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Tom Kline

Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Obstgarten K Riesling 2022

Open aromas of lemon, lemon blossom, bath salts, and talc kick off a wine of immediate freshness and purity. A...
Single Wire Shiraz

Tin Shed Single Wire Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

The flagship offering from Tin Shed comes from Eden Valley fruit with the wine seeing 20 months in a mix...
Melting Pot Shiraz

Tin Shed Melting Pot Shiraz 2021

Very savoury upon first smell – tomato soup, then pea soup, then beef stew. Time in glass then leads to...
Lazy Arvo Grenache

Tin Shed Lazy Arvo Grenache 2022

Puckish and light-hearted straight off the bat with ripe strawberry, pepper spice, game meat and baked plum. It’s fruit forward...
All Day Rose

Tin Shed All Day Rosé 2023

100% Grenache made from grapes sourced from the Tscharke family vineyard in Barossa’s western ridge. Fresh aromas of strawberry, rose...
Wild Bunch Riesling

Tin Shed Wild Bunch Riesling 2023

A refreshing wine of thirst slaking appeal. Kumquat, makrut lime, lime pith, melon, and lemon blossom straight off, with a...
GUM CHARDONNAY

GUM Chardonnay Cathedral Range 2022

Fruit from organically farmed forty-year-old vines rooted in volcanic soils at 400 metres on the northern slopes of the Cathedral...
GUM ROSE

GUM Rosé Harcourt South 2023

100% Pinot Noir grown on granitic soils in Leanganook, just outside of the Macedon GI. Rusty, brick-orange colour with aromas...
GUM GAZ

GUM Gaz Gamay Shiraz Harcourt North 2023

100% whole bunch Gamay and 50/50 whole bunch/whole berry Shiraz grown on granitic sand at 400 metres on Mount Alexander....
GUM BOF VIOGNIER

GUM Blend of Fields Heathcote 2022

95% Viognier grown on Cambrian soils in Heathcote, and 5% direct pressed red varieties picked on the early side. Fermented...
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Mitchell McNicol Shiraz 2010

This is classic Clare Valley Shiraz extolling the virtues of time, though still with a youthful pop. High quality fruit...
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Mitchell McNicol Riesling 2014

I have great respect for Mitchell’s history of producing classic, high quality, Clare Valley Riesling. As such, I expected this...
DCSHAW CHARDONNAY

DC Shaw Morialta Chardonnay 2022

Ripe granny smith apple melds with cinnamon spice to bring an inviting apple crumble aroma, followed by nectarine and ripe...
DCSHAW CHARDONNAY PICCADILLY

DC Shaw Piccadilly Chardonnay 2022

Powerful stone fruit drive aromatically; yellow nectarine, subtle apricot, and white peach at the fore with some cinnamon spice, subtle...
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DC Shaw Shiraz 2022

Green peppercorn sits above vibrant blackberry to start, before black tea, graphite, mocha, tilled earth, pan juices and gentle menthol...
Monchiero Langhe

Monchiero Langhe Nebbiolo Piemonte 2021

The wines of Monchiero just seem to get better and better each year. This fits the traditional Langhe Nebbiolo brief...
Boveri Marzo Barbera

Giacomo Bovero 19 Marzo 1878 Colli Tortonesi Barbera Alto Piemonte 2020

Old vine Barbera, with some over 100 years old. 100% stainless steel. Cherry skin, morello cherry, graphite, blood plum, fennel...
Erbalu Biancalus

Erbalù Biancalus Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Piemonte 2021

Pear, apple, sea spray into oyster shell, preserved lemon, and subtle green capsicum cut through a glimmer of clotted cream...
Boveri Croatina

Giacomo Bovero Firangiuli Croatina Alto Piemonte 2020

100% Croatina. Deep ruby colour. Boysenberry, dark plum, blueberry, black tea, menthol spice, and lick of graphite cutting through. Nice...
Monchiero Rocche

Monchiero Rocche di Castiglione Barolo Piemonte 2019

A masterclass in poise and complexity. Sous bois, balsamic, dried red rose, dried cherry, subtle tar, smoked meat, black tea....
Elena Walch Pinot Grigio Vigna Castel Ringberg

Elena Walch Pinot Grigio Castel Ringberg DOC 2022

Vibrant aromas of preserved lemon, green apple, nashi pear, and subtle walnut. A saline mineral note comes out with air...
Bucci Verdicchio DOC

Villa Bucci Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC 2021

100% Verdicchio. Aromas of green apple, nashi pear, ripe lemon, and citrus salt to start. Some quince, lemon rind, a...
Fattoria di Petreto

Petreto Podere Sassaie 2019

A blend of 60% Semillon and 40% Sauvignon Blanc. Aromas of lemon wax, pear, subtle melon and hay upon first...
Fattoria di Petreto

Azienda Agricola Petreto Chianti Classico DOCG 2020

Open and generous aromas of decaying rose, clove, dusty nuance, subtle bramble, dark cherry, and dried crushed thyme. Some air...

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2024 Chardonnay May – Adelaide Hills

A good rhyme always elevates a name, imbuing it with a sense of playfulness and pop while also adding intrigue...
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