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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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Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

The Drumborg vineyard can be a tricky proposition for Pinot Noir and in 2022 the season conspired against it, so...
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Seppelt St Peters Shiraz 2022

At the risk of repeating myself, this is one of my very favourite Australian Shiraz. I love it. Always have....
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Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Winemaker Clare Dry has exerted quite an influence on this wine since taking over in 2021. The intention is to...
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Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Traminer 2023

Well, well well. Who remembers Traminer in the 70s and 80s? It was a big deal but then lost favour....
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Dewey Station The Mars Express Shiraz 2021

A beautifully plump and plush Barossa Shiraz sourced from Altona and Ebenezer vineyards. The Ebenezer seems to bring that fine...
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Dewey Station Off the Beaten Track Graciano 2022

A variety that can be a bit hit and miss in Australia. In this case – a hit. This 100%...
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Dewey Station Wines Moonglow Grenache Rosé 2022

Now this is a Rosé that makes a statement. It’s as pale as pale can be after coming off skins...
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Crabtree Estate Grenache Shiraz 2023

A vibrant young blend of medium body highlighting all that is good in these varieties when brought together. The aromas...
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Crabtree Tempranillo 2023

Designed as a fresh and vibrant medium bodied style. The distinctive cherry and raspberry characters are immediately apparent on the...
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Geoff Merrill Reserve Shiraz 2016

Here is Merrill at his best. This was a small vintage after a dry winter, but the resulting fruit concentration...
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Geoff Merrill Charley Grenache Rosé 2024

Rosé is a variety that Merrill knows a thing or two about. Some of his Rosés while at Reynella are...
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Geoff Merrill G&W Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Merrill is in a position where he is happy to keep his wines for a few years before release. This...
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Chain of Ponds The Cachet Pinot Noir 2022

A wave of red fruit characters with a spicy lift strike immediately indicating something special awaits. The winemaking techniques were...
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Chain of Ponds The Cachet Chardonnay 2023

This comes from two high performing blocks with the handpicked fruit treated separately in the winery. The fermentation took place...
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Bekkers McLaren Vale Syrah 2022

Toby and wife Emmanuelle continue to make some of the best and most regionally expressive wines from McLaren Vale. Syrah...
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Chateau Yaldara Charley Cabernet Merlot 2022

A balanced and poised blend bringing the linear characters of Cabernet together with the fleshier Merlot. It’s a medium bodied...
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Chateau Yaldara Charley Shiraz 2022

A bright and lively Shiraz of medium weight but with good fruit intensity. Lots of punchy plummy fruit characters on...
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Chateau Yaldara Charley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021

An excellent product of this outstanding vintage in the Barossa Valley. Plush and ripe with great intensity and fruit concentration....
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Chateau Yaldara Charley Shiraz Cabernet 2021

A delightfully bright and lively blend of Shiraz and Cabernet from Currency Creek in South Australia. Perfumed and highly scented...
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Terre à Terre Crayeres Vineyard Reserve 2020

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from a cool and quite dry Wrattonbully vintage. This is a wine made...
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Terre à Terre Crayeres Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz 2022

The cooler vintage in Wrattonbully has contributed to a stylish medium bodied wine of impeccable presentation and poise. The medium...
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Terre à Terre Crayeres Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2022

Cabernet Franc is a variety that seems well suited to the southern vineyards of Wrattonbully, although vineyard design and management...
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Terre à Terre Crayeres Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023

A Savvy that shows there’s a lot more to this variety than the accepted norm of fruit bomb delivery. Many...
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Plantagenet York Chardonnay 2023

A wine brimming with ripe and intense stone fruit characters from the white peach and edgy nectarine notes on the...

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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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