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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

EPIC Negociants No. 40 Shiraz 2018

Big, lively and effusive Shiraz from one of South Australia’s hot-spot regions. The fruit is delicious and after 6 years...

EPIC Negociants No. 58 Shiraz 2018

Two words: rich and ripe. Make it three – delicious. This smells of the good old days when Shiraz like...

EPIC Negociants The Apollonian Chardonnay 2019

Adelaide Hills 13.2%.  Let’s first talk about the name, a nod to the Greek God of the sun, music and...

EPIC Negociants Gneissec Rock No. 33 Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

The connection between Cabernet Sauvignon and Margaret River is a well written story, cast here in an expression that harks...

Crabtree Estate Grenache Shiraz 2023

The Clare Valley is certainly no one-trick Riesling pony when you account for its capacities with regionally distinctive Shiraz and...

Crabtree Estate Tempranillo 2023

Within the greater Clare Valley appellation, Watervale ranks highly in Riesling matters, so this is a “wait there’s more” moment,...
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Castelli Estate Great Southern Chardonnay 2023

A mix of vineyards from Albany, Denmark and Mt Barker, and a set of clones that includes WA’s renowned Gin...
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Mr Riggs Valerie Pinot Noir 2023

Though based in McLaren Vale, winemaker Ben Riggs heads into the neighbouring, cooler climate Hills region, specifically a vineyard in...
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Coughlan Estate Chardonnay 2021 

Western Australian Chardonnay might not necessarily call to mind the Geographe region as a major player, though this outing will...
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Coughlan Estate Reserve Syrah 2022

The regional-varietal connection posed by this wine is something to behold. Mineral dust shows from the first approach, with red...
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Frazer Woods Estate Shiraz 2020 

From a small estate block in the renowned Willyabrup district of Margaret River, this Shiraz is a willing example of...
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GIOSO Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

Sitting under the Sordo umbrella of great Nebbiolo wines, the fruit here is sourced mostly from Roero with a few...
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Berrigan Mount Benson Shiraz 2021

Winemaker/ vigneron Dan Berrigan and partner Wendi Ticao work two family vineyards in two regions, this from Mount Benson in...
Berrigan Sangiovese

Berrigan Sangiovese 2022

Sangiovese – Tuscany’s great hero variety – has settled well into SA, here from the highly regarded Shining Rock Vineyard...
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Berrigan Shing Rock Vineyard Shiraz 2022

Winemaker/ vigneron Dan Berrigan and partner Wendi Ticao work two family vineyards in two regions, this from their highly prized...
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Twin Valleys Single Site Reserve Chardonnay 2023

The label says much of what is needed to locate this wine in Victoria’s High Country – in the lower...
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Twin Valleys Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

Carrying a greater Victoria state denomination tells us this wine was sourced out of multiple GIs, two vineyards in fact...
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Marri Wood Park Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

From Marri Wood Park’s estate vineyard in the northern Yallingup district of the Western Australia’s Margaret River region, certified Demeter...
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Castelli Estate Il Liris Chardonnay 2021

We have here a Chardonnay that speaks very clearly about where it comes from – WA’s Great Southern region –...
Castelli Riesling

Castelli Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2023

While the Castelli Estate vineyard is situated near the town of Denmark, Riesling is sourced from both the Mount Barker...
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Castelli Estate Porongurup Riesling 2018

A museum release, in this year from one of its two main Riesling sources, their Porongurup vineyard. After a good...
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Riposte The Scimitar Riesling 2023

Tim Knappstein’s connections to the Clare Valley run deeply, this wine from a favoured vineyard to the east of Watervale...
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Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2023

Sourced from the Gumeracha and Lobethal districts, this pours without pretension, light ruby in the glass, cherry fruit and tree-wood...
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Riposte The Foil Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Sourced from higher Hills territory in the Piccadilly and Carey Gully districts, accentuating the already cooler seasonal characters that are...

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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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