A light and slightly drier expression of Pinot Gris, but one which shows the cooler climate influence of the Eden...

This comes off four blocks in the Barossa, and is made in years that are considered worthy. In this case,...

From the slightly cooler-than-average 2021 vintage this Syrah has a lovely flow to it. Black olives, green herbs, and raspberries....

This 2021 Passel Estate Shiraz is Seductive, vintage-inspired and dedicated to being an enjoyable drink. Cocoa powder, plum pudding and...

Cabernet can sometimes skew overly intellectual, with savoury-tones and firm structure confusing the unassuming-everyday-punter. But then there are wines like...

As I’m (drinking) writing this, in January 2026, the 2018 Passel Estate Lot 71 Cabernet Sauvignon has stepped out of...

Comes off a newly acquired vineyard in Brookhampton in the Geographe wine region of the state. These vines are now...

This is a super impressive Rosé style made from Grenache vines in Geographe that are now 30 years old. Has...

As you might expect from these old vines, this is a limited edition that really does highlight the wondrous virtues...

Medium-bodied Barossa blend here, with those lovely lifted notes of cherry and raspberry, and some slightly peppery characters adding to...

A quite elegant medium-bodied Shiraz from the Barossa that’s been treated with kid gloves, including careful basket pressing and then...

Here is a Grenache that’s been designed very much in the modern idiom. It’s medium-bodied and designed to capture all...

Makes sense that if you’ve got vines that are more than 150 years old, you want to let the world...

The fruit for this exceptional wine comes from low-yielding vines. It’s treated carefully from go to whoa, with time on...

A slightly more robust and opulent wine and certainly firmer than the 2023, but the old vines from the low-yielding...

As soon as you pour this into the glass, the colour is most striking. It’s deep and dark, and virtually...

Impeccably balanced and poised, old vine Shiraz from the Barossa. This wine really does show what this region can do...

This is a quite beautiful example of Barossa Cabernet. It’s medium to full-bodied and quite generous, but there is that...

It seems that one of the tragedies of modernity is that the design of the new stadium in Perth prevents...

Here’s a Shiraz that captures all that is good in South Australia’s Langhorne Creek. There’s the soft drinkability and flavour...

Swan Valley fruit, 10% whole bunches, wild ferment, carbonic maceration, matured on lees in large format seasoned French oak. Good...

Looks the goods in pale salmon-pink blush, always a reassuring sign. Next, comes the scent of Margaret River – a...

While no particular grape variety is noted on the label, none is necessary. This Rosé speaks for itself with a...

Not all single vineyards are equal in the glass, some shine brighter – literally, figuratively –  than others. Enter Luminosa,...