.  It moves clean and fast, almost in...
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

One sip and you’re hooked, such is the deceptive elegance of the wine. Deceptive? This is actually a wine showing...
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Briar Ridge Hunter Valley Albariño 2024

Albariño and the Hunter Valley were made for each other. Both are capable of undermining a drinker’s perceptions and expectations....
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Briar Ridge Wrattonbully Viognier 2024

A Viognier that side steps the grape’s richer, oily side, choosing to focus on a style that is more measured...
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Squitchy Lane Fumé Blanc 2021

Way more to think about here than your average Sauvignon Blanc or Fume Blanc and, yes, I reckon the fabulous...
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Squitchy Lane The Key Chardonnay 2021

There’s something special about the 2021 vintage in the Yarra Valley. The Key Chardonnay takes it to the next level...
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Leeuwin Estate Siblings Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Snow pea, herbals, cut grass, apple and grapefruit – the Sauvignon Blanc game is strong here. Archetypal savvy scents rise...
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Leeuwin Estate Brut 2022

Pale-mid straw with a detailed bouquet in yellow apple, citrus, honeysuckle, white flowers and biscuit. Margaret River is home to...
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Chapel Hill The MV Bush Grenache 2023

What a colour! That gorgeous shimmering red immediately catches the eye and the imagination. It’s followed by a real depth...
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Chapel Hill The MV Shiraz 2023

The MV – McLaren Vale – label offers an archetypal expression of grapes close to the Vale’s heart . ....
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Pyren Vineyard Earthscape Shiraz 2022

A welcoming, juicy, bright and zippy young Shiraz with plenty of personality. Moves fast and easy, pleasing the palate on...
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Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Barossa Cabernet, ripe, sweet-fruited and inviting. Everything spells out accessibility. Looks very much in the regional zone of black fruits,...

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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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