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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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Hither & Yon McLaren Vale Leask Grenache 2020

Welcoming and bright in personality is definitely what you like to see in a four-year-old. The fragrance is aromatic and...
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Flametree Margaret River Chardonnay 2023

A textbook and downright exciting example of Margaret River Chardonnay. Brings the full personality of the region’s top white grape...
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Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Cabernet Franc 2022

A Limited Release wine of quality built for longevity rather than speed. Employs the grape’s naturally high acidity to effect...
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Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021

It took a glass of this Yarra Valley Pinot just to simply enjoy before I actually made some notes. That’s...
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Angove Family Winemakers Angels Rise Vineyard Shiraz 2020

A modern take on McLaren Vale Shiraz boasting generosity but beautifully re-defined, highlighting elevated spice and a tightly knitted palate....
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Angove Family Winemakers Brightlands Shiraz 2020

A blend of the best single barrel of each of the 2020 vintage Angels Rise Vineyard Shiraz and Warboys Vineyard...
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Angove Family Winemakers Warboys Vineyard Shiraz 2020

McLaren Vale Shiraz as we know and love: sweet fruited, plush and super friendly. No Ph.D needed here, gets straight...
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Best’s Bin O Shiraz 2021

What a charmer! A warm, inviting Grampians-style introduction leads this Aussie classic from a great year. It’s a formidable combination....
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Best’s Thomson Family Shiraz 2020

Still very much a work in progress in that the journey is just beginning for this lovely wine. Give it...
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Kuru Kuru Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018

A different iteration of Central Otago Pinot Noir to the usual. The colour is less Otago bold and concentrated, coming...
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Tarras Vineyards Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020

There’s an intriguing wildness here among the ripe, sweet fruit. Don’t you love it when there’s a hint of something...
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Tarras Vineyards Central Otago The Canyon Pinot Noir 2019

Central Otago Pinot Noir always brings weight and density of flavour, but this little beauty isn’t about to do the...
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Tarras Vineyards Central Otago Pinot Gris 2023

Gris in name but close your eyes and that scent, gee, it’s so Gewürz spicy it’s uncanny. High florals –...
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Forrest Marlborough Botrytised Riesling 2018

Opulent and sumptuous, there is something special about a top Botrytised Riesling. It’s all here in a feast for the...
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Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2020

Off-dry or dry? To an Australian Riesling drinker, this New Zealand Riesling at 4.5gL residual sugar, would be on the...
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Forrest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Tempers old school Marlborough herbaceous-ness with some modern-style, ripe tropical fruit. The result is both nicely pungent and herbal with...
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Forrest Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

Picked ripe and it shows, with an immediate burst in sunny tropical fruit aromas in passionfruit, peach, mango, melon and...
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Pimpernel Vineyards Pinot Noir Four 2019

A Yarra Valley Pinot Noir with attitude. It’s on the darker side of the Pinot spectrum both in colour and...
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Pimpernel Vineyards Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2017

A blend of Grenache (48%), Shiraz (29%) and Mourvèdre (22%) co-fermented with Muscat of Alexandria (1%).  The winemaker clearly believes...
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Pimpernel Vineyards Grouch 2017

A co-ferment of Shiraz and Marsanne (up to 6%) with the latter playing a role that Viognier does in more...
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Pimpernel Vineyards Whole Bunch Shiraz 2019

The Pimpernel winemakers went in search of power and intensity. They found it. The role of 25% whole bunches with...
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Altera Terra Fidelis Shiraz 2022

Just how good is this fruit? There is substance, depth and spice. It’s quite magical. Another multi-regional marvel from Alterra...
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Altera Terra Corda Pinot Noir Shiraz 2023

The winemaker showcases multi-regional wine blends – a traditional Australian forte – like few others. It’s a delicate winemaking art....
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Altera Terra Shiraz 2022

McLaren Vale and Pyrenees Shiraz up close and personal, and they make for a mighty attractive couple. Intense dark purple...

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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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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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