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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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Stella Bella Margaret River Chardonnay 2023

Whole bunch pressed and wild fermented with some stylish winemaking in play, this is a Chardonnay dressed in layers of...
OVCHA NV Low

Stella Bella Otro Vino Chardonnay 2023

A big introduction worthy of a drumroll. Tropical fruits explode in passionfruit pulp, melon, peach, nectarine with an ample dose...
SBCAM NV Low

Stella Bella Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2022

Offers powerfully persuasive aromas with Merlot’s floral, tuber and dark roses in the lead and black cherry, blackberry, spice and...
LUMCAB NV Low

Stella Bella Luminosa Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A fine example of the poise and beauty that Margaret River brings to the Cabernet grape. It’s a slow reveal,...
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Coughlan Estate Reserve Syrah 2022

A striking, individually-style Syrah from Western Australia’s Geographe wine region. There’s considerable fruit weight to this wine enlivened by the...
Coughlan Estate Chardonnay

Coughlan Estate Chardonnay 2023

Some smart, well-controlled winemaking is employed here, where fruit, oak and acidity work nicely hand in hand. Layers of leesy...
Juniper Fiano

Juniper Margaret River Canvas Fiano 2023

How good is the Fiano grape? It can deliver across a range of climates, states and price points in Oz...
Shiraz NV

O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River Armagh Shiraz 2021

The vinous equivalent of yin and yang, with two noteworthy Clare Valley sub-regions singing in total harmony. Polish Hill River...
Parker Estate Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon Low Res

Parker Estate Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The 2022 season in Coonawarra is noted as cool and wet. It is reflected in this Cabernet Sauvignon with its...
Hesketh Auburn Fiano NV low res

Hesketh Auburn Fiano 2023

What’s not to like? This Clare Valley Fiano is deliciously drinkable, highlighting the grape’s great combo of flavour, texture and...
Hesketh Woodside Gamay Low

Hesketh Woodside Gamay 2023

Is Gamay the new Grenache? It is certainly having a moment with some mighty impressive Gamays being released. This is...
Miss Zilm Clare Valley Watervale Riesling Low

Miss Zilm Watervale Riesling 2023

There is a stamp of Riesling authority here. Even tasted blind, it’s obvious. The revelation that Keeda Zilm, one of...
WALBURRA Cabernet Final NV

Walburra Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Immediately, resolutely, displays an air of class. There’s an upfront purity of Cabernet Sauvignon in intense aromas of crushed herbs,...
Parker Estate Terra Rossa Shiraz Low Res

Parker Estate Terra Rossa Shiraz 2022

At first look, some generous winemaking stats might tell one story, but the taste tells another. This Coonawarra Shiraz boasts...
Parker First Growth Low Res

Parker Estate First Growth 2020

First Growth celebrates its 25th vintage release with the 2020 vintage and it’s a ripper. It’s pure, 100% Coonawarra Cabernet...
Parker Estate Kidman Block Low Res

Parker Estate Kidman Block Shiraz 2022

Leaves a big impression from the very first swish of the glass and the lifted scent, aromatic, enticing, complex and...
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Parker Estate 95 Block 2021

Combines Cabernet Sauvignon (74%) with Petit Verdot (26%) and the two Bordeaux grape varieties seem to really hit it off....
Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot Low Res

Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot 2022

My pick of the 2022 Parker Estate Terra Rossa trio. That lovely, velvety lush mouthfeel and gorgeous florals are exactly...
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Hewitson Monopole Shiraz 2021

There’s history here, a lot of history to work through as you taste. Buds from a Shiraz vine planted in...
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Hewitson Old Garden Vineyard Mourvèdre 2021

A special wine and no mere curio, Old Garden Vineyard is home to what is believed to be the world’s...
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Hewitson The Dorrien Bank Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Dorrien Cabernet Sauvignon has always had a touch of class, a memory first planted by the great Cabernets produced in...
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Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021

The top of the Hewitson wine tree is a blend of the best barrel of Monopole Shiraz and the best...
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Black & Ginger Rapunzel Riesling 2023

Chances are many would have tasted the wonderful Rieslings previously sourced by a number of makers off the wonderful, old...
The Gypsy NV

Black & Ginger The Gypsy Vermentino 2023

Fresh from the Kilnhouse Vineyard in the Alpine Valleys and full of driving, crunchy acidity and a palate saline 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...
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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