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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.
Paracombe Gruner V NV

Paracombe Grüner V5 2023

This Austrian variety has found a home in the Adelaide Hills. In addition to the Gruner, there’s also Pinot Blanc,...
Paracombe Gamay NV

Paracombe Gamay 2025

This Beaujolais variety is really starting to find some resonance in Australia with varieties certainly appearing from various cooler climate...
Paracombe Pinot Gris NV

Paracombe Pinot Gris 2025

A most attractive textured and flavoursome Pinot Gris. It’s not a big style, but there is generosity here delivered with...
glen eldon twisted trunk

Glen Eldon Twisted Trunk Reserve Shiraz 2024

The Twisted Trunk refers to the old vines that were planted in 1865, and to this day produce excellent, though...
Estate Sangiovese

Five Vineyard Single Vineyard Shiraz 2024

A beautifully balanced and poised medium-bodied Shiraz from the Plenty region in Victoria. It’s a vibrant, high-energy wine showing a...
Y Series Pinot Grigio No Vintage ()

Y Series Pinot Grigio 2025

A terrific value example of this variety. It’s made in that light, fine and bright style with a crisp acidity...
Y Series Riesling No Vintage

Y Series Riesling 2025

Pretty smart Riesling for the price. Has all that you expect in this variety with its citrus-dominant, slightly floral notes....
Yalumba La Maschera Pinot Grigio No Vintage

La Maschera Pinot Grigio 2025

This is a Pinot Grigio from the Limestone Coast of South Australia. The use of wild fermentation in French oak...
mesh Eden Valley Riesling NV ()

Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2025

The famous Australian wine that is the result of Geoffrey Grosset and Robert Hill Smith getting together in this partnership...
Parish Pinot Gris No Vintage ()

Parish Vineyards Pinot Gris 2025

This is quite a distinctive Pinot Gris from the Evandale Parish in Tasmania. Has quite a distinctive steely, granite-like character...
RUNNING WITH BULLS Tempranillo No Vintage

Running With Bulls Tempranillo 2024

Tempranillo has proved quite a hit in the Barossa since it was introduced some years ago, and this one captures...
Smith&Hooper Cab Sauv Merlot NV

Smith And Hooper Cabernet Merlot 2023

This combination of varieties has proved highly successful from the Limestone Coast in South Australia. Cabernet is providing that structural...
Smith&Hooper Merlot Bottle

Smith And Hooper Merlot 2023

One of the champions of Merlot over many years, and this is another example of what can come from the...
Yaluma Barossa Bush Vine Grenache No Vintage ()

Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache 2024

Yalumba has been a great champion of Grenache from these older Barossa vines. This one, medium-bodied, highly perfumed and aromatic,...
Yalumba Galway Vintage Shiraz NO VINTAGE

Yalumba Galway Vintage Shiraz 2023

One of the most famous Shiraz wines with its distinctive and equally famous label still being used today. This is...
Yalumba Barossa Grenache Rose No Vintage

Yalumba Grenache Rosé 2025

Yalumba has been a champion of both Grenache and Rosé over many years, and this one is another quite beautiful...
Yalumba Eden Valley Roussanne NV

Yalumba Eden Valley Roussanne 2025

This variety is quite well-suited to the Eden Valley, which is slightly cooler than the Barossa floor. Aromas of stone...
Yalumba Sanctum Cabernet Sauvignon NV ()

Yalumba Sanctum Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Hails from the Menzies Estate vineyard, smack bang in the middle of Coonawarra on those famous terra rossa over limestone...
Yalumba Barossa Shiraz No Vintage ()

Yalumba Barossa Shiraz 2024

A most consistent great value Shiraz from the Barossa Valley. It was a year that produced quite seductive and delicious...
IRVINE SPRING HILL EV PINOT GRIS

Irvine Spring Hill Pinot Gris 2025

Beautiful, engaging aromas emerge immediately with notes of lemon and honey, and a little of that apple and pear crumble...
IRVINE SPRING HILL EV RIESLING

Irvine Spring Hill Riesling 2025

A beautifully fragrant and racy Riesling from Eden Valley. A mix of lemon and lime on the nose with some...
Spring Hill BV SHIRAZ

Irvine Spring Hill Shiraz 2022

A wine that reflects perfectly the slightly cooler environs of Eden Valley above the Barossa. In this case, it’s produced...
IRVINE Altitude EV Shiraz

Irvine Altitude Estate Grown Shiraz 2023

This is a subtle and gently presented Shiraz from Eden Valley. The colour is a little lighter, though still showing...
IRVINE Altitude Cabernet Sauv

Irvine Altitude Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The influence of the cooler Eden Valley region is immediately apparent in this stylish and elegantly poised Cabernet Sauvignon from...

Stories

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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