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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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Château Tanunda The Château Eden Valley Chardonnay 2022

Signature scents assigned to Eden Valley Riesling appear here; the white flowers, spring blossom, the scent of lime pulp, the...
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Château Tanunda The Château Barossa Valley Bethanian Shiraz 2021

Some serious flavour depth right here. Exudes a powerful mix of plush black fruits and integrated oak with a pleasant...
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Briar Ridge Hunter Valley Albariño 2023

By any measure, this is one impressive wine. If you didn’t realise that the Hunter Valley grew some astonishing Albariño...
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Briar Ridge Briar Hill Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2022

Sunny, stone-fruited and fleshy, there is an air of deceptive beauty to this young Hunter Chardonnay. Yes, it’s utterly delectable...
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Briar Ridge Dairy Hill Hunter Valley Semillon 2023

A contrasting style to the Black Cluster semillon, one that is riper and more forward, in the style of what...
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Briar Ridge Black Cluster Hunter Valley Semillon 2023

Some big statements are being made about the Hunter Valley’s 2023 vintage, which started cool and wet and led to...
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Briar Ridge Hilltops Hillrose Shiraz 2022

Hillrose, a single vineyard on a plateau in the Hilltops region, is a new addition to the Briar Ridge wine...
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Briar Ridge Big Bully Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

If the name doesn’t appeal, the wine certainly will which hails from the Stonefields Vineyard in Wrattonbully. By Wrattonbully standards,...
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Briar Ridge Stockhausen Hunter Valley Shiraz 2022

Karl Stockhausen is a legend in the Hunter Valley wine industry. This wine salutes him. That face, that smile in...
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Dellys The Redstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Dense, dark, earthy and warm. That’s the snapshot. There is, of course, more to explore. As Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon –...
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Dellys Vineyard The Redstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Represents the warm 2018 vintage, considered a top year in the Pyrenees, extremely well. There is a liberal amount of...
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Dellys Vineyard The Treetop Shiraz 2017

Deep garnet hues glisten in the glass. Complex savoury aroma notes to the fore, whetting the appetite, with game, turned...
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Dellys Vineyard The Treetop Shiraz 2015

Former Blue Pyrenees Estate chief winemaker, Vincent Gere, works for Remy Martin as its Asia Pacific Director, but his thoughts...
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Wolf Blass Platinum Label Barossa Valley Medlands Vineyard Shiraz 2021

The Medlands Vineyard is situated at Dorrien on ancient soils that form the Barossa Valley floor. It’s home to warm...
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Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz Malbec 2021

For some, this is the epitome of the Blass winemaking philosophy. Three grapes, three South Australian regions close to the...
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Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2021

Grey Label combines two of legendary winemaker Wolf Blass’ great loves: blending red grapes and Langhorne Creek fruit. It was...
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Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

Dense, deep purple. Inky, blackberry, blackcurrant, clove, cinnamon, licorice, earth, leather, wood smoke aromas. First impression? This is a wine...
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Wolf Blass Grey Label Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2022

Feel the richness and width. Grey Label Chardonnay combines Adelaide Hills’ usual sunny citrus fruits and bright personality with some...
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Taltarni Pyrenees Shiraz 2020

Your tastebuds are going to enjoy this dip into Pyrenees Shiraz. There is plenty for them to get stuck into....
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O’Leary Walker Doctor’s Cut Reserve Riesling 2022

No surprises to see Doctor’s Cut – a Riesling only made, according to the maker, in “exceptional” years – coming...
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Mount Langi Ghiran Pepper Series Shiraz 2021

Mount Langi in Victoria’s Grampian region is recognised as one of the great pioneers of cool climate Shiraz in Australia....
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Small Talk Pinot Noir 2022

One litre of some tasty, well-made Pinot Noir for just $9? Aldi describes its little gem as “extreme” value, and...
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C’est La Vie Vin de France Gamay 2022

Not your usual plummy and light-weighted Gamay, C’est La Vie sports more muscle power than most. Blackberry, baking spices, chocolate,...
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Stella Bella Margaret River Chardonnay 2022

Winemakers take note. The current trend to build middle-palate texture in Chardonnay should not come at the expense of bright...

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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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