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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
Sunshine Of Your Love Pinot Gris

Claymore Sunshine of Your Love Pinot Gris 2025

Tapping into its Clare home base as well as the Adelaide Hills, both of which experienced warmer and drier vintages...
Fields of Anfield Rd Shz Cab

Claymore The Fields of Anfield Road Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

The lengthy headline title to this wine needs further detailing before we taste this special release. Labelled in team colours,...
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Claymore One Lovely Day Shiraz 2022

Clare Valley Shiraz at its best has a regional stamp that captures an Australian forest like aroma on top of...
Youll Never Walk Alone GSM LW

Claymore You’ll Never Walk Alone Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023

This 48/44/8 percentage blend results in a spicy little number, its fragrance exuding crushed crimson fruits and poached rhubarb, with...
pinot noir

Bay of Fires Pinot Noir 2024

Tapping into vineyards across Tasmania, this from the valleys of Coal River and Derwent districts north and northwest of Hobart....
pinot gris

Bay of Fires Pinot Gris 2024

Among a range of Tasmanian vineyard sources for the Bay of Fires portfolio, this hails from the Derwent Valley. It...
chardonnay

Bay of Fires Chardonnay 2024

A clever mix of Coal River and East Coast vineyard sourcing brings a fully expressive style of Chardonnay aided by...
Riesling

Bay of Fires Riesling 2024

From fruit out of the Coal River and Derwent Valleys, classic yellow and green citrus fruits are brought to life...
sauvignon blanc

Bay of Fires Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Ripe and vibrant fruit from the Coal River and Derwent Valley mixes it with big, wild lantana bush aromas, and...
mcguigan

McGuigan Bin Series 9000 Semillon 2017

Hunter Valley Semillon in its prime – in other words eight years and singing in a pure and clear voice....
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McGuigan Bin Series 9000 Semillon 2015

At 10 years of age, this Hunter Valley Semillon is only just beginning to enter the mysterious pathways of varietal...
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Sidewood Estate Chardonnay 2024

Sidewood’s multi-tiered Chardonnay portfolio is an impressive collection in anyone’s language, and the 2024 vintage is clearly a beauty if...
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Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2025

From a warm, dry and early vintage, this new release sits more in a savoury pocket than straight out fruit...
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Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – three words that can attract or divide, depending on where you personally sit with the variety....
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Rock Ferry Aurora Creek Chardonnay 2021

Chardonnay in a glory style, towards the riper and richer end of the varietal scale, peachy and creamy, some roasted...
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Rock Ferry Aurora Creek Pinot Noir 2022

Multi-clonal, wild yeast fermented with a miniscule 5% whole cluster, all the little-big things to release a captivating, pinot-clear bouquet...
pinot

Sidewood Pinot Gris 2025

Sourced from Sidewood Estate’s vineyards in the Charleston and Oakbank districts, a fair bit wild-fermented in large format French oak...
Hardys HRB Shiraz

Hardys HRB Shiraz 2018

The HRB range (Heritage Reserve Bin) is a display in the art of blending regions within a varietal spectrum, here...
Hardys HRB Cabernet cork

Hardys HRB Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

A wine created to style parameters rather than regional or even more so specific. Here it’s from three sources: Margaret...
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Coeur des Sages Mâcon Villages Chardonnay 2023

An AOC Macon Villages by a cooperative of around 80 growers – Les Vignerons d’Ige – this is a delicate...
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Coeur des Sages Beaujolais Villages Gamay 2023

An AOC Beaujolais Villages designation, harvested from Domaine de la Longere. Earthy, foresty with a heart and soul honest styling...
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Rameau d’Or Côtes de Provence Rosé 2024

Extreme pale, with a pretty white-topped strawberry like nose, the faintest of mints in the background. All very attractive in...
Mr Riggs NV The Outpost Cabernet Bottle Shot

Mr Riggs Outpost Cabernet 2023

A classic regional statement here, again sourcing the variety from outside Riggs’s home base – and unsurprisingly Coonawarra, showcasing its...
Mr Riggs Watervale Riesling NV

Mr Riggs Watervale Riesling 2025

From a warm and dry vintage when the balance of ripe flavour and natural grape acidity was a critical decision...

Stories

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...

Mitolo on song

The people of Italy’s Abruzzo region live by a motto. Forte e gentile. Strong and kind. It’s said the revered...

Clone Wars at Sidewood Estate

Just when we’ve got our heads around the idea of single vineyards  – even single blocks within those vineyards –...
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