Australian Wines Archives

Pinot Gris or Grigio – it used to be the debate with this versatile variety, about naming conventions and style,...

Riposte The Katana Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay

From Tim Knappstein and son Nick, who have this fruit from a selected grower in the Kenton Valley district. 50%...

Riposte The Cutlass Shiraz 2023

Shiraz can be expressed in so many ways depending on all its elements of source, site, regional and specific climatic...

Grant Burge Nebu 2023

Within the Grant Burge “Wines of Distinction” range, this is their Great Australian Red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz,...

Grant Burge Meshach 2021

The Grant Burge brand flagship red, set deeply with impressive Shiraz fruit, dark, powerful though extremely well-behaved from end to...

Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2023

Welcoming from the outset, with a faintly smoky, charry sense to the nose, a suggestion of crumbled earth and forest...

Grant Burge Shadrach Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

Sourced from two prized vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys, hence the overarching “Barossa” zone labelling. The 2021 vintage...

Handpicked Collection Tasmania Pinot Noir 2022

Aromatics are abundant with charred sour cherry, juicy red berries, savoury sweet woodsy spice, a whiff of game, still a...

Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2022

These different regional expressions of the grape, with the same vintage and winemaker, are insightful. On the nose, deeper brambly...

Handpicked Single Vineyard Capella Pinot Noir 2022

Give it a good swirl to release a whiff of vanilla cherry tart, cherry compote, toasty oak, sweet baking spice...

Handpicked Single Vineyard Highbow Hill Pinot Noir 2022

A little more of that black dirt, autumn decay on the nose at first, yet give this a moment, and...

Riddoch Coonawarra The Federator Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

As well-structured and compelling as Cabernet Sauvignon off Coonawarra terra rossa soils can be. And there’s a sweet surprise in...

Riddoch The Federator 2022

The Riddoch Estate in Coonawarra has released an Icon wine, the Federator – which sounds a bit like a combination...

Curtis Gladiator McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

Fruit from 80-year-old vines, this is a wine that has seen plenty of care. Concentrated and compact on the nose,...

Bekker’s McLaren Vale Syrah 2023

Red Wine - Syrah

This wine takes advantage of the Clarendon fruit that Becker’s have been able to obtain more recently, so in the...

Angas King Eden Valley Riesling 2024

White Wine - Riesling

This is a lovely current drinking Riesling displaying all the vibrant, lively Riesling characters you expect from the cooler Eden...

Yelland and Papps Shiraz 2024

Using that whole cluster and early picking approach that was adopted with the Grenache Cinsault Mourvèdre blend, the result is...

Yelland and Papps Vin De Soif Roussanne Grenache Gris 2024

This blend of varieties makes a delicious, rich and highly textured wine. It was all naturally fermented in oak and...

Yelland and Papps Vin de Soif Grenache Cinsault Mourvèdre 2024

One of the features of this wine is its brightness and energy, and that comes from slightly earlier picking and...

Yelland and Papps Limited Cuvée Grenache 2024

This comes from 1930s bush vines, all dry-grown in the Marananga region within the Barossa. It’s superb fruit from a...

Yelland and Papps Limited Cuvée Shiraz 2023

This comes from a 1960 planted Shiraz vineyard in Greenock. The rich, deep colour points to its power and intensity....

Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvée Barossa Valley Grenache 2024