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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.
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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,...
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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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Lou Miranda Estate Heritage Series Centenarian Old Vine Shiraz 2019

Wow, I’m not putting this one down. A super wine from an excellent vintage. Loaded with dark fruits augmented with...
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Pierre Chainiert Pinot Noir 2024

Sacre Bleu! A super value for money French Pinot that is just so damn drinkable. Loaded with ripe, juicy red...
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Eastern Laneway Vinters Grampians Shiraz 2024

Plenty has been packed into this excellent Shiraz from the Grampians in Victoria. Rich, succulent and juicy Shiraz fills the...
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Reschke Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

You have to do a double-take when you see a classy Coonawarra Cabernet like this selling for $12. That’s crazy....
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Taylors Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

You are simply not going to find too many Cabernets of this class for this price. It’s a cracking wine...
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Parker Estate Small Batch Wine Bailey Block Cabernet Franc 2024

I do like this wine. From the get-go it is immediately appealing from the delightfully fragrant floral aromas with intense...
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Parker Terra Rossa Estate Shiraz 2023

A refined and elegantly structured Shiraz from this slightly cooler vintage in Coonawarra. The nose is a seductive mix of...
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Lyons Will Riesling 2024

Another wonderful example of how Australian Riesling is being moved in a new and more complex direction. In this case,...
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Lyons Will Chardonnay 2024

This is a marvellously complex and engaging Chardonnay. It was partially whole bunch pressed and then barrel fermented with full...
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Lyons Will Gamay 2024

A lot of care and attention has gone into creating a deliciously appealing, light-bodied and fragrant easy-drinking wine of great...
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Lyons Will Pinot Noir 2023

Plenty of thought has gone into the making of this excellent Macedon Pinot Noir. It includes wild yeast fermentation, largely...
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Bleasdale Mainsail Malbec 2022

This Langhorne Creek winery has made quite some statement with this variety since its first vintage in 1961. This is...
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Bleasdale Generations Malbec 2023

For many years now, this has been one of my favourite Malbecs. It comes from several estate vineyards and other...
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Bleasdale Second Innings Malbec 2023

An exquisite and beautiful example of Malbec. What strikes as astonishing is that it is a modestly priced wine 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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