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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.

Howard Park Allingham Margaret River Chardonnay 2020

Margaret River Chardonnay looking super elegant and so, so fine. A striking and inviting bouquet, all almond meal, citrus, nectarine...

Howard Park A.S.W Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2020

The Leston Vineyard, a favourite among regular buyers of Howard Park reds, is the source for this little scene-stealer. A...
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Yering Station Laura Barnes Pinot Noir 2021

Such an elegant and accomplished Pinot Noir. My original score was in the early-90s, but I kept going back to...
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Yering Station Single Vineyard PDC Shiraz 2020

Another newie from Yering Station, a single vineyard Shiraz to match the single vineyard Y28 Block Chardonnay. What does PDC...
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Yering Station Shiraz Viognier 2020

The introduction of Viognier here is just right, a mere 3% and the aromatics sing. Orange blossom and violet scents...

Mitchell Wines Watervale Riesling 2022

One of the wine highlights of the year has been the arrival of yet another superb Riesling vintage out of...

Little Giant Adelaide Hills Merlot 2022

Merlot, we are told, is enjoying something of a moment. It’s good to see. It’s also about time, to be...

Gundog Estate Indomitus Rosa Hilltops Nebbiolo Rosé 2022

Indomitus Rosa launches into not only a serious price point for an Aussie rosé, but a serious statement about style....

Kooyong Single Vineyard Block Meres Pinot Noir 2020

Mornington Peninsula’s Kooyong winery boasts so many single vineyard wines, it can be difficult keeping track of them all. Fortunately,...

Kooyong Single Vineyard Block Haven Pinot Noir 2020

Love the name! Haven vineyard is named after the most sheltered of Kooyong’s sites, that is, away from the Mornington...

Kooyong Single Vineyard Block Ferrous Pinot Noir 2020

As the name implies, the soil for this particular vineyard block contains ironstone. It brings a powerful mineral ingredient and...

The Lane Rosé 2022

An unusual rosé blend comprising Pinot Noir (80%) and Merlot (20%), but the vinous odd couple certainly do the job....

The Lane Shiraz 2021

There is so much pleasure in this wine. Whether it’s the plummy, spicy, soft red nature of the wine that...

The Lane Sauvignon Blanc 2022

States its varietal integrity straight off the bat with a pretty herbaceousness bouquet  – not too aggressively pungent – in...

The Lane Pinot Gris 2022

An easy-to-get-to-know gris that promotes both texture and a generous level of aromatics and summer stone fruits. Grown at 335m,...

O’Leary Walker Watervale Riesling 2022

O’Leary Walker’s Watervale Riesling is aromatic, intense, brisk and pure. Which is exactly what we expect and want from the...

O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling 2022

What an extraordinary wine! Speaks of a great vintage, a great grape variety, and a special bit of dirt high...

Warramunda Estate Syrah 2020

And to think there was a time when the Shiraz grape but was all but ignored by Yarra Valley winemakers....

Nannup Estate Rolling Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Nannup Estate’s home is in the emerging Blackwood Valley region of Western Australia. Like its neighbour to the west, Margaret...

Nannup Estate Rolling Hills Malbec 2019

Malbec, a constant blending tool in the red winemaker’s armoury – is increasingly stepping out on its own. It’s great...

Nino Franco Rustico Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG

Established in 1919, Nino Franco is recognised as among the oldest wineries in Valdobbiadene, the heart and soul of Prosecco...

Anselmi Realda Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Like a walk through the alpine fields of northern Italy, the Realda Cabernet boasts some bewitching mountain wild herbs together...

Anselmi Capitel Foscarino 2021

Hails from the Veneto with the region’s favourite white grape, Garganega, showing its class, bringing both concentrated fruit flavour and...

Deep Down Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

An English wine writer famously once described Marlborough sauvignon blanc as tasting like ‘a bungee jump into a gooseberry bush.’...

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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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