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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.

Chateau Tanunda The Everest Barossa Shiraz 2018

The Everest is said to represent the “pinnacle” of winemaking at Chateau Tanunda. It might also be said to represent...

Chateau Tanunda The Everest Old Vine Barossa Grenache 2018

The drinker is left in no doubt that the producer is aiming high with The Everest name. The bottle is...

Chateau Tanunda 100-Year-Old Barossa Vines Shiraz 2018

There are only three Barossa Valley producers blessed with Centenarian Vines, those equal or greater than 100 years of age....

Mitchell Wines McNicol Shiraz Clare Valley 2009

Not every Australian wine producer sees the need for a cellaring program, one that celebrates aged wines. Keeping and maintaining...

Mitchell Wines Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz 2017

It’s strange to describe a four-year-old red as a work in progress but that’s how Peppertree Vineyard shiraz feels. Maybe...

Mitchell Wines McNicol Clare Valley Riesling 2012

At the top of its game and looking good. Nine years old and the citrus blossom that was so evident...

Mitchell Wines Watervale Riesling 2021

A quality winemaker, a classic year and a regional speciality grape. What else could you want? Absolutely nothing. A top...

Pikes Wines The Merle Riesling 2021

The Merle’s number one rule is: don’t open The Merle too young. Put The Merle under the bed, at the...

Pikes Wines Olga Emmie Riesling 2021

A delicate, off-dry feel to this little charmer. A gentle sweetness fits the riesling grape so well, and here it’s...

Pikes Wines Traditionale Riesling Clare Valley 2021

“Deep and meaningful.” Not too often you get to write that down as a first impression of a wine, let...

Brockenchack Mackenzie William 1896 Riesling 2021

Eden Valley is a celebrated region for riesling. The high, cool hills deliver a particularly individual style. It’s like a...

Brockenchack On Point Pinot Grigio 2021

Cue approaching summer days and lazy afternoons with a glass of…well, you can connect the dots with quite a number...

Howard Park Chardonnay 2020

A little ‘less is more’ happening here. Less immediately obvious and luscious, that’s a given. More reserved, more citrus and...

Burton McMahon Syme on Yarra Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020

Year in, year out, the Syme on Yarra Vineyard remains the pick of the Burton McMahon pinots. In 2020, a...

Hutton Vale Farm Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

A full-blooded cabernet up front, a little more Barossa than Eden Valley in first impression but look a little closer...

Brokenwood Rosato 2021

The Italians – Nebbiolo and Sangiovese – join Spanish Tempranillo in a multinational meeting of minds. Each grape brings something...

Henschke Julius Eden Valley Riesling 2021

This wine has done a mighty job to get where it’s at in a growing year that saw frost damage,...

Henschke Keyneton Barossa Euphonium 2017

To answer your first question. A euphonium is a musical brass instrument, a pretty complex-looking arrangement of valves and such....

Henschke The Rose Grower Nebbiolo 2017

I know what you’re thinking. Henschke and nebbiolo . . . really? You probably thought the same thing when the...

Henschke Johann’s Garden Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2019

Immediately full of appeal. There’s a lot crammed into this neat little red package from the pot pourri, cherry bon...

Henschke Marble Angel Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

This is a wine for those who enjoy cabernet sauvignon, and have the time, space and inclination to provide this...

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2019

A picture of intense concentration. Sea spray, oyster shell, white peach, nectarine and the slow curl of grapefruit and lemon...

Penfolds Reserve Bin A Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2020

First came isolated frosts across the Adelaide Hills, followed by a cool November which led into terrible bushfires in December...

Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2020

The maker makes no bones of the fact that the sourcing of grapes for Bin 311 is vintage dependent, capitalising...

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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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