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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.

Marnong Estate Chardonnay 2024

Has immediate and approachable drinking appeal, highlighting the generous and sunny side of the Chardonnay grape. Inviting from the first...

Marnong Estate Blanc de Blancs 2022

It’s not often I get to write ‘bubbly oomph’ as a tasting descriptor, but this has it. Youthful zesty and...
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Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Fiano 2024

New to the Sunbury region and looking good, Fiano is one impressive newcomer boasting a degree of elegance, not to...
Fishbone Blue Merlot

Fishbone Blue Label Merlot 2023

The floral prettiness of the Merlot grape – the rose, the pressed flowers, the violet – lend this wine considerable...
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Fishbone Blue Label Shiraz Cabernet 2023

A real little charmer with a zippy-ness of fruit that pulses throughout the wine.  Mid-dark purple colour. Upfront, ripe berries...
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Fishbone Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Old and young vines contribute fruit to the Black Label Cabernet which is then fermented in new and seasoned French...
FB Blue SBS

Fishbone Blue Label Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2024

Fits a lot of varietal intensity into one wine with its striking herbaceousness and citrus, tropical fruits. Hits the right...
FB Black CH

Fishbone Black Label Chardonnay 2023

Plenty of Margaret River generosity on show in the ’23 vintage with some smart winemaking in play. Flows easily, warmly,...
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Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Merlot 2024

This is a first for the producer – a stand-alone, limited release Merlot. The vines were planted in 1982 with...
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Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Rosé 2025

The eye is drawn to the pale tea rose hues – pretty and delicate.  Aromas also beckon in strawberry, cherry,...
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Lambrook Seed Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2025

Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir puts on one classy display of vibrant cherry, red berry fruit in this youngster just released....
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Abe Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

If it’s been a while between drinks for venturing into Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – as it has been for me...
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Astrale Chianti Riserva 2021

A wine with time on its mind. The term, Riserva, indicates extended time in oak (two years, by law) and,...
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Domaine Galuval Le Coq Volant Côtes du Rhône 2022

Le Coq Volant – The Flying Rooster – takes off on a runway of Syrah (aka Shiraz) and Grenache. Aromas...
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Castel Firmian Teroldego Rotaliano Superiore 2022

From the cool alpine mountains of Italy’s Trentino region comes a warm-blooded and welcoming young red. Brings some savoury punch...
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Jean Loron Pouilly-Fuissé 2022

A composed and restrained Chardonnay from the heart of Burgundy’s Mâconnais sub-region. It is a wine with a solid, stone...
Red Hut Pinot Noir Front Deep Etched NV HR

Red Hut Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024

A new name on the New Zealand wine scene with some impressive wine credentials, Red Hut, is the brainchild of...
Red Hut Albarino Front Deep Etched NV HR

Red Hut Gisborne Albariño 2025

Hails from New Zealand’s Gisborne region well-known for Chardonnay but now home to a small bunch of alternative varieties such...
Red Hut Chardonnay Front Deep Etched NV HR

Red Hut Hawkes Bay Roy’s Hill Chardonnay 2024

A ripe, full throttle Chardonnay from New Zealand’s North Island with aromas of honeysuckle, Asian pear, white peach, honey, nougat,...
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Oliver’s Taranga Fiano 2025

This is the wine that helped start the stampede towards Fiano. It remains a solid benchmark, and no doubt will...
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Oliver’s Taranga Anfore Fiano 2024

Aged in 300L terracotta amphora, unfiltered, unfined and inspired by the winemaker’s trip to Italy, Anfore offers up a very...
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Oliver’s Taranga The Hunt For Mrs Oliver Late Disgorged Sparkling Fiano 2017

The Fiano grape is certainly versatile. Lets its inner citrus complexity fly with extended time on yeast lees. The autolysis...
Peter Lehmann Barossan Rosé

Peter Lehmann The Barossan Grenache Rosé 2025

Tea rose hues glisten in a fluted proprietary bottle designed to capture and enhance the colour perfectly. Concentrated aromas of...
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Watkins Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

The back label notes this 4-year-old is “for the Cabernet loyalists.” You could also add that it is for those...

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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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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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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...
Tread Softly

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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Southern Open Vineyards 2025

The cool rules in Southern Tasmania. As one of the most southerly areas in the world for viticulture, the super...
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