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Ken Gargett

Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
Rose

Atze’s Corner Rosé 2026

The team here note inspiration from the heritage roses which German settlers brought to the Barossa Valley back in the...
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Atze’s Corner Mob Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2025

You are wondering why this wine is called the Mob? Apparently, it has to do with a mob of sheep...
Non vintage Eddies

Atze’s Corner Eddies’ Old Vine BV Shiraz 2023

Over the years, the family has planted a series of vineyards and the fruit for this wine comes from three...
Vermentino

Atze’s Corner Vermentino 2026

Vermentino is continuing its inexorable march across the nation’s wine regions, to the benefit of anyone who enjoys good, textural...
Bachelor Shiraz

Atze’s Corner Bachelor Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023

Named after a much-loved local bachelor, Bert Kleining, who tended vines in the Barossa Valley for many years, this is...
Boehms Black Shiraz

Atze’s Corner Boehm’s Block BV Shiraz 2023

From one of the most northerly blocks in the Barossa Valley, which is planted on some of the oldest soil...
Head The Blonde

Head The Blonde Barossa Valley Shiraz 2024

Recent years have seen a string of absolutely superb wines from Alex Head and perhaps none better than what he...
Head The Brunette

Head The Brunette Eden Valley Shiraz 2024

Alex Head’s Brunette Shiraz hails from the Eden Valley, specifically a two-acre block from the ‘Fechner Old’ Block Vineyard, which...
Head Wilton Hill

Head Wilton Hill Barossa Ranges Shiraz 2024

The fruit for this wine is sourced from an Eden Valley vineyard, planted back in the 1940s, perched at the...
Curtis Small Batch McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz

Curtis Grenache Shiraz McLaren Vale 2022

A superb example of this blend, Grenache and Shiraz, from McLaren Vale, from an excellent vintage. Opaque dark maroon with...
Martins Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz

Curtis Martin’s Vineyard Shiraz 2022

From a single vineyard and an excellent vintage for the region, this is how McLaren Vale Shiraz should be. The...
Unravelled Pinot Noir

Carrick Unravelled Pinot Noir 2022

The “softest and lightest Pinot we can make”, sums up the concept behind this wine. From a range of parcels,...
Unravelled Pinot Noir

Carrick Unravelled Pinot Noir 2023

The aim here is a Pinot Noir for early drinking. The team use nine separate parcels of vines, and fermentation...
Bannockburn Pinot Noir

Carrick Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2023

The team’s flagship Pinot Noir from some of the older vines in Central Otago, specifically from the Bannockburn sub-region, the...
Bannockburn Pinot Noir

Carrick Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022

The Estate’s Central Otago Pinot Noir, from the Bannockburn sub-region, is the wine on which the team hangs its hat....
Bannockburn Chardonnay

Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay 2023

From the Bannockburn sub-region in Central Otago, the team source fruit here from some of the oldest vines in their...
Chardonnay

Carrick Cairnmuir Terraces EBM Chardonnay 2023

The name for this most impressive Central Otago Chardonnay, ‘EBM’, comes from “Extended Barrel Maturation”. The team see that the...
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Harewood Estate Cabernet Merlot 2022

Cracking value to be had here in this Cabernet Merlot blend from the Great Southern which spent almost a year...
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Harewood Estate Denmark Riesling 2025

From a single vineyard in the Denmark sub-region of the Great Southern winegrowing district in Western Australia, this is more...
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Harewood Estate Frankland River Riesling 2025

A single vineyard in the Frankland River sub-region, located in the north of the Great Southern district of Western Australia...
FRIWET NV Website Bottle Shot

1981 Frontesciaia Etna Bianco 2025

Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is very much proving itself to be an exciting new force in quality wines. Quite...
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Harewood Estate Mt Barker Riesling 2025

Riesling from the Great Southern continues to impress more and more, and these guys are certainly amongst the better exponents...
FRIRET NV Website Bottle Shot

1981 Frontesciaia Etna Rosso 2024

It seems that the gods of the volcano residing in Mount Etna in Sicily are not fussy when it comes...
PCSACR NV Website Bottle Shot

Astrale Chianti Riserva DOCG 2021

A superb vintage for the Chianti region, this is at an impressive price for a Riserva. Varieties? We are advised...

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Main Ridge Estate

Main Ridge Estate is a rather curious winery. Essential to the history of Mornington Peninsula and responsible for decades of...
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There is surely no wine region in this country which has more elite wineries than Margaret River. The advantage for...
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Penfolds Superblend

Every Australian winelover will surely be aware of just how much Penfolds love to release special wines, whether they have...
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La Chapelle Grange 2022

The second release of this extraordinary Rhone/Aussie blend, crafted by two of the world’s great wineries, Jaboulet and Penfolds, has...
AMW Collection

Appellation Marlborough Wine Announces 2025 Annual Collection

A benchmark selection of certified Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) has announced its highly anticipated Annual Collection for...
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The Barossa Wine Guide 2026

By Ken Gargett, Andrew Caillard MW and Tony Love The Barossa is unquestionably Australia’s most famous wine region. Certainly not...
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