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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.
Reschke R Series Riesling NV

Reschke R-series Riesling 2025

Limestone Coast Riesling which received an eighteen day fermentation in stainless steel. The colour here is an attractive though pale...
Reschke R series Pinot Noir NV

Reschke R-series Pinot Noir 2024

The Limestone Coast Pinot used here underwent a brief cold soak before a seven-day ferment and a period of maturation...
Reschke Bos Cabernet CW NV

Reschke Bos Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Always a pleasure to encounter a wine which has already received extended ageing before release. This Coonawarra Cabernet, from a...
FT CDP VILLA RASSADE

Villa Rassade Côtes du Provence Rosé 2024

Provencal Rosé continues to be flavour of the month around the world – no surprise when one sees such enjoyable...
FT BRG CHARDO LUCIEN PARVILLER

Lucien Parviller Bourgogne Chardonnay 2023

Deep gold/bronze colour here. The nose offers notes of melon, stone fruits, hazelnuts and a flick of citrus. There is...
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Chevalier Delaude Languedoc 2022

A really delicious red from the Languedoc region, from a highly regarded vintage. This is inky dark maroon in colour....
Journey Wine Pinot Noir

Journey Pinot Noir 2024

This is another fine Yarra Pinot from the team, although it does not have the advantage of that extra year...
Journey Wine Pinot Noir

Journey Pinot Noir 2023

One of a pair of exciting Yarra Pinots on release, this has the extra year under its belt and that...
Journey Wine Chardonnay

Journey Chardonnay 2024

The Yarra Valley has long provided some of the finest Chardonnays made in this country and this recent release, young...
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Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023

A Barossa blend of Grenache (60%) and Mataro (40%), which were made discretely, with seven months maturation in older oak...
Henschke Five Shillings BV S nonknurled

Henschke Five Shillings 2024

A blend of Shiraz (76%) and Mataro (24%) from the Eden Valley (64%) and Barossa Valley (36%), the wine spent...
Henschke Innes Vineyard EV S

Henschke Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris 2024

From a vineyard at Littlehampton (sounds like something from ‘Father Brown’) in the Adelaide Hills, fermentation was in stainless steel,...
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Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2022

A veritable fruit salad of classic red varieties here with Shiraz dominant (59%), supported by Cabernet Sauvignon (33%), Cabernet Franc...
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Henschke Marble Angel 2022

The name comes, as the Henschke wines so often do, from family achievements, members and connections. In this case, great-uncle...
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Henschke Tappa Pass 2022

If someone said to me, pick a Henschke wine to drink tonight, any wine. Well, one would be a blithering...
Moss Brothers Fidium Shiraz

Moss Brothers Fidium Margaret River Shiraz 2023

The fruit here hails from a block, always an early-ripener, in the highly regarded Margaret River sub-region of Wilyabrup. The...
Moss Brothers Fidium Cab Sauv

Moss Brothers Fidium Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Maturation for this very fine Margaret River Cabernet was in French oak barriques, around one third new, for approximately a...
Moss Brothers Fidium Chardonnay

Moss Brothers Fidium Margaret River Chardonnay 2024

A wild fermentation in oak barrels maintained in the cold room, before weekly lees stirring and the avoidance of malolactic...
Moss Brothers Wild Garden Chenin Blanc

Moss Brothers Wild Garden Organic Chenin Blanc 2024

Anyone interested in trying a decent local Chenin Blanc is almost certainly going to have to head to Western Australia...
B&H Rose & Thorns Shiraz()

B&H Roses & Thorns Great Southern Shiraz 2024

Great Southern Shiraz which shows the quality we can expect from this stellar region. The colour is dark maroon. There...
B&H Rose & Thorns Riesling()

B&H Roses & Thorns Great Southern Riesling 2024

A single vineyard Riesling from the Great Southern region, this has a pale lemon hue. A bright punchy style of...
Byron & Harold Rags to Riches Shiraz

B&H Rags to Riches Margaret River Shiraz 2024

So often the bridesmaid, Margaret River Shiraz really does deserve greater acclaim, but when the region does such stellar Cabernet...
Byron & Harold Rose & Thorns Cab Sauv

B&H Roses & Thorns Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Purple and magenta hue with a ruby red rim, the nose offers up hints of tobacco leaves, chocolate, coffee grinds,...
Byron & Harold Rose & Thorns Chard

B&H Roses & Thorns Great Southern Chardonnay 2024

An attractive, youthful and fresh style of Chardonnay. The colour here is a yellow lemon and the nose exhibits notes...

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Penfolds 2023 – ‘The Aussies’

There is no release more anticipated by winelovers in Australia than the annual Penfold’s Collection and of course, most especially...

Artisans of the Barossa (2021 Grenache Project)

One of the more interesting projects currently afloat in Aussie wine at the moment, especially appropriate given the skyrocketing interest...

Alkina – The Curious Box of Paradoxes

Alkina is a curious box of paradoxes. Seemingly unlimited resources but still tiny; a small local operation yet part of...

Cumulus and Quilty & Gransden

They say that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. Perhaps, but I would suggest that the Australian wine industry...

Greenock Creek New Releases 2021

It was back in 1984 that the first grapes were picked for the inaugural vintage from Greenock Creek wines. Taken...

Duval on Grenache

The name, Duval, is and always will be inextricably linked with Grange. John Duval was chief winemaker at Penfold’s from...
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