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Voyager Estate Vivid Red 2024

I enjoy it when Voyager Estate releases well-made, cheeky, fun wines. I also like Voyager, with relatively new Head Winemaker Tim Shand at the helm. Blueberries, furry plum skins, clove, and lavender—the vivid red blend is generous, juicy, crunchy, vibrant,...
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Mitolo G. A. M. Shiraz 2021

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A cracking McLaren Vale Shiraz from a brilliant year, the name comes from founder Frank Mitolo’s three children, Gemma, Alexander...
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Swinging Bridge Hill Park Block 7 Reserve Chardonnay 2021

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A wine that takes on the reserve title and means it. In fact, it also takes on the company’s title...
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Oliver’s Taranga RW Grenache 2023

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A compelling and complex delivery of McLaren Vale Grenache. Its strength is not so much boldness but real poise, showing...
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Hatch Watervale Riesling 2024

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Clare Valley Riesling, here from the Watervale sub-region, is one of the great gems of the Aussie wine treasure chest....
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Stories

Chasing Down Champagne

You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000 hectares under vine, 9% of total global sparkling wine production, and 35% of value. It is a Goliath in every sense of the word. And yet, despite this, the crafty...
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Cartographer – Navigating Rosily

Born into a European household, dinners are filled with verbose tales – each told over top of the last. A...
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Southern Open Vineyards 2025

The cool rules in Southern Tasmania. As one of the most southerly areas in the world for viticulture, the super...
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Who, What, When, Where, Y?

It is a checklist spanning as far back as 1913, one we are schooled in as kids – the five...
PEN Winemaking Vintage WholeBunch Chardonnay Landscape

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

Imagine having a crystal ball twenty years ago and peering into the future of Australian wine. At the time, Robert...
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SA Wine Guide 2025

December is here and it is time to track down wines for the Festive Season. To help guide your wine...

All’s Well-and Ends Well

I have never met Ben and Madeleine Chapman, however on the basis of their wines, have assumed their hospitable disposition....

Australian new releases

Every week there are hundreds of new Australian wines hitting shelves and winelists around the world. Here is our regular update on what’s new from the biggest brands right down to the smallest boutique winemakers.

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Peccavi Old Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Well, from the first take on the nose, you get a pretty strong indication that this Cabernet is from Margaret River. It’s from a season that was early and short with the lower volumes resulting in intense and powerful fruit...
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Harewood Estate Great Southern Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

Great value here from Western Australia – the home of SBS in Australia. It’s the classic Western Australian dry white...
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Silkwood Estate The Bowers Pemberton Merlot 2020

We don’t see a lot of 100% Merlot about, let alone a Merlot that is five years old. Congrats to...
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Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Pinot Noir 2023

Immediately friendly – a welcome sign – and built for early drinking enjoyment. Abundant scents in bright red cherries, cranberries,...
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Silkwood Estate The Bowers Pemberton Chardonnay 2022

A well-crafted Chardonnay that listens to the fruit, striking just the right balance with oak. Pemberton is considered relatively cool...
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Hardys HRB Shiraz D694 2020

A multi-regional blend here, with approximately 55% McLaren Vale and 45% Frankland River, this wine is under screw cap (the...
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Hardys HRB Cabernet Sauvignon D691 2019

Under cork, this is a blend of fruit from Margaret River (50%), Coonawarra (29%) and Frankland River (21%). A powerfully...
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Hardys HRB Cabernet Sauvignon D696 2020

Under screw cap, this is a Cabernet incorporating fruit from Margaret River (88%), McLaren Vale (10%) and Frankland River (2%)....
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Hardys HRB Shiraz D690 2019

Back to cork here, this is an intriguing multi-regional blend – you have to admire the work that goes into...
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Pirramimma Trademark Limited Edition 2022

A meaty wine with plenty of pomegranate seed, boysenberry and coils of black cherry. There is a trail of creeping...
Pirramimma Katunga Cabernet Sauvignon

Pirramimma Katunga McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Matured in a selection of French oak for 3 years. This comes from a delightful vintage in the Vale. Blackberry...

New Zealand new releases

Kiwi winemakers are now crafting some of the greatest wines on the planet. Our team in Australia and New Zealand hunt down the best new releases from right around the country to share with you.

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Mud House Pinot Noir 2022

The 2022 Mud House Pinot Noir is at the peak of its powers, with soft plummy fruit now giving way to more earthy tones and dusty spices. It’s a soft easy drinking style with supple tannins so best enjoyed soon.
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Peregrine Pinot Noir Central Otago 2021

A highly regarded Central Otago producer of fine Pinot Noir for many years now, this is a wine which will...
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The Flying Winemaker Field Blend 2020

As the label says, this is a field blend made from Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Riesling sourced from Wairarapa...
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Deep Down Marlborough Chardonnay 2023

Deep straw colour, there are lovely rich and ripe notes on the nose, with hints of peaches, mandarins, stone fruits,...
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Deep Down Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

A single vineyard wine, organic, and with wild fermentation, around one-third in old puncheons, the colour here is a gleaming...
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Deep Down Marlborough Blanc 2023

This is a wine which focuses on the Marlborough region, rather than on any single variety, which in this region...
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Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir 2019

The name gives respect to senior members of the local Mãori. From Central Otago, the colour here is a red...
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Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

This is the initial still wine release from French Champagne House as part of its Regional Terroirs collection. It comes...
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Cape Barren Inflight McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

A warm climate Cabernet with a good few years under its belt shows that this variety can do very well...
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Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 

Here we have Mumm’s foray into the world of still wine. The fruit comes from the Lowburn sub-region of Central...
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Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir Terroirs Collection 2021

100% hand-harvested Pinot Noir grapes from the Lowburn sub-region and matured for 16 months in French oak. Hawthorn, black cherry...

International new releases

Looking for a change? Then let us guide you through the world of wine with our International new releases. We’ve got reviews and stories on everything from bargain supermarket picks right through to international icons.

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Vignerons de L’Enclave La Resistance Côtes du Rhône Rosé 2023

As we move into cooler autumn weather, this charming Côtes du Rhône fits the bill perfectly with its easy-going charm and textural appeal. Light salmon pink in colour. Brings the spice and gentle confection notes associated with the principal red...
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Feudo Arancio Rosso Sicilia Riserva 2019

It’s almost pointless trying to guess the grape varieties employed in this well-aged red from Siciily, but I suspect that...
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Kellerei Salurn Tolloy Pinot Grigio 2023

An Italian Pinot Grigio with serious attitude. Sourced from Italy’s northern, alpine, Südtirol- Alto Adige region, Tolloy brings some deep-seated...
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Thamnus Chardonnay 2022

Thamnus, part of the ocean-influenced Cape South Coast district, is relatively new to the Overberg wine scene. 10-hectares of Chardonnay...
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Mario Giribaldi Barolo Ravera Riserva 2013

A brilliant Barolo with more than a decade in age already under its belt. Drinking beautifully now, but it certainly...
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Mario Giribaldi Barolo Cerviano Merli Riserva 2016

Amongst an array of stellar vintages over the last decade and more, none surpass 2016 – it is already legendary....
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Mario Giribaldi Barolo Ravera DOCG 2018

This is a vintage which imbues its wines with a pleasing elegance. A red/orange rim here, with a nose that...
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Des Alto Amo El Primero Rioja 2020

This attractive Rioja, different from those tired, old-fashioned oak-sodden monsters, is very much reliant on its fruit – one parcel...
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Sordo Barolo Monprivato 2020

Out of a prized parcel in the Castiglione Falletto district, the colour and fragrance head into a darker shade of...
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Sordo Barolo Perno 2020

From a special vineyard in the Monforte d’Alba district, there’s an aromatic opulence to this wine, roasted orange and Middle...
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Sordo Barolo Gabutti 2020

From the Serralunga d’Alba municipality, stepping into deeper and darker corners of varietal style. Inky to iodine edges to the...
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