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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
Transcendence Riesling

Knappstein 1878 Transcendence Riesling 2024

A majestic new wine in the Knappstein portfolio, created to celebrate the 1878 brewery origins of what became the Enterprise...
Ackland Vineyard Riesling

Knappstein Ackland Vineyard Riesling 2024

Delving into terroir-driven, single vineyard styling from Knappstein’s estate plantings on Springvale Rd east of Watervale village where a range...
Clare Valley Riesling

Knappstein Estate Riesling 2024

Marking the 50th anniversary of the first Knappstein vintage, made by its namesake Tim Knappstein for many years, thereafter several...
Clare Valley Cabernet (NV)

Knappstein Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Sourced from the northern Clare district vineyards of the Knappstein estate, this shows plenty of what the region is justly...
Clare Valley Shiraz (NV)

Knappstein Shiraz 2022

Defining the overarching character of any region’s take on the ubiquitous Shiraz variety is fraught with over-generalising a style. If...
Transcendence Shiraz

Knappstein 1878 Transcendence Shiraz 2021

The new elite red wine in the Knappstein portfolio, created to celebrate the 1878 brewery origins of what became the...
Riposte Sabre PN NEW NV

Riposte The Sabre Pinot Noir 2023

Sourced from six Pinot clones grown in the elite Hills districts of Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley, each clone vinified separately...
Riposte Dagger PN NEW NV

Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2024

This multi-clonal set, from vineyards in the Hills region northern sector offers a decent degree of complexity at a Pinot...
Limited Release Pinot Grigio

Victorian Alps Wine Co. Limited Release Pinot Grigio 2023

Victorian sourcing – unspecified regions. Style is arguably the main driver here, crafted to a fresh and zesty expression with...
Riposte Stiletto PG NEW NV

Riposte The Stiletto Pinot Gris 2024

Riposte is the family brand of Tim Knappstein and Son, based for many years in the Adelaide Hills after his...
Riposte Scimitar Riesling NEW NV

Riposte The Scimitar Riesling 2024

Riposte Wines proprietor/winemaker Tim Knappstein knows a thing or two about Clare Valley Riesling, sourcing this from a prized vineyard...
Riposte Katana Chard NEW NV

Riposte The Katana Chardonnay 2023

Riposte is the family brand of Tim Knappstein and Son, based in the Adelaide Hills district of Lenswood after Tim’s...
PETALUMA CHARDONNAY PICCADILLY VALLEY

Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2023

Petaluma’s yellow label Chardonnay has developed its own varietal statement over several decades, this latest iteration slotting right into that...
Petaluma Hanlin Hill

Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling 2023

The Hanlin Hill vineyard has been the Clare Riesling point-zero in Petaluma’s portfolio for decades. From a cool and wet...
Petaluma Evans Vineyard

Petaluma Coonawarra Evans Vineyard Cabernet Merlot 2019

Everything about this wine screams the traditional character of Coonawarra, the name of course, and the front label’s subtitled Evans...
Barale Bussia

Sergio Barale Barolo Bussia 2020

What this Bussia Soprana vineyard in the Monforte d’Alba commune produces is akin to everything Barolo you can imagine. At...
Barale Serraboella Generic

Barale Fratelli Barbaresco Serraboella 2021

From the Serraboella vineyard in the Neive commune, everything about this wine points to the more immediate approachability of Barbaresco....
Barale Castellero Generic

Barale Fratelli Barolo Castellero 2020

From the Castellero vineyard and specific plots and sections designed to deliver this revered “cru”. Mid to dark cherry skin...
Barale Barolo Di Barolo Generic Vintage

Barale Fratelli Barolo del Commune di Barolo 2020

From three vineyards in the Barolo municipality, including plots from the revered Castellero, this is essentially a Village style fully...
Barale Monrobiolo High Res website

Barale Fratelli Barolo Monrobiolo di Bussia 2020

From the Barolo Communes Monrobiolo vineyard, and within that single plots and sections defined for this specific selection. Dark cherry...

Watkins Symmetry G.S.M. 2021

Equal parts of this new classic “Rhonish” red blend – Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre. Hence the Symmetry title here, the wine sitting in...
Mr Riggs The Gaffer Shiraz Bottle Shot NV()

Mr Riggs The Gaffer Shiraz 2022

Winemaker Ben Riggs has for the past 18 years donated proceeds from The Gaffer to a broad range of cancer...
Iron Fire Tempranillo

Watkins Iron-Fire Tempranillo 2021

The Watkins family grows a comprehensive range of traditional varieties as well as a few Mediterranean and Iberian newcomers. Here...
Ruscello Sangiovese

Watkins Ruscello Sangiovese 2022

The Watkins family vineyard in Langhorne Creek provides for a range of traditional and newer wines, this sitting in a...

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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