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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.
Gudilly Fiano

Gudilly by Sorby Adams Clare Valley Fiano Single Vineyard 2025

This is the initial release of this wine which is sourced from the Clare Valley. Captures a lot of what...
Gudilly Pinot Noir

Gudilly by Sorby Adams Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024 

This is a pretty smart Pinot, especially for this price. Captures the sour cherry, plummy and slightly earthy notes of...
Gudilly GSM

Gudilly by Sorby Adams Single Vineyard Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2024 

Makes sense to have sourced the fruit for this wine from the Barossa in what was a very good year,...
NV SV NEBBIOLO

Soumah Single Vineyard Nebbiolo 2022

This is an outstanding example of an Australian adaptation of this famous Piedmont variety. Several different clones have been planted...
NV D'SOUMAH NEBBIOLO BARBERA

 Soumah Barbera Nebbiolo 2024

This combination goes right to the heart of the Piedmont region of northern Italy. It’s a wine that picks up...
NV SV MARZEMINO

Soumah Single Vineyard Hexham Marzemino 2024

It comes from northeastern Italy around Isera, south of Trentino. The variety was mentioned in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and I...
PENNA LANE Watervale Riesling DP HighRes

Penna Lane Watervale Riesling 2025

A Riesling that is true to style and region, sourced from around Leasingham, where there are, and have been over...
PENNA LANE Skilly Valley Riesling DP HighRes

Penna Lane Skilly Valley Riesling 2025

The Skilly Valley is a sub-region of Watervale. And the minerally character in the wine comes from the sandy loam...
YL Chardonnay

Yarra Loch Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

There is so much to like about this excellent Yarra Valley Chardonnay. It comes from a season which was quite...
YL Chardonnay SD

Yarra Loch Stephanie’s Dream Chardonnay 2024

This is a slightly finer expression of Chardonnay from Yarra Loch, and reflects the slightly higher proportion of Mendoza clone,...
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Riddoch The Federator Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Here’s a terrific example of Coonawarra Cabernet in a good season, drawn from those famed terra rossa soils in the...
Two Hands Wines Twelftree Adams Road Shiraz Bottle Shot NV

Twelftree Adams Road Shiraz 2021

This was such a good vintage in McLaren vale and Blewitt Springs, and it shows itself superbly in this excellent...
Two Hands Wines Twelftree Schuller Road Grenache Bottle Shot NV

Twelftree Schuller Road Blewitt Springs Grenache 2021

A stylish and exquisitely crafted Grenache from this outstanding sub-region within McLaren Vale. It always produces wine of such finesse...
Two Hands Wines Twelftree Vinegrove Road Grenache Bottle Shot NV

Twelftree Vinegrove Road Barossa Valley Grenache 2021

This wine has slightly more textural richness than the Blewitt Springs, but it still retains that wonderfully elegant and refined...
Two Hands Wines Twelftree Adams Road Grenache Bottle Shot NV

Twelftree Adams Road Grenache 2022

This is another Grenache from the Blewitt Springs sub-region, and it was made in a largely similar way to the...
Two Hands Wines Twelftree Schuller Road Grenache Bottle Shot NV

Twelftree Schuller Blewitt Springs Grenache 2022

This is a more recent vintage of this wine, and it shows once again the qualities of the vintage. Made...
wilsford riesling

Burge Family Winemakers Eden Valley Riesling 2024

An ideal growing season resulted in beautiful fruit from the higher altitude of Eden Valley above the Barossa. This Riesling...
Reserve Shiraz Front

Barton Rise and Barton View Old Vine Shiraz 2018

The 2018 vintage seemed to produce great wine wherever you went. This wine shows all the benefits of keeping those...
WT Pelassa San Pancrazio Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC

Pelassa San Pancrazio Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC 2021

Demonstrating the delightful, vibrant fruit characters of Barbera, when it’s well managed and allowed to present itself with medium weight....
WT Mas Doix Les Crestes Grenache Blend

Mas Doix Les Cresta Grenache Blend 2022

Such an easy drinking wine, sourced from Priorat in Catalonia and Spain. It’s bright, red and instantly vibrant. There’s almost...
WT Domaine Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes

Domaine Rossignol-Trapet Gevrey Chambertin Veilles Vignes 2022

Taken from multiple vineyards around the village of Gevrey and then vinified in three separate parts. One component is off...
WT Cirillo Black Label Barossa Valley Shiraz

Cirillo Black Label Shiraz

Talk about old vines, the source for this excellent Shiraz are vines planted way back in 1848, making them some...
WT Robert Goulley Chablis er Cru 'Vaillons'

Robert Goulley Chablis 1st Cru Vaillons 2023

This is a fine and elegant Chablis displaying bright notes of lemon and white peach with a subtle cracker biscuit...
WT Robert Goulley Chablis er Cru Vaucoupin

Robert Goulley Chablis 1st Cru Vaucoupin 2023

This is a fine and elegant Chablis displaying bright notes of lemon and white peach with a subtle cracker biscuit...

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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