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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

Robert Oatley Signature Series Shiraz 2020

Tapping into the most recognisable of McLaren Vale’s varieties, this hits the region’s wider expressionist expectations in an instant, with...

Robert Oatley Finisterre Grenache 2022

Classified within the Finisterre range defines this as a specially selected single variety/ single vineyard iteration, which in this case...
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Robert Oatley GSM 2019

Sitting within the Robert Oatley Signature Series Range, there’s plenty to love about this Grenache (48%), Shiraz (42%) and 10%...

Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2020

From Brian Croser’s Parawa vineyard at the southern corner of the Fleurieu Peninsula, air and sea-conditioned by the energized Southern...

Sordo Barolo Monprivato 2017

A deal of mystery surrounds this vineyard, and there’s only a tiny volume that comes into the Sordo family’s hands....

Sordo Museum Release Barolo 2010

It’s thought this wine contains fruit from eight to ten of Sordo’s crus, including the Grand Cru Villero and Monprivato...

Sordo Barolo Perno 2017

From the Commune of Monforte d’Alba, and unsurprisingly the fragrant notes have the sense of purple flowers with a woodiness,...

Sordo Barolo Villero 2017

Another of the more esteemed Sordo trio from the Castiglione Falletto commune, this tells us so much about the individuality...

Sordo Barolo Rocche di Castiglione 2017

From one of the most revered vineyards in the commune Castiglione Falletto, this is so captivating from the start; the...

Sordo Barolo Parussi 2017

As expected from this vineyard within the commune of Castiglione Falletto, this is a darker and richer variation on the...

Nebbiolina Nebbiolo d’Alba 2019

A wine made specifically for esteemed Barolo expert and importer David Ridge, designed essentially as an everyday style and hitting...

Sordo Barolo Ravera 2017

Another of the cru from the Novello commune, we see here a lot of what fascinates in the Barolo realm....

Sordo Barolo Monvigliero 2017

From the famed Monvigliero vineyard in the Novello commune, regarded as a grand cru though not officially cited as one,...

Sordo Barolo 2017

While Sordo have 17 vineyard parcels from eight cru in total at their disposal, this terrific allrounder is focused on...

Donato D’Angelo Calice Aglianico del Vulture 2019

One hundred percent Aglianico grown in the central southern Italian region of Basilicata at around 500m elevation in vineyards, this...

Donato D’Angelo Aglianico del Vulture 2017

One hundred percent Aglianico grown in the central southern Italian region of Basilicata at around 500m elevation in vineyards averaging...

Penfolds Grange 2018

A much-awaited vintage that fulfils expectations and then some. It has all the elements that you come to expect but...

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2020

Majority Tasmanian fruit from the White Hills Vineyard outside Launceston, the proportions flipped in comparison to the latest Bin 311...

Penfolds Reserve Bin 21A Chardonnay 2021

Even within its white wine collection, Penfolds has honed in on a single cool-climate region, specifically the Adelaide Hills, to...

Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2021

The more accessible of Penfolds’ three chardonnay iterations, and not just in terms of price. This latest vintage has a...

Penfolds II Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2019

A wine from northern and southern hemispheres, old and new world. Breaking the rules or writing new rules? The interest...

Penfolds FWT 585 Cabernet Merlot Petit Verdot 2019

Penfolds love an acronym, this one standing for French Wine Trial. The wine was made at Cambon la Pelouse with...

Penfolds Bin 149 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Sticking with the latest Penfolds’ global project of combining northern and southern hemispheres, here we shift to the US west...

Penfolds Bin 704 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Let’s get the in-house Penfolds riddle out of the way: the Bin number 704 is the reverse of it’s South...

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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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