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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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Hewitson Madame M Blanc & Blanc 2023

A curious mix you might think, but Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Sauvignon Blanc can work splendidly together as...
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Hewitson Ungrafted Grenache 2023

Old, dry-grown Grenache vines on own roots (ungrafted) are an increasing rarity, so a wine like this becomes a celebration...
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022

Another generous big hug straight from the Barossa. Dean Hewitson specialises in producing some of the friendliest reds in the...
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Château Tanunda 50-Year-Old Vines Barossa Shiraz 2020

This is one big, powerful Barossa Shiraz. A multitude of scents and flavours awaits. Woodsy spice, tobacco, dark earth, black...
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Pepperjack Single Vineyard Series Shiraz 2022

Pepperjack channels its Barossa Valley heritage to produce one big-hearted, cuddly Shiraz with staying power. Few Australian wine regions do...
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Jilyara The Williams’ Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

You’ve got to love a happy ending – and a mighty enjoyable happy ending at that. The 2021 vintage in...
Henschke Five Shillings BV S KC

Henschke Five Shillings 2023

There’s a lot of history celebrated here. A blend of Shiraz and Mataro, the wine represents the style of dry...
Henschke Henry's Seven S KC

Henschke Henry’s Seven Barossa 2023

This is one heady mix of four Barossan grape varieties and two regions all rolled into one glorious, easy going,...
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Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2021

The 2021 vintage was rated as “exceptional” by the Henschke family and, I might add, by quite a number of...
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Kilikanoon Attunga 1865 Museum Release Shiraz 2015

Originally released to celebrate the company’s Attunga Shiraz vines turning 150 years old, and here it is today still going...
The Lane Gathering Riesling

The Lane Gathering Adelaide Hills Riesling 2023

Think the Adelaide Hills is exclusively Chardonnay country? The Gathering range from The Lane Vineyard looks to other white grapes...
The Lane Gathering Pinot Blanc

The Lane Adelaide Hills Pinot Blanc 2023

Sourced from the Haigh family vineyard in the Adelaide Hills – yes, the famous chocolatiers – and, it must be...
The Lane Heritage Chardonnay No Vintage

The Lane Heritage Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023

Getting down and getting serious with an Adelaide Hills Chardonnay that unwinds ever so slowly and, it must be said,...
The Lane Chardonnay No Vintage

The Lane Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023

Fab price for a mighty enjoyable, drink-now Chardonnay that ticks so many of the right boxes. Sunny, mid-yellow colour in...
The Lane Gathering Gamay

The Lane Gathering Gamay 2023

The maker calls Gamay one of the region’s best kept secrets. They might just have a point. That colour, intense...
The Lane Beginning Chardonnay No Vintage

The Lane Beginning Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023

Following on from the classic 2022 vintage, we see a different iteration of the Beginning Chardonnay in 2023. A long...
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Port Phillip Estate Red Hill Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

There is instant appeal here with spiced black cherry, dried raspberry, plum, spice, violet and a splash of aromatic rosehip....
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Port Phillip Estate Morillon Single Block Pinot Noir 2022

You have to admire the winemaker. Faced with some delicate florals and herbals, he has decided to elevate them rather...
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Port Phillip Estate Morillon Single Block Chardonnay 2022

One classy Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay with plenty of zing and zip. The acidity is electrifying, it’s that clean and bright....
Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz 2020

Bold and luxurious, this is an essay in showcasing Eden Valley Shiraz spice with retaining the wine’s essential Barossa address....
Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz 2022

A wine very much in the exciting, early throes of youth. It is fresh and bouncing in fruit and spice....
Terroirs of the Barossa Ebenezer District Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Ebenezer District Shiraz 2020

The Ebenezer sub-region of the Barossa Valley is home to a most distinctive style of Shiraz: deeply coloured, full bodied,...
The Chateau Single Vineyard Bethanian Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda The Château Barossa Valley Bethanian Shiraz 2022

The maker celebrates the different Barossa sub-regions, an exploration of the region’s varied landscapes. In Bethany, Shiraz meets black cracking...
The Chateau Single Vineyard Chardonnay NV

Château Tanunda Eden Valley Chardonnay 2023

Chock full of flavour that transcends the usual, more fine-featured Eden Valley Chardonnays. In many ways it is riper and...

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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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