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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.
Delamere Block Chardonnay

Delamere Vineyard Block Three Chardonnay 2023

Although this was quite a challenging season, the wine has emerged as a triumph of good management and careful planning....
BREM NV SPECIAL MALBEC WEB

Bremerton Special Release Malbec 2023

Malbec has been a winner in Langhorne Creek, and this one captures the highly scented aroma of spices and African...
BREM NV COULTHARD CAB SAUV WEB

Bremerton Coulthard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Another of the Bremertons that is absolutely reliable. And year in and year out produces excellent value wines with a...
BREM NV SELKIRK SHIRAZ WEB

Bremerton Selkirk Shiraz 2022

Always one of the best value releases of the year. It is comfortably seated in the Langhorne Creek wheelhouse of...
BREM NV BATONNAGE SHIRAZMALBEC WEB

Bremerton Bâtonnage Shiraz Malbec 2022

This is a lovely wine from the get-go. It was barrel fermented and matured in French oak, where it was...
Hatch Watervale Riesling Front Cropped

Hatch Clare Valley Watervale Riesling 2025

There are few people in this country who know more about making great Rieslings than Chris Hatcher, who cut his...
The Pursuit NV Jim Brand

Jim Brand The Pursuit Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

This is Coonawarra Cabernet through and through. When it gets things right, Coonawarra’s Cabernets are quite marvelous, and this one...
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Mt Bera Amphitheatre Blaufränkisch 2024

To be fair, I’ve only seen a handful of Australian wines made from this Austrian variety, but each has impressed....
x Mt Bera WILD & FREE AH SHIRAZ

Mt Bera Wild & Free Shiraz 2024

In good years, Adelaide Hills Shiraz can produce some marvellous wines, and this is one of them. It’s a medium-bodied...
MtB AMPHITHEATRE Pinot Noir Zweigelt NV x

Mt Bera Amphitheatre Pinot Noir Zweigelt 2023

There’s a little bit of Austrian influence in this wine from the Adelaide Hills. Zweigelt is Austria’s number one red...
MtBera Wild Free Pinot Noir

Mt Bera Wild & Free Pinot Noir 2024

There are some beautiful fruit characters here — starting with the fragrant aromas and carrying through to a delightfully rounded,...
MtB RWC Tempranillo

Mt Bera Running With The Cows Tempranillo 2023

This is one of the most appealing Tempranillos from the Adelaide Hills. It shows a slightly savoury, dusty nuance on...
MtB W&F Cabernet Merlot NV

Mt Bera Wild & Free Cabernet Merlot 2023

A medium-bodied Adelaide Hills blend that bursts with vibrant, lively fruit characters on the nose and through the palate. Black...
Cabernet NV

O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River/Armagh Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Sourced from the sub-regions of Polish Hill River and Armagh. Aromas scream Cabernet: blackberry, blackcurrant, a little leaf, and syrupy...
shiraz NV

O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River/Armagh Shiraz 2023

Here is a wine that combines the power and intensity of Clare with finesse to create a stylish example of...
OH Founders Grenache

Organic Hill Founders Release McLaren Vale Grenache 2023

Preservative-free, organically grown Grenache. A nose of raspberry red fruits, subtle florals, and rose petal lift. Medium-bodied, juicy palate with...
OH Founders Shiraz

Organic Hill Founders Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023

Rich, opulent McLaren Vale Shiraz. Aromas of peppery blackberry and Satsuma plum. The palate shows succulent ripe fruits with dark...
OH PF Monte

Organic Hill Montepulciano 2024

Bright, vibrant wine from organically grown Montepulciano. Aromatics of berries and florals, medium-bodied, smooth palate with dark chocolatey liqueur cherry...
OH PF Spark Rosé NEW

Organic Hill Cuvée Rosé 2024

Made from Lagrein, unusual but superb in style. Fresh strawberry basket with crunchy cranberry and pomegranate lift. Slightly meaty in...
New Reserve Chard High Res

Hutton Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Power, poise, and persistence, that’s what you’re getting in this deluxe Chardonnay from a vintage that produced some quite marvelous...
Leconfield Cabernet Franc NV()

Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Franc 2024

This is such a beautiful example of this largely right bank variety working its magic in Coonawarra. It’s immediately perfumed,...
Leconfield Manor House Cabernet Sauvignon

Leconfield Coonawarra Manor House Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The first thing you note is the color. It’s deep and opaque. And then the nose displays all you expect...
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Howard Park Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Here is a Sauvignon Blanc that’s been subtly augmented with oak to add complexity and texture into a variety that...
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Curtis Family Vineyards Ancestor McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

Oh my, I’m liking this wine. The fruit was handpicked from hundred-year-old vines and after handpicking and time on skins,...

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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