Stories

Dawning Day Farms

September 29, 2026

Dawning Day Farms is a micro-vineyard in Exeter, in the Southern Highlands. Michael and Katrina Archer branched out into winemaking for themselves with the 2020 vintage, only to have the weather gods humble them later that year, when smoke from the Black Summer bushfires swept through the region. What did...

Peter Lehmann Wines and Its Recipe for an Enduring Success

September 29, 2026

Wine and art: does a better pairing than this even exist? Making wine is certainly an art; it requires time,...

Greek jewels from Alpha Estate and the emerging regions of PGI Florina (ΠΓΕ Φλώρινα) and PDO Amyndeon (ΠΟΠ Αμύνταιο)

September 10, 2026

Indigenous grape varieties – those multi-syllable ones that often trip the tongue and hail from ancient varieties off ancient lands...

Aptitude

September 3, 2026

Greg Clack believes that each vineyard possesses its own inherent aptitude — a natural ability for growing grapes that express...

Sheehan Vineyards

September 2, 2026

Nick Sheehan purchased three distinguished sites in the upper reaches of the Piccadilly Valley: St Margaret’s in Summertown, Allyra in...

Main Ridge Estate

September 1, 2026

Main Ridge Estate is a rather curious winery. Essential to the history of Mornington Peninsula and responsible for decades of...

The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026

August 17, 2026

The Barossa remains Australia’s most famous fine wine region. This year’s Barossa Guide 2026 by Andrew Caillard MW and Jeni...

Fine Water, Fine Dining: For Carribie, It’s Time to Rewrite the Rules

When opening a fine bottle of wine, choosing the right dish to accompany it is de rigueur. But how often...

Rosily

There is surely no wine region in this country which has more elite wineries than Margaret River. The advantage for...

Small Acres Cyder

Small Acres Cyder is exactly that—small in scale but rich in intent. Run by the Geoghegan family in Orange, NSW,...

Bass Phillip 2024 New Vintage Releases

Bass Phillip Gamay 2024 $75 | 91 Points This 2024 Gamay is fine and perfumed to start showing fresh red...

Ben Murray Wines

Dan Eggleton of Ben Murray Wines in the Barossa is as true and unpretentious as the wines he makes. A...

Castello Di Meleto

Located in Gaiole in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico, this estate traces its connection to wine back to...

10 Years of Riesling in Mount Gambier

Last year, Ottelia celebrated 10 years of Riesling in Mount Gambier, on the Limestone Coast. Beyond the usual suspects among...

Penfolds Superblend

Every Australian winelover will surely be aware of just how much Penfolds love to release special wines, whether they have...

Thunderstone, Porongrup

Thunderstone is a new venture from Tony Davis and Remond Sweeny. This union of two mates, sometimes known under the...

La Chapelle Grange 2022

January 31, 2026

The second release of this extraordinary Rhone/Aussie blend, crafted by two of the world’s great wineries, Jaboulet and Penfolds, has...