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Lisa Cardelli

Lisa Cardelli is an Italian-born wine professional who has been based in Melbourne since 2010. She worked as a sommelier in some of the city’s leading fine-dining restaurants for over ten years before leaving hospitality to become a wine sales representative. Lisa is now a journalist for Il Globo, the newspaper for Italians in Australia and around the world, where she also curates her own wine column. She continues to write about wine for both local and international publications and is on track to become one of the few prolific bilingual wine writers in Australia. A certified WSET Educator, she teaches at various venues across Melbourne. She also judges at local wine shows and for the prestigious Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards. Lisa was the recipient of the 2022 Wine Communicators of Australia award for Best Published Feature Article, a finalist for the same award in 2024, the recipient of the 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development Scholarship sponsored by the Len Evans Foundation, and one of twelve carefully selected Len Evans Scholars in 2024.
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Dewey Station The Mars Express Shiraz 2022

This young Barossa fellow has a tight nose, tight as a too-tight gentleman bowtie, to begin with. Then, it slowly...
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Dewey Station The Venus Express GSM 2022

Looking at the expressive label, with the train locomotive shaped bottle of wine, I can picture shining wild black fruits,...
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Monchiero Barolo Montanello 2020

Monchiero owns 5% of this Cru (the rest is owned by Tenuta Montanello). On the nose is an explosion of...
Monchiero Barolo del Comune di Castiglione Falletto

Monchiero Barolo Del Comune Castiglione Falletto 2020

The fruit for this Barolo comes from three hectares within the Penanno Cru. Compared to the other two, it is...
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Monchiero Barolo Rocche di Castiglione 2020

A puppy, this Barolo has been in bottle for only four weeks. Of all the Crus, it is the quietest...
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Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz 2022

I always like the prettiness and fragrance of Great Southern Shiraz, this wine falls well into that category. The nose...
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Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 

This wine is a textbook Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon still on the young side with its green bell pepper, fresh...
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Howard Park Flint Rock Chardonnay 2022 

This Great Southern Chardonnay unfolds crunchy Pink Lady apple, pink grapefruit, fleshy mandarin, and, with a bit of air, fresh...
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Berrigan Shining Rock Sangiovese 2022

A lifted nose with glossy cranberries, red cherries, raspberries, red plums, and blue violets scent. On the palate, this Sangiovese...
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Viveur Shiraz 2022

Ripe myrtles, blueberries, prunes, dates, sage and thyme open the way. On the palate is an alternation of vanilla and...
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Brown Brothers Patricia Shiraz 2019

At first glance, I instantly think of a bonfire, roasted chestnuts, a steak on the grill, and a cosy wool...
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Brown Brothers Patricia Chardonnay 2022

The citrus-zingy characters of the Apple Isle-think Tahitian limes, Meyer lemons, kumquats, mandarins, and pink grapefruits-all squeezed on top of...
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Brown Brothers Patricia Pinot Noir & Chardonnay Brut 2018

As I gaze at the glass, the fine bead of bubbles, reminiscent of my grandma’s cherished pearls, takes centre stage....
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Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Mataro Grenache 2022

A blend of 64% Mataro and 33% Grenache starts with intriguing iron and blood characters, followed by dark cocoa, blue...
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Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Clarendon Syrah 2021

I love it when a Syrah opens with glossy blue and black fruits; it shows me we are already on...
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Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Blewitt Springs Syrah 2021 

A lick of dried lavender and rosemary signals a little whole-bunch work that is well integrated into the core of...
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Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Seaview Syrah 2021

This wine appears to be the darkest of the three Alpha Crucis Syrahs, it has blackberries, blackcurrants, açai berries, dark...
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Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Titan Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

As the name implies, the intensity of this Cabernet is titanic: green bell pepper, mint, bay leaf, green peppercorn, cedar,...
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Raïdis Estate The Trip 2016

Despite the nine years on its shoulder, the fruit is vibrant and on song. It almost reminds me of when...
Raidis Estate Billy CW Cab

Raïdis Estate Billy Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

This Coonawarra Cabernet is redolent of fresh blackberries and blueberries, black cherries, and black plum. Then, it deviates slightly toward...
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Raïdis Estate Cheeky Goat Pinot Gris 2023

A very composed nose to begin with, then with a bit of air aromas of nectarines, cranberries, Rainier cherries, and...
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Raïdis Estate The Kelpie Sauvignon Blanc 2023

A pleasantly aromatic nose with the usual suspect, passionfruit, showing off. However, it does not have overtly green, pungent aromas;...
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Raïdis Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A dark, impenetrable wine still dominated by the oak and its “green” age. The palate is smoky, almost like stepping...
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Alpha Crucis Southern Cross Shiraz 2022

A vinous, vivacious, young McLaren Vale Shiraz. Fresh blueberries, black plums, pomegranate, rhubarb, peppercorn, cloves, and vanilla. The palate is...

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Dan Eggleton of Ben Murray Wines in the Barossa is as true and unpretentious as the wines he makes. A...
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10 Years of Riesling in Mount Gambier

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The Langhorne Creek Wine Guide 2026

By Lisa Cardelli Often described as the “workhorse” or “blending bowl” of major South Australian wine brands, Langhorne Creek has...
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