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Yalumba New Releases

Angus Hughson
Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2021 This 2021 Cabernet Shiraz blend is beautifully pure and pristine with aromas of coca, mahogany, blackberry, fruit pastilles and toasted cloves with a veneer of vanillin oak. Young, and tightly crafted with a seamless mid weight palate radiating with dark cherry flavours laced with ironstone. Powdery tannins support a...

Duval on Grenache

Ken Gargett
The name, Duval, is and always will be inextricably linked with Grange. John Duval was chief winemaker at Penfold’s from...
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Patrick of Coonawarra Methode

Brendan Black
I think it’s great when winemakers try to do things a little differently, such as using winemaking methods which are...
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Bendigo Jewel – Turners Crossing

Brendan Black
Turners Crossing is a 42ha vineyard 50km northwest of Bendigo, Victoria, located near the evocatively named town of Serpentine. Vines...
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Penfolds New Releases 2021

Angus Hughson
After the China shock, it is fair to say that in the Treasury Wine Estates offices at Southbank in Melbourne...
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Wine and the City – An International Affair

Tijana Laganin
Overseas travel has often been used for people to ‘find themselves’. Whether after University, as a gap year, or in...
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The Low Down on Carbonic Maceration

Brendan Black
Over the past few years, I’ve noticed the increased use in Australia of a certain winemaking technique known as carbonic maceration....
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Yering Station, it’s nice to see you again.

Morgan Dunn
It’s been a while since I’ve taken a proper look at such a premium line of Yarra Valley wines –...
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What makes a wine great – it’s not what you’d think…

Nicole Bilson
It was a bustling Saturday night in one of Melbourne’s hipster suburbs in a raved-about venue. Thick coats, moments before...
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The Yellow Jubilee

Tijana Laganin
Since the 17th century, sparkling wine has been synonymous for celebration. See it as crazy or profound, I cannot help...
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Xanadu Brings out the Big Guns

Emma Farrelly
Over the years the quality and consistency of Xanadu has gone from strength to strength, under the watchful eye and...
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Asian Food Matching Tips from Rockstar Sommelier Shanteh Wale

Shanteh Wale
I’m sure all wine retailers can attest that they regularly hear “I’m going out for a BYO dinner, what wine...
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A Walk Through the Vineyards of Greenock Creek and the 2019 Vintage

Priscilla Hennekam
A lot of Australians may not know, but the Barossa Valley is Australia’s most famous wine region overseas. I still...
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New Releases from The Group

Jeni Port
The Group The Murder McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 92 Points – $34 Punchy aromas on display here . . ....
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Villa Maria goes Organic

Angus Hughson
The world of wine is changing, and quickly. Around the globe, winemakers are moving to be more sustainable in vineyards...
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Wine and the City – Little Black Dress Wines

Tijana Laganin
The Little Black Dress or LBD – it’s a must-have item of clothing, that is suitable for almost any social...
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Non-Alcoholic Beers on the Rise

Campbell Hedley
I consider myself a fairly serious beer drinker. Which is to say that I like flavour, nuance, style, and structure...
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Ashton Hills – Star of the Adelaide Hills

Simon Curkovic
Venerable Ashton Hills, established by Stephen George in 1982 in the Piccadilly Valley sub-region of the Adelaide Hills in South...
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Smith & Sheth

Ken Gargett
One could hear the chortles from right across the ditch, almost as though we’d lost yet another Bledisloe Cup Rugby...
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Growers come together to launch The Group

Ken Gargett
Winegrowers working together is not something new. But it has been a long time since Australia has seen such an...
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Tyrrell’s Sacred Sites 2019 – A Legendary Vintage

Simon Curkovic
Iconic wines from Australia’s first wine region, the Hunter Valley, and arguably one of its premier estates, Tyrrell’s.  They are also...
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Dicey – New Wines from Old Faces in Central Otago

Jane Skilton MW
Any lover of Central Otago wine will be familiar with the name Dicey. Robin Dicey, originally from South Africa, moved to...
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Orin Swift – Wines with Swagger

Dave Brookes
When it comes to successful wine brands, Orin Swift’s Dave Phinney seems to have the midas touch. After falling in...
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The Foggy Hill

Angus Hughson
When Brian Croser first suggested he was going to grow pinot noir at the end of the Fleurieu Peninsula in...
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An Experts’ Guide to Food Matching with Pinot Noir

Marcell Kustos
Pinot Noir is one of the most finicky grape varieties to grow. It is fussy about the climate, soil, sun...
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