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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.

Stella Bella Suckfizzle Chardonnay 2021

Not the easiest of vintages in Margaret River with a mix of rain, humidity and COVID-induced staff shortages producing some...

Stella Bella Luminosa Chardonnay 2021

A single vineyard Chardonnay from the Boodjidup Valley at the southern end of the Margaret River region that offers an...

Stella Bella Otro Vino Kazbar 2022

Otro Vino – “other wine” – nicely describes Stella Bella’s entry into the world of skin contact white wines. In...

Altera Terra Shiraz 2021

Winemaker, Doug Neal, had some big decisions to make in the lead up to the 2021 vintage after torrential rains...

Driftwood Wines Margaret River Single Site Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Classic blackcurrant, mint, smoky cedar meets leafy, herbals in this elegant Margaret River red. The Margs’ Cabernet style is all...

Driftwood Wines Margaret River Single Site Chardonnay 2021

A top-class wine from one of Australia’s leading Chardonnay regions brimming with impressive fruit-acidity-French oak integration. It’s all here. Seamless...

Kilikanoon Mort’s Block Watervale Riesling 2022

Riesling comes in many different forms – skin contact, fermentation in oak, wild ferment, etc, – but there is a...

Gaffy & Neal Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2021

Gaffy & Neal is a new project between Doug Neal of Altera Terra and Darrin Gaffy of Principia Wines on...

Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Riesling 2022

Outstanding value here. Floral and high aromatics to the fore with apple blossom, red apple, citrus. Fresh and zesty to...

Kilikanoon Second Fiddle Rosé 2022

If Killerman’s Run rosé is a classic dry interpretation of a rosé, then its sibling – Second Fiddle – adopts...

Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Rosé 2022

Does it matter what grape goes into a rosé? Yes and no. Killerman’s Run rosé is a good case in...

Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Pinot Gris 2022

Style-wise, this wine is on the cusp of Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris. Which is to say that it shares...

Kilikanoon Skilly Valley Pinot Gris 2022

Can we see more Clare Valley Pinot Gris, please! The region’s higher, cooler sites are perfect for the Alsatian style...

Menhir Salento Nº Zero Negroamaro 2019

With the Negroamaro grape variety – translation, “black bitter” – we are immediately transported to the Mediterranean warmth and black-fruited...

Barone di Villagrande Etna Rosso DOC 2018

For those yet to cross paths with Sicily’s noted red variety, nerello mascalese, this offers an excellent introduction. Nerello mascalese,...

Terzini Abruzzo Pecorino 2020

Rest assured, we are going to hear a lot more about the Italian pecorino white grape. It’s just so immediately...

Salatin Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut Millesimato 2021

A Prosecco of genuine class and refinement from the Veneto, the Italian home of the grape. The term millesimato refers...

Riversdale Estate Pinot Noir 2021

Herb garden meets summer fruit orchard. Not so much sweet and juicy as you often see in Aussie Pinots, but...

Riversdale Estate Syrah 2019

Just a decade or so ago, Tassie Shiraz was all but unheard of. The climate was just too cool to...

Riversdale Estate Chardonnay 2021

Plenty of varietal and winemaking scents to please here, with yellow peach, melon, citrus, cashew nuts, struck match. Generous and...

Riverdale Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Channels the kind of über-herbaceousness that so many drinkers gravitate to. Explores a riper expression of the grape filled with...

Riversdale Estate Riesling 2021

Crisp, crunchy acidity is the byword here. It’s a cool climate signature that works hand in hand with lovely aromatics...

Riversdale Estate Rosé 2022

No mention of the grape variety here, but there’s no need. One sniff, one taste and you are up for...

Rowlee Single Vineyard Fumé Blanc 2021

The Orange region is known for its high altitude, cool climate-edged Chardonnay, but spare a thought for Sauvignon Blanc. It...

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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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