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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.

Squitchy Lane Peter’s Block Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018

For the record, Squitchy Lane wines do not, in fact, hail from a Squitchy Lane address. What a pity. It’s...

Kirrihill Regional Series Dry Riesling 2020

Yes, it’s just a $19 wine. Yes, it gets a whopping big 94 point score out of 100. Let me...

Kirrihill Regional Series Shiraz 2019

Good, everyday wine at a fair price is a right. It is a well-made wine within financial reach, the one...

Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Riesling 2021

Former Wolf Blass winemaker, Clare Dry, took up senior winemaking reins at Seppelt in November last year.Months later, with the...

Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2020

If chardonnay is indeed making a comeback, it’s through wines like these where much of the excitement dwells. The trio...

Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2020

Tapanappa founder/winemaker, Brian Croser, calls the 2020 vintage “unique.” Despite COVID, bushfires and a severe frost in his beloved Tiers...

Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5M Chardonnay 2020

This wine hails from the celebrated Tiers Vineyard, but there are subtle differences at play which imbues it with a...

Warramunda Liv Zak Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2020

For once, the outside label perfectly reflects the contents. There’s a sense of spring, of wildflowers and ferns, while leafy...

Warramunda Liv Zak Yarra Valley Syrah 2018

To syrah or not to syrah? That is the question. To choose to label your wine syrah over the more...

Seppelt St. Peters Grampians Shiraz 2019

The term St. Peters (curiously spelt without an apostrophe) refers to the St. Peters shiraz clone which remains one of...

Seppelt Arrawatta Hill Limited Release Grampians Shiraz 2019

It must be a point of pride that in its 170th year, Seppelt chooses to, in the words of new...

Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Wilyabrup, in many ways, offers the quintessential flavour of Margaret River cabernet sauvignon, the region’s celebrated red wine. You smell...

Taylors Limestone Coast Clare Valley Shiraz 2019

You’ve gotta love the fact that when you open a bottle of Taylors entry level shiraz you have a wine...

Taylors Limestone Coast Clare Valley Merlot 2020

The question here is, what do we expect from a $22 merlot? The answer has to be, fruit, fruit, fruit....

Taylors Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Ever the reliable one, Taylor’s Estate Riesling from the Clare Valley doesn’t do less than top drinking at an everyday...

Bream Creek Riesling 2020

This wine presents a powerful argument for why we need more Tasmanian riesling in our lives. The grape is overshadowed...

O’Leary Walker Oakbank Pinot Noir 2020

O’Leary Walker is principally known as a Clare Valley-based wine producer. Its foray into pinot noir and the Adelaide Hills...

Wolf Blass Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

The pick of the newly released Wolf Blass Luxury Collection, Platinum Label also happens to be the wine with the...

Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 2018

Black Label, which represents Wolf Blass’ best fruit in any given year from across South Australian wine regions, was created...

Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2019

A wine not necessarily for this week . . . or perhaps even this year. What we have here is...

Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

A real crowd pleaser here from a producer who has traditionally read the wine crowd better than most. The fruit...

Wolf Blass Grey Label Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019

The 2021 Wolf Blass Luxury Collection launched this month contains a lone white wine, a chardonnay that hails from the...

Leura Park Estate Pinot Noir 2019

Great depth with a cool (climate) intensity. Mixes the regional pinot strengths of raspberry, stewed plums and heady aromatics, namely...

Parker Coonawarra Estate First Growth 2016

As the Bordeaux-inspired name suggests, First Growth sits on the highest branch of the Parker Coonawarra Estate wine tree. 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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