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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.
Year Old Vines Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda 100 Year Old Vines Shiraz 2020

An exceptional example of old vine Barossa Shiraz sourced from a vineyard in the northern part of the region. The...
Year Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A truly exceptional expression of Barossa Cabernet in a good year, showing how in the best seasons the varietal characters...
Attunga Shiraz NV updated

Kilikanoon Attunga 1865 Shiraz 2015

This now mature Shiraz comes from a single vineyard planted in 1865 near Auburn in the Clare Valley. Aromas of...
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Hewitson Strawberry Hill Shiraz 2022

This is a new wine from Dean Hewitson, and it’s mighty good. The name comes from an old strawberry patch...
Ulithorne Paternus Shiraz

Ulithorne Paternus Shiraz 20

This is a beautifully presented McLaren Vale Shiraz, with the opulence and sweet middle palate of the region, yet a...
Schild Edel Shiraz

Schild Estate Edel Shiraz 2019

A super concentrated Shiraz from the Barossa, it was a low yielding season resulting in fruit of great concentration and...
Cape Barren The Vale

Cape Barren The Vale Shiraz 2018

The beauty of this wonderful vintage reveals itself on the nose and palate. It is a sumptuous rich and lavishly...
Cape Barren Flying Goose

Cape Barren Flying Goose Shiraz 2019

Fabulous expression of McLaren Vale Shiraz in a very good year. Brilliant reddy crimson colour is bright and vibrant. The...
Cape Barren Rare Bird

Cape Barren Rare Bird Shiraz 2019

The elegance and refinement of this excellent McLaren Vale Shiraz conceals its power and driving intensity. Waves of dark fruit...
Cape Barren Old Vine

Cape Barren Old Vine Shiraz 2021

These old McLaren Vale vines have pumped loads of rich, dark and opulent fruit into this excellent Shiraz. On the...
Reschke Rufus Cabernet

Reschke Rufus the Bull Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Plenty of dark fruit evident in the deep colour. It’s from Coonawarra and shows much of the lifted elegance of...
Cape Barren Block A

Cape Barren Block 1A Shiraz 2021

A perfect statement of McLaren Vale, delivering all the plump rich fruit intensity you expect. Loads of dark plum and...
Schild Estate Shiraz

Schild Estate Barossa Shiraz 2022

A smooth and textured Barossa red displaying oodles of the dark plummy fruit characters you expect. Aromas of spices, roasted...
Howard Park Cellar Collection Cab Shiraz x

Howard Park Cellar Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2022

A most delightful Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz showing distinctive varietal and regional characters from the start. There’s a leafy floral...
Howard Park Collaborations Riesling x

Howard Park Collaborations Riesling 2021

A juicy and lip-smacking crunchy Riesling from the Great Southern. Floral aromas with a slight lemon rind character. The palate...
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Holm Oak The Wizard Chardonnay 2023

A beautiful Chardonnay that glistens and shimmers from the start. Opens with engaging aromas of white peach and cashew with...
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Holm Oak Chardonnay 2023

This is a beautifully fine and elegant Chardonnay which is sourced from three separate blocks, all naturally fermented with about...
Kirrihill CVCab NV

Kirrihill Regional Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Leafy blackcurrant aromas strike immediately. This comes from Clare Valley and shows those mentioned slightly leafy regional characters. Integrated and...
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Curtis Cavaliere Shiraz 2021

An intense McLaren Vale Shiraz combining concentrated deeply textured fruit with a lift of dried herbs and pepper. It’s a...
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The Nut House Wine Co Shiraz 2021

Generous medium bodied Shiraz displaying plenty of spicy plum and blackberry with a slightly mocha-like influence. Rich dark chocolate coats...
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Curtis Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A stylish medium bodied but generously proportioned Cabernet. A mass of blackcurrant and dark chocolate with a lift of bay...
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Curtis Ancestor Shiraz 2021

A rich and opulent wine brimming with all that McLaren Vale richness. Red berry aromas showing a mix of vibrant...
Penny's Hill Edwards Road Cabernet Sauvignon

Penny’s Hill Edwards Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A well structured Cabernet showing a precise blend of firmish tannins and a little oak, of which 25% was new...
Penny's Hill Malpas Road Merlot

Penny’s Hill Malpas Road Merlot 2022

This is a very tidy Merlot from McLaren Vale, capturing the plump generous palate feel with dark plummy black fruits...

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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