Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Traminer 2023

The preference for the moniker, Traminer, is a reflection of the producer’s history when Seppelt “Traminer” was killing it on the top selling charts in the 1970s. The name was deemed easier to pronounce – and, hence, sell – than Gewürztraminer. When the grape lost consumers, the Drumborg vines were scrubbed but in 2011, with new Alsatian clones and a renewed passion, grapes were re-planted. Here, Gewürztraminer returns with renewed purpose exploring a wonderful world of spice with aromas of acacia, ginger, tarragon, potpourri. Reaches into its rich varietal heritage and effortlessly brings a warm texture to the palate – definitely not oiliness! – which acts as a basis to explore fresh lychee, snow pea, citrus and tarragon flavours. That spice is so enticing.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.

Wine writer and critic