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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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Sidewood Estate Pinot Noir 2025

Awarded best Pinot Noir at the 2026 Royal Adelaide Wine Awards, this first tier in Sidewood’s wider range of class...
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Sidewood Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2026

Adelaide Hills Sauvignon from Sidewood’s own vineyards around the villages of Charleston and Oakbank, this focuses on the tropical fruit...
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Sidewood Estate Rosé 2026

Adelaide Hills Rosé will often dial in the Pinot Noir variety, here in clear vision, pale pink, gently fragrant, native...
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Sidewood Estate Pinot Gris 2026

Sourced from two of Sidewood’s estate Adelaide Hills vineyards in Charleston and Oakbank, a part of the fruit was whole...
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Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Vermentino 2026

Sourced out of South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, harvested at a point where deeper flavours have arrived while grape acidity remains...
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Zonte’s Footstep Shades of Grigio Pinot Grigio 2025

The PG story – Gris or Grigio – has long been debated stylistically, here chosen out of SA’s Fleurieu Peninsula...
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Henschke George 5th Grenache 2025

A Barossa double regioned delight – 80% from the Barossa Valley’s celebrated Vine Vale district where the variety rises to...
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Henschke Henry’s Seven 2025

A Barossa based GSM in a switcheroo blend, here 65% Shiraz, 20% Mataro and 15% Grenache from both the Valley...
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Henschke The Bootmaker Mataro 2024

One of Barossa Valley’s great gifts, if a little under the mainstream radar, is the Mataro variety, often seen hiding...
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Henschke Louis Semillon 2024

Fifty plus year old vines planted by custodian Stephen Henschke’s father Cyril honouring his brother Louis. A wine of rocky...
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Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling 2026

Sourced from several Eden Valley growers with vines between 10 and 70 years old, this is a wine with genuine...
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Riposte The Katana Chardonnay 2025

From a single vineyard in the Adelaide Hills north-east district of Kenton Valley, this wine receives a range of vinifications...
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Riposte Morningstar Chardonnay 2025

Sourced from one of Tim and Nick Knappstein’s selected Chardonnay vineyards at Kenton Valley in the Adelaide Hills, this drills...
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Paracombe Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Attractive creamy curd passionfruit and lime aromas, opening with richer senses before showing its varietal zest and crunch at first...
Paracombe Reserve Chardonnay NV

Paracombe Chardonnay 2026

Adelaide Hills Chardonnay designed as a more refreshing angle to the variety, unoaked to allow an all-fruit style, tangy, sub-tropical,...
Paracombe Pinot Noir NV

Paracombe Pinot Noir 2025

Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir crafted in a gentle, no-fuss expression, aromatic with red cherry and snapped bush twigs, easy on...
Paracombe Shiraz NV

Paracombe Shiraz 2019

Adelaide Hills region is developing a distinctive way with Shiraz, different to most warmer areas, still with trademark, varietal dark...
Wood Crampton Flaxman Chardonnay Vintage

Woods Crampton Flaxman Chardonnay 2023

Sourced from two sites in the cool Flaxman Valley district of the greater Eden Valley region. All the contemporary winemaking...
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Woods Crampton Light Pass Shiraz 2023

Barossa sub-regional sourcing from older vineyards in the north-eastern Light Pass district, heading towards Eden Valley. Classic in its approach:...
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Woods Crampton Martin Hill Pinot Noir 2023

From a single vineyard in the northern sector of the Adelaide Hills, there’s a quiet Pinot soul lurking inside this...
Woods Crampton Black Label Chardonnay NV

Woods Crampton Chardonnay 2023

Adelaide Hills grown in the northern Forreston district of the region, crafted with a fuller varietal expression in mind and...
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Woods Crampton Pinot Noir 2023

Sourced from an Adelaide Hills vineyard in the northern Forreston district of the region,  A lovely dark cherry pie like...
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The Hedonist Rosé 2026

An all McLaren Vale Sangiovese Rosé, sourced from the Hedonist’s estate certified organic and biodynamic vineyard in the Willunga foothills,...
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The Hedonist Sangiovese 2025

McLaren Vale is a pioneering region for the Sangiovese variety in Australia, and here we have a reflection of a...

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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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