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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.

Five Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2023

This is a slightly finer style to the standard version in this region but it retains the character and stamp...

Five Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2023

From the Plenty region just north of Melbourne. This is a rich and highly textured Chardonnay bursting with a mix...
St Hallett Planted

St Hallett Planted 1936 Shiraz 2017

An outstanding new release that is part of the Planted Series. It was sourced from an 84-year-old block in the...
PETALUMA CHARDONNAY PICCADILLY VALLEY

Petaluma Chardonnay 2024

A famous Australian wine from the Piccadilly Valley. The cool climate fruit was all barrel fermented with solids and then...
Shiraz

Watkins Cellar Reserve Shiraz 2017

Captures all that is good in Langhorne Creek. It begins with fruit that is distinctly medium-bodied but loaded with deep...
Cab Sauvignon

Watkins Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Such an exquisitely balanced and poised Cabernet from Langhorne Creek. I like everything about it. Light notes of slightly minty...
HMSH ()

Harvest Moon Shiraz 2023

This was a slightly warmer vintage in Central Victoria, so even this cooler style of Shiraz has a little more...
ParsonsPaddockCabSauvNV

Parson’s Paddock Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

This multi-regional blend from South Australia in this very good year offers soft and plush dark fruit flavours delivered on...
Paracombe Reserve Chardonnay NV

Paracombe Chardonnay 2021

The handpicked fruit for this excellent Chardonnay comes from an Adelaide Hills vineyard planted in 1983. It’s a beautifully rich...
Paracombe The Reuben NV

Paracombe The Reuben 2018

A really beautiful medium-bodied blend of Adelaide Hills Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Shiraz. The fruit is concentrated...
Paracombe Shiraz NV

Paracombe Shiraz 2018

A silky smooth example of a cooler climate Shiraz. It works so beautifully. Everything sits together so comfortably with the...
Caretaker Cabernet NV

Paracombe Caretaker Cabernet 2018

A single vineyard Cabernet that shows the Adelaide Hills should not be overlooked for quality Cabernet. So much is happening...
BOTTLE SHOT

Richard Hamilton The Surgeon Shiraz 2022

What a thoroughly beautiful, elegant and refined McLaren Vale Shiraz. Perfumed aromas of red fruit and violets with complex floral...
Richard Hamilton Les Collines Pinot Gris NV Low Res

Richard Hamilton Les Collines Pinot Gris 2024

A Pinot Gris from the Adelaide Hills that’s been made in a drier finer style more closely aligned to Grigio,...
Richard Hamilton La Valle Fiano low res

Richard Hamilton La Valle Fiano 2024

A pretty darned good expression of this famous Sicilian variety. Combines a fresh zingy feel with deeper textured flavours of...
Richard Hamilton Almond Grove Chardonnay NV Low Res

Richard Hamilton Almond Grove Chardonnay 2024

This is a rather delightfully friendly Chardonnay that offers plenty of flavour delivered with admirable restraint. Bright stone fruit nuances...
Richard Hamilton Lot Merlot NV Low Res

Richard Hamilton Lot 148 Merlot 2022

Lot 148 was the family’s first vineyard way back in the day. From what was a very good year, this...
Leconfield Richard Hamilton Cabernet Sauvignon NV low res

Richard Hamilton Hut Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

There’s a thoroughly beautiful varietal expression in this McLaren Vale Cabernet. It’s generous and concentrated, but it’s also elegantly structured...
Richard Hamilton Little Road Shiraz NV Low Res

Richard Hamilton Little Road Shiraz 2022

The bright red fruits are evident immediately on the nose. A little spicy addition provides further lift. The palate is...
Three Minds Bottle Shot()

Three Minds Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

This was one of those classic Coonawarra vintages and the wines produced are some of the best the region has...
Wynns Single Vineyard Limited Edition CabFranc Coonawarra AUS FB SC

Wynns Single Vineyard Limited Release Cabernet Franc 2024

This wine is sourced from the McKillop vineyard in the northern part of Coonawarra, giving it an angelic purity from...
HMPG ()

Harvest Moon Pinot Grigio 2024

From the get-go the aim has been to retain the pristine purity and freshness while not allowing colour to develop....
HMSB ()

Harvest Moon Sauvignon Blanc 2024

So, this cooler ripening season has allowed a slow build-up of savoury characters that are delivered with a little restraint....
The Chateau CV Merlot

Château Tanunda The Château Single Vineyard Merlot 2024

A smooth and almost succulent Merlot from the Barossa. Lots of dark fruit cake and plummy blackberry nuances emerge with...

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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