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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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Coldstream Hill Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay 2018

There is complexity here with a power and intensity that sets it apart. Slight brioche and light bready characters add...
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Tahbilk Shiraz 2022

This wine showcases the traditional winemaking practices of open fermentation in old vats, followed by maturation in a mix of...
GE MUSEUM SHIRAZ

Greenock Estate Barossa Valley Museum Shiraz 2017 

Produced only in exceptional vintages, 2017 was one for the Barossa. Small volumes, an impressive example of Barossa Shiraz. Eight...
Riposte Dagger PN NEW NV

Riposte the Dagger Pinot Noir 2025

Year after year, this Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir delivers quality and value. Aromas of slightly mushroomy dark cherry with a...
Cabernet Sauvignon

Watkins Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Just to put this in perspective at the start: it’s vegan, gluten-free, and made sustainably. So if that’s your bag,...
Chardonnay

Five Vineyard Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

A delicate, finely structured Chardonnay. The nose shows citrus with subtle grapefruit, melony influences, and a peachy creamy touch. Palate...
pinotnoir

Five Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

A classy Pinot Noir from an excellent vintage, delivering character, style, and structure. Nose shows cherry, slightly licoricey character with...
rose

Five Vineyard Rosé 2024

A light, delicate Rosé showing subtle savouriness that complements vibrant strawberry-rose petal characters on the nose and smooth, seamlessly structured...
Chardonnay Reserve ()

Five Vineyard Single Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Aromas of slightly crusty fresh bread, brioche, and subtle fruit scone character. Palate has cut-lime edginess, balancing riper stone fruit...
Rose NV

Five Vineyard Sparkling Rosé NV

A fun, bright sparkling wine with strawberry characters on the nose and palate, supplemented by creamier textural influences. Light, vibrant...
Wirra Wirra Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Wirra Wirra Hickinbotham Vineyard Clarendon Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

The colour is extraordinary, deep, dark, plummy, almost opaque. This wonderful vineyard was planted back in 1971 and sits in...
Wirra Wirra Bekkers Clarendon Vineyard Syrah

Wirra Wirra Bekkers Vineyard Clarendon Syrah 2024

This vineyard, planted in 1990, has produced some exceptional wines over the years, and this is another compelling example. Wonderful...
Wirra Wirra Yandra Vineyard Chardonnay

Wirra Wirra Yandra Vineyard Lenswood Chardonnay 2024

This famous McLaren Vale producer has moved into the cooler climes of the Adelaide Hills and Lenswood to source fruit...
Wirra Wirra RSW Shiraz No Vintage

Wirra Wirra R.S.W. McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

The fruit for this outstanding Shiraz comes from four blocks, three of which are Wirra’s biodynamic Sandhill Vineyard. The fourth...
Wirra Wirra The Absoncder Grenance

Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 2024

This has been a favourite of mine since it was introduced a few years ago. Two separate parcels have been...
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Wirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Sourced from two sites and made in a similar fashion to Wirra’s other flagship reds, open fermentation, a small inclusion...
TTW Omerta Shiraz

Thicker than Water Omertà Shiraz 2021

A near-perfect McLaren Vale 2021 vintage, capturing extraordinary Shiraz fruit intensity. Open fermented, cold-soaked, slow cool fermentation; multiple yeast strains...
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Château Yaldara Icon Shiraz 2022  

Beautiful, rich, seductive, gloriously textured, and immensely plush. This is Barossa Valley Shiraz from a season that produced some pretty...
Semillon

Crabtree Semillon 2025

Semillon expresses itself in many ways across regions, but Clare and Watervale seem to suit it particularly well. Low yields...
Fiano

Crabtree Fiano 2025

Fiano continues to establish itself firmly in Australian soils, and this Clare Valley example shows why. Light, airy and racy,...
Estate Riesling

Crabtree Estate Riesling 2025

A lovely example of Watervale Riesling, sourced from five separate blocks on the Crabtree vineyard. Like much of the region,...
Rosé ()

Crabtree Rosé 2025

A thoroughly beautiful Rosé made from Grenache, a variety that suits the style perfectly. Aromas of strawberry and watermelon lift...
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The Battle of Bosworth Expat Pinot Noir 2024

There’s very little Pinot grown in McLaren Vale these days, as it was originally designed and planted as a sparkling...
NV Shiraz KI

Springs Road Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2022

This vineyard was acquired in 2016, but the plantings were made between 1994 and 2000. It can be a fairly...

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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