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Ray Jordan

Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
SV HX Chardonnay

SOUMAH Hexham Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

After a bumpy finish to the 2023 year, this vintage actually turned out pretty damn well in the Yarra Valley....
SV UN Chardonnay

SOUMAH Upper Ngumby Chardonnay 2024

Another fine example of Soumah chardonnay from the 2024 season. This vineyard, about 10km from Hexham and just under one...
NV YS RES CAB

Yering Station Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2023

This is an elegant yet powerful statement of Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It comes from two Coldstream vineyards in the...
Freya and Jules Shiraz

Freya & Jules Clare Valley Shiraz 2022

This is quite a spicy, vibrant and peppery medium-bodied Shiraz from the Clare. On the nose you are immediately struck...
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Fowles Vinarium Chardonnay 2023

This is a pretty smart Chardonnay for this price. And it’s been made by winemaker Matt Harrop, who was well...
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Faustino Rivero Reserva Requena 2019

Medium-bodied Tempranillo and Bobal blend from Spain. Lovely herb-spicy aromatics merging with bright red fruits. Medium-bodied palate delivers with an...
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Duc de Montegerald Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2024

This is a Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre blend that’s sourced in the Southern Rhône. It’s quite bright and vibrant with a...
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Bests Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

One of the best and most famous producers from the Grampians in Victoria. This is classic cool climate, and it...
NV Ashmead Family Reserve ()

Elderton Ashmead Family Reserve Shiraz 2024

This was one of the better vintages in the Barossa in recent years, and this excellent wine illustrates this perfectly....
Open Range TB

Sevenhill Open Range Grenache 2023

This wine comes off vines that are now more than 100 years old. It is a low-yielding vineyard, and even...
Transparent Quarry Road

Sevenhill Quarry Road Cabernet Malbec 2021

The 2021 vintage was an excellent one in Clare, and this medium-bodied blend is stylish and elegantly proportioned. The nose...
Vaulted Cellar Shiraz

Sevenhill Vaulted Cellar Shiraz 2022

The vaulted cellar, dug by hand in the 1850s, lends its name to this wine. It is a beautiful expression...
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Holm Oak Rosé 2023

This has been made from 100% Pinot Noir, and it’s a thoroughly beautiful example of this style. The colour is...
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Holm Oak Shiraz 2023

This cooler vintage has produced a medium-weight Shiraz displaying classically cool-climate pepper and spice with a vibrant confectionary jubey raspberry...
NV Chardonnay Protege

Holm Oak The Protégé Chardonnay 2023

This is a finer and quite delicate style, yet there is plenty of fruit weight delivered with real poise. The...
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Holm Oak the Wizard Chardonnay 2024

This is a generous and deeply complex Chardonnay from a slightly warmer vintage in Tasmania. It was wild fermented in...
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Holm Oak the Wizard Pinot Noir 2023

This is a light-bodied but intensely expressed wine of great character and poise. It has a velvety smooth, satiny gloss...
Mr Riggs Watervale Riesling NV

Mr. Riggs Regional Series Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2025

Here’s a wine that expresses all that we love about this region which has produced consistently some of the finest...
Mr Riggs Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills Regional White wine

Mr. Riggs Regional Series Woodside Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2025

If you’re looking for that clean, pure, fresh, vibrant Savvy, then it’s pretty hard to go past this terrific value-for-money,...
Mr Riggs NV The Outpost Cabernet Bottle Shot

Mr. Riggs Regional Series Outpost Coonawarra Cabernet 2023

A vintage not without its challenges in Coonawarra, and yet with astute vineyard management, selecting only the best fruit, the...
Mr Riggs The Gaffer Shiraz Bottle Shot NV

Mr. Riggs Regional Series The Gaffer McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023

This is a most stylish example of McLaren Vale Shiraz. It was a cool season, which is reflected in a...
Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling Year No Vintage

Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling Museum Release 2018

Ah, the wonders of Eden Valley Riesling as it just starts to enter its secondary phase. This one is beginning...
Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache NV

Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache 2024

Consistently one of my favourite Australian Grenache, and each year I look forward to seeing what it reveals. In this...
Pewsey Vale Estate Riesling No Vintage ()

Pewsey Vale Estate Eden Valley Riesling 2025

What a beautiful example of Eden Valley Riesling is this estate Pewsey Vale wine. The nose is intense lemon with...

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Hayes Family Wines

Hayes Family Wines is a relatively new name for the Barossa Valley, but its roots date back to the middle...

Elderton in Form

It’s one of those weird twists. The Barossa Valley is renowned for its shiraz and one of the best has...

A New Grenache Benchmark from the West

History may show that the Swinney Farvie Frankland River Grenache 2020 was the wine that redefined this variety in WA....
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