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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.
Single Vineyard Malbec

Thorn-Clarke Vineyard Selection Malbec 2024

The beautiful fruit qualities of this variety are on full display here. Deep purpley-red colours, and an aroma that is...
Single Vineyard Shiraz

Thorn-Clarke Vineyard Selection Shiraz 2023

Colour is deeply reddy with some slight purple hues. The nose shows a more distinctive blackberry and almost blueberry note,...
Winemakers Shiraz

Thorn-Clarke William Randall Winemakers Selection Shiraz 2021

A truly marvelous example of this wonderful Barossa vintage. It’s made with a distinct handcrafted style from the picking through...
Shotfire Shiraz nv

Thorn-Clarke Collectors Heritage Edition Shiraz 2021

Here is the quality of the ’21 Barossa vintage on full display. Colour is deep and dense, and the nose...
Sandpiper Pinot Gris nv

Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Pinot Gris 2025

A light and slightly drier expression of Pinot Gris, but one which shows the cooler climate influence of the Eden...
Lady William Randell Shiraz nv

Thorn-Clarke Lady William Randle PS Mary Ann Shiraz 2020

This comes off four blocks in the Barossa, and is made in years that are considered worthy. In this case,...
JWE GSM

Jarrah Wood Estate Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2024

Comes off a newly acquired vineyard in Brookhampton in the Geographe wine region of the state. These vines are now...
JWE Rose

Jarrah Wood Estate Rosé 2025

This is a super impressive Rosé style made from Grenache vines in Geographe that are now 30 years old. Has...
Year Old Vines Semillon NV

Château Tanunda 100-Year-Old Vines Semillon 2025

As you might expect from these old vines, this is a limited edition that really does highlight the wondrous virtues...
Château Tanunda Grand Barossa GSM

Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2025

Medium-bodied Barossa blend here, with those lovely lifted notes of cherry and raspberry, and some slightly peppery characters adding to...
The Chateau Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda The Château Shiraz 2024

A quite elegant medium-bodied Shiraz from the Barossa that’s been treated with kid gloves, including careful basket pressing and then...
The Château Single Vineyard Grenache

Château Tanunda The Château Grenache 2024

Here is a Grenache that’s been designed very much in the modern idiom. It’s medium-bodied and designed to capture all...

Château Tanunda 150-Year-Old Vines Shiraz 2022

Makes sense that if you’ve got vines that are more than 150 years old, you want to let the world...
The Everest Shiraz

Château Tanunda The Everest Barossa Shiraz 2023

The fruit for this exceptional wine comes from low-yielding vines. It’s treated carefully from go to whoa, with time on...
The Everest Shiraz

Château Tanunda The Everest Barossa Shiraz 2022

A slightly more robust and opulent wine and certainly firmer than the 2023, but the old vines from the low-yielding...
Heritage Old Vine Shiraz

Château Tanunda Heritage Release Old Vine Shiraz 2025

As soon as you pour this into the glass, the colour is most striking. It’s deep and dark, and virtually...
Year Old Vines Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda 50-Year-Old Vines Shiraz 2023

Impeccably balanced and poised, old vine Shiraz from the Barossa. This wine really does show what this region can do...
Year Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Château Tanunda 50-Year-Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

This is a quite beautiful example of Barossa Cabernet. It’s medium to full-bodied and quite generous, but there is that...
Lake Doctor Shiraz WEB

Zonte’s Footsteps Lake Doctor Shiraz 2023

Here’s a Shiraz that captures all that is good in South Australia’s Langhorne Creek. There’s the soft drinkability and flavour...
kilikanoon killermans run cabernet sauvignon nv

Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

This is a thoroughly delicious Cabernet that’s showing the benefit of a little extra time in bottle. It’s soft, supple...
kilikanoon morts block watervale riesling nv

Kilikanoon Mort’s Block Watervale Riesling 2025

This wine comes off some quite old, very low-yielding vines and captures the typical regional crisp citrus flavours of the...
kilikanoon skilly valley pinot gris

Kilikanoon Skilly Valley Clare Valley Pinot Gris 2025

A fresh and vibrant Pinot Gris from the Clare Valley. The colour has the faintest of copper tones, which comes...
kilikanoon symphony cv dry rosé nv

Kilikanoon Symphony Clare Valley Dry Rosé 2025

It ticks all the modern dry Rosé style boxes. The colour is a pinky crimson, very pale. The nose has...
kilikanoon walton grenache nv

Kilikanoon Walton 1946 Grenache 2022

This Grenache, from vines planted in 1946 on the hills of Leasingham, remains one of my favourite examples of this...

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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