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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.
Ulithorne Prospera

Ulithorne Prospera Shiraz 2021

The distinctive dusty ironstone characters of Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale are immediately evident. The style from this subregion is...
Lights Valley Colonel

Lights Valley Colonel Shiraz 2019

Opulent, powerful concentrated; this is Barossa with polish. Sourced from low yielding Shiraz vines with the fruit treated with kid...
Lights Valley Surveyor

Lights Valley Surveyor General Shiraz 2021

Generous and dense, this is Barossa in a very good year. Loads of black fruit compote on the nose with...
Parishes Shiraz

Parishes Shiraz 2021

Put the weight and power of the Barossa with the supple drinkability of Langhorne Creek and you have something special...
Parishes Cabernet Shiraz

Parishes Cabernet Shiraz 2021

It makes absolute sense to blend Coonawarra Cabernet and Barossa Shiraz from an outstanding vintage. Deep dark colours, there’s plenty...
Parishes Merlot

Parishes Merlot 2022

Langhorne Creek has the capacity to produce excellent fruit from most varieties and this Merlot shows the versatility of the...
Mattiske Shiraz

Chateau Tanunda Mattiske Shiraz 2021

A rich and generous full-bodied wine made with some good old-fashioned hands-on approach. Plenty of black fruits on the nose...
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Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2022

If you want a Shiraz with stacks of creamy smooth and plush flavours then it’s hard to go past this...
Taylors Jaraman Pinot Noir NV

Taylors Jaraman Pinot Noir 2022

This excellent Pinot Noir has been sourced from the Yarra Valley. The nose opens with a cherry dominant mix of...
Taylors Jaraman Chardonnay NV

Taylors Jaraman Chardonnay 2023

A blend of Clare valley and Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, the Clare component adds palate weight while the Adelaide Hills brings...
Jaraman Sauvignon Blanc NV

Taylors Jaraman Sauvignon Blanc 2023

A crunchy and punchy example of Adelaide Hills savvy. Hits all the right notes with a passionfruit dominant tropical fruit...
Langhorne Creek Shiraz

Watkins Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2021

A generous and highly flavoursome Shiraz from Langhorne Creek. Dark plummy blackberry fruit aromas strike immediately. The palate is soft...
Shiraz

Watkins Clarendon Shiraz 2018

A most impressive Shiraz from Clarendon in the Adelaide Hills. Combines power and concentration with a degree of refined elegance....
kilikanoon baudinet grenache shiraz mataro nv

Kilikanoon Baudinet Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2021

A beautifully supple and flavoursome medium bodied blend offering so much from the exotic aromas through the soft and sapid...
kilikanoon walton grenache nv

Kilikanoon Walton 1946 Grenache 2021

This exceptional Grenache comes from vines planted in 1946 in the hills above Leasingham. It is such a beautifully presented...
kilikanoon kx montepulciano

Kilikanoon Kx Montepulciano 2021

This is a small volume wine designed to explore different varieties and styles. It’s a generous wine displaying loads of...
WALBURRA Cabernet Final NV

Walburra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A firm yet refined and quite elegantly presented red blend of Margaret River, it’s Cabernet with five per cent Malbec....
NV Kilikanoon Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon

Kilikanoon Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

An elegant and refined Cabernet sourced from 48-year-old vines around the winery. Aromas of blackcurrant, plum and dark chocolate immediately...
Scarlet Ladybird

Zonte’s Footstep Scarlet Ladybird Rosé 2022

A blend of Grenache and Cabernet from the Fleurieu, bursting with a fresh strawberries and cream aroma that is complimented...
Baron Von Nemesis Shiraz

Zonte’s Footstep Baron Von Nemesis Shiraz 2021

A refined and elegant expression of Barossa Shiraz, but still one with plenty of punch and drive. Earthy plummy aromas...
Z Force

Zonte’s Footstep Z-Force Shiraz 2020

Draws its name from the famous Australian commando unit in World War II. A marvellous expression of McLaren Vale, combining...
Rosenthal Collector Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Barker

Rosenthal Collector Mount Barker Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A deluxe powerful Cabernet statement from Mount Barker. Nice merging of blackcurrant, bay leaf and black olive on the nose....
Rosenthal Collector Chardonnay Mount Barker

Rosenthal Collector Mount Barker Chardonnay 2023

Just about the best yet under this label, all handpicked Mount Barker fruit, barrel fermented and then four months lees...
Rosenthal Richings Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Rosenthal Richings Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The beautiful, perfumed Cabernet fruit of Frankland River is immediately evident. Seductive blackcurrant and violet with a little glazed cherry...

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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