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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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Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Syrah 2021

There’s a spring in the step of Isolation Ridge ’21 Syrah. It’s there in the brightness of its crimson-purple hues,...
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Frankland Estate Olmo’s Reward 2020

The Smith family has a high emotional and practical investment in Cabernet Franc. The French grape variety grows super well...
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Port Phillip Estate Single Vineyard Red Hill Pinot Noir 2022

The 2022 growing season on the Mornington Peninsula was milder than normal and the result was the kind of slow...
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Bleasdale Mulberry Tree Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

There’s plenty to consider here: the tightness of structure, the distinctive earthiness of the regional terroir, and the delightfully obvious...
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Bleasdale Bremerview Shiraz 2021

There is never an issue with the depth of red wine colour achieved in Langhorne Creek. Bremerview delivers in the...
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Bleasdale Generations Shiraz 2020

A step up in depth and concentration of fruit which will be rewarded with further time in bottle. This is...
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Mount Eyre Vineyards Three Ponds Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021

Delivers Hunter Chardonnay’s signature sunny disposition that it is both generous, free flowing and surprisingly intense. Honeysuckle scents rise, to...
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Mount Eyre Vineyards Three Ponds Hunter Valley Holman Shiraz 2014

An aged, nine-year-old Hunter shiraz which shows the confidence of the owners in not only the classic red grape of...
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Stella Bella Skuttlebutt Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021

Is it too early to start nominating your Best Value Wine of the Year? If not, my vote is in....
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Stella Bella Luminosa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Luminosa Cabernets are well recognised for their power and precision, succulence and structure. Those qualities remain the focus in the...
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Riversdale Estate Riesling 2022

A lovely deep dive into lime, everything lime! Lime zest, lime cordial, lime sherbet aromas with an enticing addition of...
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Riversdale Estate Syrah 2021

Another refined, fine-edged wine from the Coal River Valley. The super cool, southern sub-region of Tasmania is kicking goals, especially...
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Pindarie Schoff’s Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Barossa cabernet + a little TLC = one stylish wine. You have to get just a little excited when you...
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Best’s Great Western Pinot Noir 2022

If consumers are surprised to see Grampians Riesling taking it up to the more noteworthy Riesling regions, they are often...
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Best’s Foudre Ferment Riesling 2022

If you have never considered the Grampians as a producer of fine Riesling, may I present Exhibit A. Best’s Foudre...
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Parker Coonawarra Estate 95 Block 2020

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. There is just 9% of the latter but it makes its presence...
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Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Let’s celebrate wines that over-deliver. We need more of them. Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa falls easily into that category....
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Parker Coonawarra Estate Kidman Block 2021

Don’t you love a great back label? It can fill the gaps that front labels can’t. Parker Coonawarra Estate labels...
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Parker Coonawarra Estate First Growth 2019

I’ve often wondered about the choice of the First Growth name. It’s a lend from Bordeaux. First made in 1988,...
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Wills Domain Paladin Hill Margaret River Chardonnay 2022

There was an early excitement about vintage 2022 Chardonnay as grapes arrived in Margaret River wineries, and, now that wines...
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Wills Domain Eightfold Margaret River Chardonnay 2022

I have a wine writing colleague who breaks into ‘She’s So Fine’ by the Easybeats whenever she comes across a...

Riversdale Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Close your eyes. Tasted blind you might be tempted to call this wine out as a Riesling. Such is the...
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Richard Hamilton Centurion Old Vine Shiraz 2020

A thrilling celebration of old age, low yields, great flavour concentration and McLaren Vale regional warmth and generosity. It’s hard...
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Yering Station Village Rosé 2022

In the hierarchy of French wines, the term village indicates a step up in quality, one of the precursors to...

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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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