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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.

Rowlee Single Vineyard Arneis 2021

As vineyard sites go in this country, vines planted at 950 metres above sea level are almost as high as...

Rowlee Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

Sets the mood to stylish as it winds its way into your drinking good books. Taut in nature – it...

Altera Terra Fidelis Shiraz 2021

A different shade of Shiraz here with a multi-regional blend of fruit sourced from Murrumbateman, McLaren Vale and Pyrenees. The...

Gaffy & Neal Merricks North Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2021

Merricks North offers a look at the other side of the Gaffy & Neal Chardonnay coin with obvious clean cut...

Genista Duck, Duck, Cat Barossa Valley Grenache 2021

Easy drinking all the way with a flood of plum, dark cherries, anise and light spice saturating the tastebuds. There’s...

Kilikanoon Mort’s Block Watervale Riesling 2020

Just two years old and creating a big impression from the first sniff with stunning aromatics to the fore. This...

Genista The SG Shiraz Grenache 2021

Named in recognition of Sarah Gregory one half of the Genista team, a young, enterprising winemaking partnership founded in 2017....

The Pond Merlot 2020

Merlot gets a bad rap in Australia. It’s often justified but sometimes Merlot is the wine you simply want to...

One Road Cabernet Merlot 2020

The scent of the wild Australian bush – eucalypt, bay leaf, briar – makes a lasting impression. Deep, blackberry notes...

Luis Felipe Edwards Carménère 2020

Never heard of Carménère? After a taste of this medium-bodied, gentle red from Chile, you will want to know a...

A.C. Byrne Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2020

For best results, consider a good decant. Comes together nicely with a rousing bouquet of archetypal Margaret River sweet, black...

Bodega Piedra Negra Malbec Reserve 2019

From the home of the Malbec grape in Argentina comes a wine with some cachet via its maker, noted Bordeaux...

Kaiora Bay Reserve Pinot Noir 2019

You don’t see too many Central Otago Pinot Noirs priced so low and tasting so good as this wine. Intense...

El Toro Macho Utiel – Requena Reserva 2016

Looks to Spain’s indigenous red grapes, tempranillo and bobal, for its inspiration and personality. And there’s a lot of personality...

A. C. Byrne & Co Organic Shiraz 2021

This well-priced shiraz boasts quite a number of strong points in its favour in that it is not only organic,...

One Road Chardonnay 2021

A blend of fruit sourced from Padthaway and Cowra – an interesting multi-state, multi-regional combination – that brings to the...

Tudor Pinot Noir Yarra Valley 2020

Yarra Valley-style elegance on display here together with an emphasis on a light savouriness rather than sweet fruit which offers...

Oliver’s Taranga Chica Mencía Rosé 2022

A bouncing, bright, cherry-infused delight of a rosé. It’s hard to expect anything less from a grape that hails from...

Oliver’s Taranga Vermentino 2022

Starts with a sunny fruit entry in subtle shades of citrus and apple. Vermentino never shouts, but is nevertheless highly...

Oliver’s Taranga Fiano 2022

This is the scent of spring, of apple blossom, citrus and just a hint of the fruit power to come....

Oliver’s Taranga RW Grenache 2021

Built for a marathon with a measured and balanced approach. Speed is not an option here. Neither is the historic...

Feudo Aranico Sicilian Nero d’Avola 2020

As Australian winemakers and drinkers are discovering, nero d’Avola is one versatile red grape variety. It’s something the Sicilians have...

Giusti e Zanza Nemorino IGT Organic Rosso 2019

Hailing from Tuscany comes a smart, organically-farmed syrah with a splash of sangiovese (although just how big a splash isn’t...

Kerrigan + Berry Margaret River Chardonnay 2021

Two experienced winemakers, Michael Kerrigan (Hay Shed Hill) and Gavin Berry (West Cape Howe), have worked with the chardonnay grape...

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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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