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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.
Henschke Stone Jar Tempranillo EV S

Henschke Stone Jar Tempranillo 2025

This 100% Tempranillo from Eden Valley has been a favourite of mine since I first tasted the early vintages several...
Henschke The Nurturer B S

Henschke The Nurturer 2025

This blend is named in honour of Prue Henschke, recognising her remarkable contribution to botany, environmental stewardship and viticulture. In...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Weatherstone Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Estate Weatherstone Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

This is a cracking good wine that comes off Marnong Estate’s highest vineyard. The wonderfully scented aromas of spice and...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Heart Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Estate Heart Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

Quite a different expression to the Weatherstone Pinot, with a deeper, richer, and more concentrated dark fruit character showing black...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Montepulciano ()

Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Montepulciano 2025

Colour is extraordinarily deep and dark. And the nose shows some quite beautiful plummy blackcurrant notes with a lifted leafy...
Marnong Estate Reserve Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2024

This is high-class stuff from this Sunbury Victorian producer. There’s an incredible intensity evident immediately on the nose which carries...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Sangiovese ()

Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2025

Sangiovese can be sometimes a tricky variety to do well, but in this case, it’s been done super well. It’s...
Rock Hill Shiraz

Conte Estate Rock Hill Shiraz 2022

This is a plush and generous medium to full-bodied Shiraz from McLaren Vale. Opens with a swirling mix of super...
Cab Sauv

Conte Estate Hunt Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A medium-bodied yet quite generous Cabernet from McLaren Vale. Opens with classically defined Cabernet characters of blackberry with some nice...
Katunga Chardonnay McLaren Vale HR

Pirramimma Katunga Chardonnay 2020

Now showing as a more mature expression, this Chardonnay reveals a mix of French and American oak, adding vanillin and...
Katunga Chardonnay McLaren Vale HR

Pirramimma Katunga Chardonnay 2021

McLaren Vale is best known for reds, but in good seasons like 2021 it can produce excellent Chardonnay. Aromas show...
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Sorby Adams The Vicar of Toft Barossa Shiraz 2022

This is a superb wine from what was an outstanding Barossa vintage. The Shiraz comes from the northern reaches of...
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Sorby Adams The Reverend Canon Barossa Shiraz 2022

A thoroughly scrumptious and delicious, yet still powerful and concentrated Shiraz from the Barossa. Loaded with dark fruits and supported...
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Gudilly by Sorby Adams Rosé 2026

A delightful, fresh and youthful Rosé exhibiting all those bright red berry characters and lovely aromatic florals that make for...
DJshiraz

Paisley Boombox Shiraz 2023

Incredibly deep and dark fruits immediately evident in the glass. The nose is pure, concentrated Shiraz with its rich plummy,...
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Paisley Texture Reserve Shiraz 2023

Super wine, this. It’s a best barrel selection. Loaded with ripe and intensely concentrated plummy fruits, with a nice contribution...
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Paisley Six Strings Tempranillo 2024

A sumptuously delicious expression of this famous Spanish variety from a very good year in the Barossa. Has all you...
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Paisley Turntable GSM 2023

Oodles of punchy fruit evident right from the start, with those scented aromatics of dark plummy blackberry and slightly liqueur...
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Paisley Linen Fiano 2025

The rich textured palate and lifted florals of Fiano are well to the fore in this excellent Barossa wine. The...
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Curtis Gladiator Shiraz 2022

This top-of-the-range Shiraz from Curtis comes off 80-year-old vines in McLaren Vale. The fruit is incredibly concentrated and rich, with...
Curtis Pasha McLaren Vale Shiraz

Curtis Pasha Shiraz 2022

Comes off 60-year-old vines that were handpicked before a slow fermentation designed to build deep colour and integrated fine tannins....
Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Shiraz

Curtis Cavaliere Shiraz 2022

A typical full-bodied, generous McLaren Vale Shiraz, with an intense aromatic of plummy, dark berry fruits, with a thread of...
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Curtis Enigma Shiraz 2024

Love the smooth concentration of flavours evident here. It’s loaded with dark plummy blackberry notes, rich chocolate, a slightly coffee...
Curtis Small Batch South Australia Durif ()

Curtis Small Batch Durif 2025

This is a variety that really packs a punch. It’s loaded with dark, fleshy fruits that can be super concentrated....

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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