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Tony Love

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
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GILO Special Reserve Shiraz 2022

This is so unmistakably peak McLaren Vale Shiraz in all its mannerisms. Imbued with a generous powdering of mocha creaminess...
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Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023

A pleasing Barossa Valley old vine duet of Grenache (60%) and Mataro (40%), fragrant and fleshy, crimson fruited with all...
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Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2022

A cross regional blend of Shiraz (59%), Cabernet Sauvignon (33%), Cabernet Franc (6%) and Merlot (2%) sourced from vineyards in...
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Henschke Henry’s Seven 2024

A classic Rhone-style blend painted in Barossa colours: 53% Barossa Valley and 47% Eden Valley fruit with Shiraz leading the...
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Henschke Julius Riesling 2025

Sourced from the Henschke family’s own Eden Valley vineyard plus a few selected grower blocks across the region, there’s a...
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Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling 2025

Taking it’s name from a local Eden Valley landmark  between the villages of Eden Valley (yes, there’s a small township...
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Henschke The Nurturer 2024

Named in honour of Prue Henschke, viticulturist, environmentalist and botanist, this wine perhaps is a next step into the future...
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Esilio Into The Outer Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Esilio’s estate vineyard sits between the Barossa and the Adelaide Hills, up into the rolling foothills of the One Tree...
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Esilio Against The Current Sauvignon Blanc 2025

From the Esilio state vineyards in the Mt Lofty Ranges rolling foothills north-east of Adelaide, specifically in the One Tree...
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Esilio Strange Land Shiraz 2022

Esilio wines are estate grown in the One Tree Hill/ Uleybury district north-east of Adelaide – rolling hill country poking...
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Esilio Tooth and Nail Sangiovese 2023

From the rolling hills north-east of Adelaide in what’s known as the One Tree Hill district, we get a pretty...
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1847 Gully Winds Reserve Shiraz 2022

Sit down for this one. You need to be comfortable and centred to drink this, as it’s a big fella...
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Riposte The Cutlass Shiraz 2024

Tim Knappstein and son Nick tap into a special set of Adelaide Hill vineyards for their Riposte portfolio, this from...
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Neldner Road Shiraz 2022

From vigneron Dave Powell’s school of quintessential Barossa Shiraz, sourced from cuttings off seriously old vines on his Neldner Road...
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Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

The Enterprise Vineyard in Clare’s central northern parts is a 50-year plus source of the estate’s finest Cabernets, which have...
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Knappstein The Insider Riesling 2025

An exciting Clare Valley design which pushes Riesling style boundaries out from regular austere dryness to a just noticeable fruit...
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Knappstein Enterprise Riesling 2025

The Enterprise Vineyard has long been the central Clare Valley source of Knappstein’s single vineyard gems, white and red. Here...
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Knappstein 1978 Transcendence Riesling 2025

The name of this Clare Valley Riesling immediately confers high status, the date referring to the Knappstein winery site’s origins...
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Knappstein Malbec 2023

While Malbec often plays a partner role in the Clare Valley with Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s an enticing lesson to see...
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Pertaringa Belonging to the Hills Shiraz 2023

Let’s clear up the title: the brand name Pertaringa, inherited by Bec Hardy from her father Geoff, is a Kaurna...
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Chapel Hill The Parson Fiano 2025

Sporting an “Adelaide” appellation, suggests there are McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills components herein, and certainly earlier harvesting for fruit...
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Chapel Hill Small Batch Vermentino 2025

Small Batch, McLaren Vale sourced, wild fermented with 4 months on lees, which adds genuine texture and complexity, even some...
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Chapel Hill The “MV” Gorge Block Chardonnay 2024

Up in the northern reaches of McLaren Vale, into the gorge of the Onkaparinga River, a natural amphitheatre vineyard on...
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Chapel Hill The Parson Verdelho 2025

Verdelho has a pretty long history in a couple of Fleurieu regions, here from McLaren Vale with a good deal...

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Unlimited horizons at Cloudbreak

Jack Tomich stands at the top of his family’s vineyard in the Woodside district of the Adelaide Hills, and all...
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The Adelaide Hills Wine Guide 2026

By Tony Love & Cyndal Petty There is a lot to love about the Adelaide Hills, with its ever-winding landscapes,...

Aramis The Governor Shiraz

Lee Flourentzou remembers clearly the first two cases of wine he bought more than 20 years ago, and the impact...

Penfolds 2022 including 100 Point Grange

The Penfolds story simply can’t contain itself. For years its narrative has relied on wines with a South Australian provenance...

Salomon Fishing in the Fleurieu

Salomon Estate The Verve 2018Fleurieu Peninsula, SA ($30)92 Points From the South Australian estate of renowned Austrian winemaker Bert Salomon,...
How deeply do you go in a quest to discover the intricacies of the land you are farming and to...
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