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Regan Drew

Regan is a regular wine columnist for the News Regional Media “Weekend” Magazine and digital “Life” sections. A graduate of the Australian Wine Research Institute’s Advanced Wine Assessment Course #47 he was awarded with Distinction WSET Level 3 in Wine & Spirits, has been an Associate Judge for the New South Wine Awards plus a couple of little stints helping out in the Hunter Valley and Tasmania during vintages with small but quality winemakers.
Petaluma White Label Chardonnay

Petaluma White Label Chardonnay 2025

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 90
  • $29
One of the old school labels that made Chardonnay cool again. Lemon gold colour with green highlights. Peach fuzz, pea...
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Bream Creek Reserve Chardonnay  2024

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $65
A new pairing to the Reserve Pinot Noir. 45% new oak and the balance a mix of 1 to 3...
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Bream Creek Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $50
Ruby colour in the glass. A bright and aromatic nose. Red and black cherries, rose flower heart, baked ham depth,...
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Bream Creek Shiraz Rosé 2025

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 91
  • $36
100% Shiraz fruit here for this summer staple. Pale salmon hue. Summer berry bounty with red fruit focus, a hint...
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Bream Creek Pinot Gris 2025

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $36
Powder puff and rosewater hints under brown and nashi pear, butter, green melon rind, ground flour, cupboard dust, candle and...
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Bream Creek Sparkling 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $56
A blend of 45% Pinot Noir and 55% Chardonnay. Disgorged in October 2025 spending just over 3 years on lees....
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Bream Creek Sparkling Rosé NV

Other - Specialty
  • 90
  • $42
  • 2026-2027
A blend of 88% Pinot Noir and 12% Chardonnay, this spends 9 months on lees with a disgorgement of June...
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Bream Creek Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94
  • $75
Deep ruby hue. 35% whole bunches in the wine make a fragrant and spiced entry to a wine of savoury,...
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Bream Creek Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling
  • 91
  • $36
Pale hue. Aromatic with leafy green apple, white chalk, ‘Wizz Fizz’ sherbet, flint, lemon drop and balsa wood. Fleshy apple...
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Bream Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2025

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 91
  • $36
Rich and fragrant expression: tropical fruits, passionfruit cream, lemon butter, green capsicum, dewy grass and pineapple core. Generously flavoured, with...
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Bream Creek Fumé Blanc 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $42
Winemaking sees Sauvignon Blanc getting an oak regime for 6 months maturation after stainless steel fermentation: 12.5% new French oak...
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Hewitson Miss Harry GSM 2024

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $30
Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro. Fruit mélange, tomato leaf and sugo, gravel, white pepper, umami hints, blue fruits and sandalwood. Lithe,...
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Old Garden

Hewitson Old Garden Vineyard Mourvèdre 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $90
Sourced from a single vineyard planted in 1853 and is considered to be the oldest Mourvèdre vineyard in the world,...
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Monopole Shiraz

Hewitson Monopole Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $90
Deeply opaque in the glass. Primary, raw, youthful and muscular. Fruitcake spice, hints of oak sweetness, cola nut, plum conserve,...
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Hewitson The Dorrien Bank Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 95
  • $90
Through a boundary realignment with its neighbour in 2019, Hewitson acquired 3 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon that was planted in...
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Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $450
From the best barrels of the Old Garden Mourvèdre and Monopole Shiraz sourced from a 172 year old vineyard. A...
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Grenache Ungrafted

Hewitson Ungrafted Grenache 2024

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 94
  • $50
Made from 110 year old Grenache vines. 9 months maturation in old French oak to maintain fruit purity.  Sits fragrant...
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Eddystone Point Pinot Noir

Eddystone Point Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94
  • $41
Previous vintages of this wine have collected some bling at wine shows, and this one follows suit. Aromatic and complex....
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Eddystone Point Chardonnay

Eddystone Point Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $35
100% French oak primary fermentation for the wine, with some parcels going through secondary malolactic fermentation to enhance the texture...
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Eddystone Point Sauv Blanc

Eddystone Point Sauvignon Blanc 2024

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 92
  • $35
Winemaker Stewart Byrne uses a mix of stainless steel and older oak barrels to ferment this wine, giving a balance...
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Eddystone Point Pinot Gris

Eddystone Point Pinot Gris 2024

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $36
Tasmania bats well above the national average for quality Pinot Gris, and this is no exception. Fruit coming from the...
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Nick Spencer Wines P.A.R Sangiovese 2023

Red Wine - Sangiovese
  • 94
  • $35
Nick Spencer cut his teeth at the highly successful Eden Road Wines in the Canberra district before heading out on...
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Nick Spencer Wines P.A.R Gamay 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $35
Nick Spencer has been sourcing fruit from the high alpine region of Tumbarumba, New South Wales for some time. The...
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Nick Spencer Wines MDR Cabernet Shiraz Malbec Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Malbec - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $40
An old school ‘Australian Blend’ of Cabernet Shiraz (70%) and Shiraz (20%) with some Malbec (10%) for spice. The Cabernet...
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Stories

Riversdale Estate

Regan Drew
Nestled underneath the imposing dishes of the University Of Tasmania’s radio telescope array which look deep into the heavens at...
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Bream Creek – One of Tasmania’s Best

Regan Drew
Bream Creek is synonymous with Tasmanian born viticultural legend, Fred Peacock. From a family long associated with fruit and baking,...
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