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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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Wynns V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz 2024

This is a thoroughly beautiful wine and again, like the V&A shiraz, picked a little earlier to highlight the vibrancy...
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Wynns Black Label Old Vines Shiraz 2024

A super season in Coonawarra has produced an outstanding example of this style. This is generous and intense, but delivers...
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Wynns Black Label The Original Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

This is the wine that started it all for Wynns when it was first released from the 1954 vintage. It...
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Wynns Black Label Messenger Chardonnay 2025

It’s hardly surprising that in good years, like 2025, Chardonnay in Coonawarra can perform exceptionally well. In this case, I...
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Wynns Single Vineyard Limited Release Cabernet Franc 2025

Here is a wine that comes from the MacKillop Vineyard in the northern Coonawarra area. And it is the most...
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Wynns O’Deas Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Each year, one vineyard is chosen to be highlighted for its specific qualities and individuality. In this case, it’s the...
NV CE RIES

Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Riesling 2025

The Victorian Grampians region does produce some of the country’s best Rieslings. In this case, the crunchy, pebbly characters that...
GB Meshach

Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2022

The ’22 vintage has certainly resulted in some exceptional wines from the Barossa and this is another wonderful example of...
Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz

Grant Burge Filsel Shiraz 2024

The fruit is sourced from around the Barossa and in this case has produced, in what was a very good...
Grant Burge Nebu NV

Grant Burge Nebu Cabernet Shiraz 2024

Does the old heart good to be tasting wonderful combinations of the classic Australian blend of Cabernet and Shiraz. In...
Petaluma Evans Vineyard

Petaluma Coonawarra Evans Vineyard 2021

This was a superb vintage in Coonawarra and this blend of old vine Cabernet Sauvignon from the Evans Vineyard and...
Petaluma Yellow Label Hanlin Hill Riesling

Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling 2025

From the time this wine was originally created by Brian Croser, it has been among the best releases each year....
Old Block

St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2021

This was one of the first wines to really highlight the contribution of old vine Barossa Shiraz. It’s now a...
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Riposte Wines The Pinot Noir 2024

Legendary winemaker Tim Knapstein reckons he’s been working towards this Pinot for the best part of thirty-five years. There’s tremendous...
Old Bastard

Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2022

This is sourced from vines that were planted in 1893. With those older vines, producing wine of real concentration and...
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Kaesler Age of Light Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

This wine is sourced from the Kids Cabernet block, which is right behind the winery and planted quite recently back...
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Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz 2023

In case you’re wondering, Alter Reben is the German for old vine, and this is a single vineyard Shiraz from...
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Kaesler Old Vine Shiraz 2023

It’s sourced from vines that were planted back in the 1960s and taken from cuttings from the Old Bastard vineyard...
Scarlet Ladybird

Zonte’s Footstep Scarlet Ladybird Rosé 2025

Colour is a brilliant pink, copper tone. Opens with a lovely wave of strawberry and cream. Some subtle savory notes....
Blackberry Patch

Zonte’s Footstep Blackberry Patch Cabernet 2023

An elegantly poised medium- to full-bodied Cabernet from the Fleurieu in South Australia. Captures the classically varietal blackcurrant and dark...
Love Symbol

Zonte’s Footstep Love Symbol Grenache 2024

Love this wine from the first take on the nose through to its quite beautiful, generous, and delicious palate. An...
Hills are Alive Shiraz

Zonte’s Footstep Hills Are Alive Shiraz 2023

A wine that displays quite a plush texture, albeit more in the medium- to full-bodied zone. It’s sourced from the...
Super Trooper

Zonte’s Footstep Super Trooper Shiraz Cabernet 2023

A classic Aussie blend that always seems to deliver. In this case, it’s from the Fleurieu region of South Australia....
Chocolate Factory

Zonte’s Footstep Chocolate Factory Shiraz 2023

Plenty of generous McLaren Vale Shiraz in this wine. It’s a wild combination of plums and raisins with a slightly...

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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