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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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Mr. Hugh Mornington Peninsula Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023

It’s a wine that maximises the combination of these two excellent Australian Pinot regions. Aromas of sour cherry, raspberry, a...
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Mr. Hugh Mornington Peninsula Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2023

The fine precision of the Mornington Peninsula is evident immediately. On the nose, there’s a fine chalky, slightly savoury character...
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Mr. Hugh Mornington Peninsula Blue Range Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

There’s so much to like about this wine from what was a very good vintage. It’s balanced, it’s poised, and...
Eight Barrels

Glen Eldon Eight Barrels Shiraz 2020

Balanced and poised Shiraz of medium weight and impressive generosity. The nose strikes out initially with vibrant plum and mulberry...
Twisted Trunk Reserve Shiraz

Glen Eldon Twisted Trunk Reserve Shiraz 2022

Wow, from the first look at the opaque colour to the intensity on the nose and the rich generosity of...
Old Block

St. Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2022

This famous wine was first made in 1980 by Robert O’Callaghan and longtime St. Hallett winemaker Stuart Blackwell. This is...
Blackwell

St. Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2023

This is a marvellous wine that honours the significant contribution of longtime St. Hallett winemaker Stuart Blackwell. It’s from a...
DROPZONESHIRAZ

Drop Zone Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2021

Has to be the drinkability capital of Australian wine. This one delivers with all that you want. Plenty of ripe,...
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Drop Zone Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Here’s a terrific quality, value-for-money Cabernet from Langhorne Creek. On the nose, it opens with loads of dark chocolate and...
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Drop Zone Riesling 2025

The pure, vibrant lift of fresh lime and lemon greets immediately on the nose. This is Clare Valley Riesling, and...
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Bell & Gong Valleyfield Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

This is a wonderful example of Tassie Pinot. The nose displays bright red fruits with just a subtle, slightly damp...
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Bell & Gong Valleyfield Vineyard Pinot Gris 2025

The early morning picking from this Valleyfield Vineyard at Longford in Tasmania has been designed to retain the vibrant, crunchy...
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Kilikanoon Attunga 1865 Shiraz 2020

An exceptional single-vineyard wine from vines that were planted back in 1865. Just 12 rows of these vines remain, but...
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Kilikanoon Baudinet Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022

A classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. The fruit comes from throughout Clare,...
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Kilikanoon Covenant Shiraz 2022

The colour for this first-rate wine shows a brilliant, bright red and slight crimson hues. The nose captures the varietal...
NV Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache

Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache 2023

This turned out to be a pretty good season in Clare, resulting in some first-rate red wines. The Grenache comes...
Chapman Grove Reserve Cabernet

Chapman Grove Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2020

Despite the challenges of trying to manage Covid this very short and compacted vintage produced some excellent flavours Cabernet in...
Chapman Grove NV Cabernet Merlot

Chapman Grove Cabernet Merlot 2017

Fragrant medium-bodied Cabernet Merlot from this cooler year which has produced elegant and stylish wines of subtle expression. Slightly chocolaty,...
Chapman Grove Reserve SSB

Chapman Grove Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2016

Okay, so there is a belief that this blend doesn’t age too well. But here is a wine that has...
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Chapman Grove Shiraz Reserve 2014

Wow, what a pleasure to see a fully mature red wine from this great Margaret River vintage. It’s drinking so...
Pinot Noir

Beresford Wines Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2024

The prettiness and beauty of this excellent season in the Adelaide Hills is certainly captured in this most stylish expression...
BW Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz NV

Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz 2023

This is one of Australia’s most famous Shiraz. It comes off extremely low-yielding 55-year-old Hunter Valley vines and consistently produces...
Pinotage NV

O’Leary Walker Pinotage 2024

Okay. Let me say from the start, when I first tasted Pinotage many years ago, I thought it was a...
Devitt&Moore Sunderland Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Devitt & Moore Sunderland Shiraz 2022

This is a Shiraz from the Limestone Coast showing slightly bolder and more assertive plush fruit characters. The colour is...

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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