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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

Hawkesbridge Marlborough Brut NV

This multi-vintage sparkling is the more accessible style of two sibling Marlborough traditional method bubblers – the other being a...

Artisans of Barossa ‘Small Batch’ Shiraz 2018

You can view this wine as a singular entity and be pretty happy in the drinking, but if you can,...

Artisans of Barossa ‘Barrel Blend’ Shiraz 2018

The Artisans of Barossa mob is a group of seven like-minded winemakers spread across the wider Barossa zone, which includes...

Artisans of Barossa ‘Small Batch’ Grenache 2019

The Artisans of Barossa collective are one of the most progressive lot of winemakers when it comes to their regional...

Artisans of Barossa ‘Small Batch’ Graciano 2018

This is a wine that says a heap about a new generation of winemaking in the Barossa that is expanding...

Pikes “Luccio” Fiano 2020

One of the so-called “alternative” varieties the Pike family have planted in their Clare Valley vineyards. This outing adds considerably...

Pikes “Luccio” Pinot Grigio 2020

Pikes now have 20 varieties growing in their Clare valley estate vineyard blocks, so the excitement in white grape terms...

Pikes “Los Campaneros” Shiraz Tempranillo 2017

Clare Valley stalwarts Pikes are best known for their rieslings – not surprisingly as they are based in the revered...

Yalumba Y Series Riesling 2019

Riesling offers extraordinary buying power when in the white wine aisles. And why it hasn’t become the most loved Australian...

Four in Hand Barossa Shiraz 2017

Another of winemaker Chris Hancock’s creations under the Robert Oatley company umbrella, here sourced from both Barossa Valley floor and...

Robert Oatley Signature Series McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Classic, dark and charry regionally expressive Shiraz with the deft hand of Larry Cherubino steering this cleverly away from what...

Hancock & Hancock Cabernet Sauvignon Touriga 2017

McLaren Vale cabernet sauvignon has plenty going for it in the right place and vintage, while touriga is gaining kudos...

Thorn-Clarke Single Vineyard Series Eden Valley Riesling 2019

This wine is from a new collection from this Eden Valley/ Angaston based producer with a wide spread of estate...

Robert Oatley Signature Series Margaret River Chardonnay 2018

The range of styles in the chardonnay world can bring many undone, from crisp, crunchy and almost flavourless to rich,...

Robert Oatley Signature Series G19 Grenache 2019

McLaren Vale provenance in the modern Grenache game has big pulling power, here from the southern end of the region...

Schwarz Wine Co

From a small Barossa family producer who of course grows shiraz and crafts several versions of it as a mainstay,...

Les Trois Clefs Cotes du Rhone 2018

Yeah, I know. Everyone’s pleading with us to drink local, help out the small producers – and fair call. But...

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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