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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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St Mary’s Pinot Noir 2023

Leafy floral notes on the nose merge with subtle sour cherry and mushroom characters. The palate is light-bodied with silky...
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St Mary’s Bells & Whistles Shiraz 2021

This is a quite beautiful Shiraz which comes from a vineyard not far from Penola in Coonawarra. Pretty lifted plummy...
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St Mary’s Bells & Whistles Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Here is a pure and highly expressive Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. Belts out a tune of blackcurrant with dark chocolate and...
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Pasha Shiraz 2019

This is a most impressive Shiraz from McLaren Vale. It’s structured and already complex, yet it presents with such poise....
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Yering Station Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Smooth, elegant and super refined expression of Yarra Valley cabernet. It captures everything you expect from this variety in the...
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Yarrabank Brut Rosé 2019

A sparkling wine offering both lancing precision with a delightful light red fruit lift that is Rosé. Had four months...
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Curtis Cavaliere GSM 2021

Such a smooth and flavoursome combination of these varieties with lashings of liqueur cherry, bright red raspberry and intense black...
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Curtis Cavaliere Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Shows that McLaren Vale can produce some very tidy Cabernets. This is a case in point. Distinct varietal blackcurrant on...
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Curtis Cavaliere Shiraz 2021

Neatly crafted Shiraz from this excellent McLaren Vale vintage. Loads of plush plummy fruit reveal on the nose and through...
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Curtis Ancestor Shiraz 2021

Smooth, seamless and immensely powerful. This has been sourced from vines that are now more than 80 years old. They pump...
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Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A mighty impressive value for money Cabernet from this famous producer. The aromas are subtle blackcurrant with an infusion of...
TAHBILK Shiraz High Res Bottle

Tahbilk Museum Release Shiraz 2014

A wine that is starting to reveal its best with a little age. It’s only just starting to show the...
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Tahbilk Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021

This is a most attractive medium-bodied blend with loads of life and energy coursing through a smooth and seamlessly integrated...
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Mitchell Watervale Riesling 2024

If this is anything to go by there are going to be some sensational Rieslings from Clare and Watervale in...
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Yalumba Grenache Rosé 2024

Grenache would have to be my go-to variety for Rosé. This is from recently planted Barossa vines and it shows...
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Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache 2023

Some of the vines for this superb grenache are nearly 100 years old. They produce fruit of generous intensity, supreme...
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Yalumba Vat 11 Grenache 2023

A wine that speaks Grenache from its first utterances. It’s light-bodied and effortlessly persistent. Perfumed red fruits of cherry and...
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Yalumba The Tri Centenary Ancestor Vine Grenache 2022

These old vines have seen years from three centuries and are now more than 130 years old. Thankfully they show...
Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache NV

Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache 2022

Delightfully friendly light-bodied grenache from old Barossa vines. An engaging combination of bright red berry fruits with a light dusty...
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Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2023

Winemaker Peter Fraser knows a thing or two about Grenache and this is an example of how he has finessed...
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Yangarra Shiraz 2022

Combines the generosity of Shiraz with a slightly rustic dried herb character that seems a part of the Blewitt Springs...
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Yangarra Roussanne 2023

This cooler vintage has resulted in wines of tremendous elegance and finesse This is a beautiful example. The rich textural...
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Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache Blanc 2024

Starting to see a few wines made from this variety. It seems well suited to Australian sites and this one...
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Yangarra GSM 2023

A delightful elegant and expressive medium-bodied wine from Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale. It was gently treated from the outset...

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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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