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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.
Winepilot GSM

Varney Wines GSM 2022

A deeper and more generous combination to the Entrada, but still with the vibrancy and bright fruit expression. Some interesting...
Winepilot Chardonnay

Varney Wines Chardonnay 2024

A lighter-bodied Chardonnay, but one that reveals both depth and intensity. It comes from different clones within the Adelaide Hills,...
Winepilot Grenache

Varney Wines Grenache 2024

Comes off 70-year-plus old bush vines from several sites in McLaren Vale. It was picked slightly early to retain the...
Winepilot Syrah

Varney Wines Syrah 2022

A beautiful Syrah that comes from the Adelaide Hills. Merging of plummy blackberry fruits on the nose with a sprinkle...
Ulithorne Avitus shiraz

Ulithorne Avitus Shiraz 2022

Sourced from Blewitt Springs within the great McLaren Vale region. It’s a region that produces such distinctive and classy wines,...
Devitt & Moore sauvignon blanc

Devitt & Moore Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Crunchy, vibrant Savvy from the Limestone Coast. It’s been made to capture every last ounce of Savvy character from the...
Magarey Lane Single Vineyard chardonnay

Magarey Lane Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

This is a tidy little Chardonnay from the Limestone Coast. Fragrant with aromas of peach-dominant stone fruit, melon and light...
Stonehaven Limited Vineyard Release chardonnay

Stonehaven Limited Vineyard Release Chardonnay 2025

The flavour and fruit concentration of Padthaway is on display with this excellent Chardonnay. It was a cool season ideally...
Magarey lane Single Vineyard pinot gris

Magarey Lane Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2025

Fresh and crunchy Pinot gris from the Limestone Coast. The free-run juice and the pressings were initially kept separate before...
Stonehavern Limited Vineyard Release shiraz

Stonehavern Limited Vineyard Release Wrattonbully Shiraz 2022

A mighty good example of the smart reds that have emerged from this mild but excellent vintage down at Wrattonbully....
Schild Estate Angas Brae shiraz

Schild Estate Angas Brae Shiraz 2023

A generous and bold statement of Barossa Shiraz from this cooler and sometimes challenging vintage. Deeply layered with a maze...
Schild Estate Ben Schild Estate shiraz

Schild Estate Ben Schild Estate Shiraz 2023

Plenty to like about this super concentrated but ultimately elegantly structured Barossa Shiraz. The colour is deep and dark. The...
Schild Estate Three Springs shiraz

Schild Estate Three Springs Shiraz 2023

A season delayed by a cool wet spring, but one which turned out to be pretty good in the Barossa....
Magarey lane Single Vineyard pinot gris

Magarey Lane Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025

An early release from the ’25 vintage from the Limestone Coast. It fits snugly into the fresh, early drinking style...
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Riposte The Halberd Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Fragrant and almost airily light Chardonnay from a single vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. The aromas of brioche and fresh,...
Artwork Bella Riva Grenache

De Bortoli Bella Riva Grenache 2024

A most attractive Heathcote-sourced Grenache. It’s light bodied and fresh as a daisy with its red fruit combination revealing floral...
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Lou Miranda Fierce III Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Generous and opulent Barossa Cabernet brimming with typical varietal blackcurrant and plummy blackberry notes. A dollop of dark chocolate adds...
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Lou Miranda Estate Fierce III Shiraz Grenache Mataro 2022

A lively and spicy interpretation of this Barossa staple. Brings together three perfectly compatible bedfellows to produce a bright medium...
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Lou Miranda Fierce III Shiraz 2023

A cooler vintage that’s produced wines of elegance and refinement. This is an example. It’s seamlessly woven with plush fruit...
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Lou Miranda Fierce III Sagrantino 2021

Okay, so not a lot of this famous Umbrian variety is grown in Australia, but this one from a very...
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Lou Miranda Leone Shiraz 2021

Gosh, this is an easy drinking Barossa Shiraz from a very good year. A juicy ripe plummy dark chocolate combination...
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Lou Miranda Estate Golden Lion Shiraz 2021

What a cracking good Shiraz this is from a wonderful vintage. Loaded with ripe, juicy and quite succulent dark fruits...
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Lou Miranda Estate Golden Lion Reserve Shiraz 2021

Oh yeah, baby. We have something here. Super saturated mix of dark plummy blackberry fruit bursts on the nose with...
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Lou Miranda Estate Centenarian Old Vine Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021

As the name suggests, this is sourced from vines that are more than 100 years old. They are dry-grown and...

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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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