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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.
KynetonRidgePinotNoirRes

Kyneton Ridge Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

Boasts the lifted aromatic cool climate qualities of Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir with some oomph. Harmony reigns on the bouquet...
KynetonRidgeVermentino

Kyneton Ridge Vermentino 2024

Brings the Italian variety’s famous ‘bite’ – like sucking on grapefruit pith – to the glass, adding an extra layer...
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O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling 2024

The opposite in personality to Watervale Riesling, Polish Hill is all about Riesling energy and exuberance. Organically grown, for those...
WatervaleNV

O’Leary Walker Watervale Riesling 2024

So fine, so silky, so effortless in delivery with aromatics that define what Watervale Riesling is all about. Watervale can...
TT Cray Cab Fr Trans

Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2022

Usually restricted to the role of blending partner, but Cabernet Franc can be so much more. Terre à Terre takes...
TT Cray Cab Sh WEB

Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz 2022

Time and time again, it is the tannin profile in fruit off the Crayères Vineyard in Wrattonbully – with soils...
TT Cray Res Cab Sh WEB

Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Shiraz 2020

That “reserve” word – too often overused – is, for once, well justified here. With Cabernet, 78%, in the lead...
Petaluma Evans Vineyard

Petaluma Coonawarra Evans Vineyard Cabernet Merlot 2019

Five years bottle age has undoubtedly enhanced and smoothed the edges of Coonawarra’s premier red grapes. Cabernet Sauvignon (89%) takes...
PETALUMA CHARDONNAY PICCADILLY VALLEY

Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2023

A youngster, coiled and tight. It needs time to open, to spread its vinous wings. Don’t over-chill and enjoy the...
Petaluma Hanlin Hill

Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling 2023

Does the Clare Valley proud year after year.  Admirable consistency again in 2023 from this vineyard high in the Clare...
Juniper TheTribute CabernetSauvignon

Juniper The Tribute Block 7 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Let’s hear it for the vineyard. Or, to be precise, Block 7 in the Juniper vineyard in Margaret River. Tribute...
Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay

Corryton Burge Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV

Rates high on the easy drinkability scale thanks to a bright, bubbly personality. Tis the season coming up and that...
Martha Mae nv

Corryton Burge Martha Mae Tasmanian Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2019

Tasmania is now the go-to source for top sparklings. It says something that Corryton Burge which calls the Barossa Valley...
Tapanappa Definitus PinotNoir

Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2018

Sometimes, the early sell out of a wine is actually good news for drinkers. Take the Definitis ’21 Pinot Noir...
Tapanappa FoggyHill PinotNoir

Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

At the highest point of the Fleurieu Peninsula, half-way between Victor Harbour and Cape Jervis, lies the Foggy Hill Vineyard....
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Millbrook Chardonnay 2022

For sheer joyfulness and the Chardonnay spirit of summer, this Geographe Chardie fits the bill. Gotta love all the zing...
SettlersRidgeCheninBlanc

Settlers Ridge Margaret River Chenin Blanc 2023

Some low intervention, no added preservative, organic wine action happening here. Lemony bright hues. Textural and honeyed, warm and gentle,...
Somerville Shiraz NV

Paracombe Somerville Shiraz 2014

A 10-year-old Adelaide Hills Shiraz is something of a rarity. Equally, an Adelaide Hills Shiraz bolstered by 15% alcohol. Rest...
The Chase Semillon

Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2024

The low alcohol – 11% – might suggest an old school style of young Hunter Semillon where acidity rules. Take...
Hunter's Shiraz

Gundog Estate Hunter’s Shiraz 2023

So sleek, so good. Old vines shine in this lightly savoury, lovely, medium-bodied encapsulation of a Hunter Shiraz. Brings all...
Paracombe Plateau Pinot Noir NV

Paracombe Plateau Pinot Noir 2021

Top marks to a winemaker who looks beyond the obvious fruit bomb styles now favoured by some Pinot Noir producers....
South By Southwest Fiori

South By South West Margaret River Fiori 2023

Aromatic white varieties turn up the volume and sing their hearts out. Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are Fiori –...
South By Southwest Pinot Noir

South By South West Pemberton Pinot Noir 2023

Juicy, super slurpy and delicious. Building blocks were laid with Dijon clones 114 and 115 which deliver lovely aromatics and...
SFCAB NV Low

Stella Bella Suckfizzle Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Some of the most common Margaret River Cabernet descriptors are density, power, nuance. I would add elegant as a suitable...

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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...
Tread Softly

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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