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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
Sauvignon Blanc

Bec Hardy 1885 Sauvignon Blanc 2025

When a date like 1885 headlines a wine, we immediately trigger to old vine traditional reds, but here we have...
Gardens Series Chardonnay

Bec Hardy Garden Series Chardonnay 2025

From the family’s lower Tintara vineyard on Kays Road, McLaren Vale, one of the region’s first generation vineyards planted by...
Lot Syrah

Bec Hardy Lot BSR Syrah 2024

Sourced from a deep sandy Hardy family plot (Block 3) in the celebrated, slightly cooler McLaren Vale sub-region of Blewitt...
Gardens Series Grenache

Bec Hardy Garden Series Grenache 2025

Sourced from a block in the coastal adjacent Aldinga district of McLaren Vale, this has all the hallmarks of a...
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The Mad Cat Buttercup Chardonnay by Sidewood 2025

A new release, first step range in Sidewood Estate’s Adelaide Hills portfolio of celebrated Chardonnays. There’s enough varietal interest here...
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Sidewood Estate Rosé 2025

An all Adelaide Hills creation, variety unspecified yet not critical as the wine is styled to be on the tingling...
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Sidewood Estate Gamay 2025

The rising tide of Adelaide Hills Gamay continues unabated, including this explicitly spicy red-fruit rendition from Sidewood Estate, a wine...
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The Mad Cat by Sidewood Pinot Noir 2025

A new first step into Sidewood Estate’s more extensive Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir portfolio, hitting a mid- $20s mark with...
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The Mad Cat NV Bubbles by Sidewood

Sidewood Estate in the Adelaide Hills has a big reputation in the bubbles arena, its specialist traditional method Sparkling portfolio...
Pertaringa TipsyHill SV Caberner Sauvignon

Bec Hardy Pertaringa Tipsy Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

From the Tipsy Hill Vineyard in the Blewitt Springs district of McLaren Vale, this is one heck of a heavyweight...
Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt Cab Sauvignon

Bec Hardy Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Neatly crafted McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon hitting its varietal aromatic marks in a richer and riper vein, the fruit sourced...
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Thicker Than Water Omerta Shiraz 2023

Big red wine territory here we come. Big oak, too, lots of it, matured in 80% new French hogsheads for...
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Thicker Than Water Obscura Shiraz 2023

A wide-shouldered McLaren Vale Shiraz with a deep top dressing of oak – in this case soaked in 30 months...
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Claymore Walk This Way Riesling 2025

Described by the Clare Valley Claymore crew as a “regional collaboration release developed in partnership with selected local growers”, the...
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Claymore Who Are You Shiraz Mataro 2024

A 70% Shiraz 30% Mataro Clare Valley blend that has a decent set of aromatics that suggest a range of...
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GILO Special Reserve Shiraz 2022

This is so unmistakably peak McLaren Vale Shiraz in all its mannerisms. Imbued with a generous powdering of mocha creaminess...
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Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023

A pleasing Barossa Valley old vine duet of Grenache (60%) and Mataro (40%), fragrant and fleshy, crimson fruited with all...
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Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2022

A cross regional blend of Shiraz (59%), Cabernet Sauvignon (33%), Cabernet Franc (6%) and Merlot (2%) sourced from vineyards in...
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Henschke Henry’s Seven 2024

A classic Rhone-style blend painted in Barossa colours: 53% Barossa Valley and 47% Eden Valley fruit with Shiraz leading the...
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Henschke Julius Riesling 2025

Sourced from the Henschke family’s own Eden Valley vineyard plus a few selected grower blocks across the region, there’s a...
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Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling 2025

Taking it’s name from a local Eden Valley landmark  between the villages of Eden Valley (yes, there’s a small township...
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Henschke The Nurturer 2024

Named in honour of Prue Henschke, viticulturist, environmentalist and botanist, this wine perhaps is a next step into the future...
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Esilio Into The Outer Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Esilio’s estate vineyard sits between the Barossa and the Adelaide Hills, up into the rolling foothills of the One Tree...
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Esilio Against The Current Sauvignon Blanc 2025

From the Esilio state vineyards in the Mt Lofty Ranges rolling foothills north-east of Adelaide, specifically in the One Tree...

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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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