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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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See Saw Invergo Organic Pinot Noir 2022

There is no denying that this is a) Pinot Noir and b) from a seriously cool climate. It’s a lean...
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See Saw Fulcra Pinot Noir 2021

Sourced from two mighty high vineyards in Orange: the Springvale vineyard is 800m in elevation, the Balmoral vineyard is 900m....
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See Saw Invergo Organic Syrah 2021

Shiraz does so, so very well across the Orange region. Not sure why See Saw makes both a Syrah and...
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See Saw Fulcra Shiraz 2017

A Shiraz in a dark and brooding mood with a vein of savouriness running clean and bringing a real addition...
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Kavel Estate Destiny Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre 2018

Ticks all the Barossa red wine boxes that many of us want and expect. Dark, ripe fruits aplenty in bramble...
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Kavel Estate The Congregation Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

A change of beat here, one that is firm in structure and more finely edged to what might be described...
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Grant Burge Meshach 2014

Meshach looms large in the glass. It’s the Barossa Valley Shiraz’s signature as its creator, Grant Burge, intended. From vines...
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Credaro Kinship Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

The 2021 vintage was not one of the easiest to work with in the west, so congrats to the viti...
Credaro Kinship—Shiraz

Credaro Kinship Margaret River Shiraz 2021

Colour invites the eye, closely followed by the tastebuds, and this ’21 Shiraz is eye-catching in dense, deep crimson-purples. Aussie...
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Credaro Kinship Margaret River Chardonnay 2022

Kinship offers a different interpretation to the region’s usual lush, plush expression of Chardonnay. It’s finer, linear, edgier, highlighting the...
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Wills Domain Eightfold Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Charisma. Margaret River Cabernet has it. You know it when you taste it, it just melds beautifully into place. The...
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Wills Domain Eightfold Margaret River Shiraz 2021

It is a fact of life that Margaret River Shiraz lives forever in the shadow of its much-vaunted sibling, Margaret...
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Oliver’s Taranga Mencia 2022

Each vintage, the Spanish import variety – Mencia – just gets better and better. Pronounced “men-thee-ah,” its flavour profile has...
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Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Grenache 2022

McLaren Vale is increasingly seen as the home of Grenache in Australia. Rightly so, with a complete range of styles...
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Oliver’s Taranga Vine Dried Cabernet 2021

Winemaker, Corrina Wright, is getting her Italian winemaking skills on to produce an Amarone-method style of Cabernet in the Vale....
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Oliver’s Taranga Brioni’s Blend 2022

Brioni has good taste. This is a blend of Mataro (aka Mourvèdre), Touriga Nacional and Shiraz, not your usual blending...
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Oliver’s Taranga Shiraz 2021

This is a “Do I?” or “Don’t I?” kind of wine. Do I drink it now, or do I tuck...
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Oliver’s Taranga Small Batch Tempranillo 2022

Tempranillo and McLaren Vale’s Mediterranean climate go together so very well. Lively purple hues introduce a red wine bursting in...
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Oliver’s Taranga Corrina’s Shiraz Cabernet 2021

The Vale’s signature red grape – Shiraz – meets the Vale’s hugely under-rated red grape – Cabernet Sauvignon. The duo...
Jumiper Cornerstone Karridale Chardonnay

Juniper Cornerstone Karridale Chardonnay 2020

In a word, delicious! Takes some cool Karridale fruit in the Margaret River region and delivers a real wow of...
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Liv Zak Yarra Valley Block One 2020

An alternative title here is ‘franc and friends.’ Just which friends share Block One with franc is a bit of...
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Warramunda Estate Yarra Valley Merlot 2021

Yes, it’s Merlot. Yes, it’s flying solo without a safety net (aka Cabernet). Try and cast the usual Australian drinker...
Warramunda Pinot Noir

Warramunda Estate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021

The question is whether to drink now or not. Not. I am strongly of the opinion that this finely nuanced...

Rolf Binder Eden Valley Riesling 2021

Ah, smell the flowers! So pretty. Spring and citrus blossom scents scream Eden Valley in this ’21 Riesling. It’s good...

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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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