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Wine discoveries – February 2026
A flurry of wines to chase the winter blues away. Above, Ina and Heiko Bamberger, makers of one such wine, a terrific German sparkler reviewed below (credit: Lucie Greiner). February...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 March 2026
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2 February 2020 Climate change is clearly an extremely emotive topic. Some readers rushed to characterise Brian Croser as a...
Book reviews
A final round-up: family drama, an academic approach to history, glorious Burgundian visuals, undervalued treasures and – well – you...
Wines of the week
As the Australian bushfires continue to rage, we’re trying to find ways to help. One suggestion is to buy wines...
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15 January Seriously scary map of the bushfires as of today here. Buy Australian wine and help them out. See...
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5 January 2020 Some specific memories of Hazel are appended to this short tribute. 2 January 2020 The woman who...
Max on Oz
Max has filed his bimonthly column a little early this month, for all the wrong reasons. South Australian winemaker Geoff...
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10 February 2021 If you're looking for the latest information on our Old Vine Register, please see Our Old Vines...
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16 November 2019 Almost 30 new tasting notes that were inadvertently omitted when this article was originally published two days...
Nick on restaurants
A great Sri Lankan curry and a great view, but very varied service. Of the many times I have arrived...
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Alistair Cooper provides an audit, tasting 52 current examples.
London’s wine trade was treated to a premium Australia tasting in...
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A Margaret River producer has done what many would like to. A version of this article is published by the...
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The canny South Australian giant has a few extra things up its sleeve this year which will presumably more than...
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‘Don’t buy it’, Nancy Barry instructed her husband Jim in 1986 when the Florita vineyard came up for auction. The...
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Which wines are likely to define the future of Australian wine?
Mike Bennie and Andrew Caillard (pictured above by Wine...
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The rapid evolution of Australia's wine exports. China is today's saviour of the country's wine industry. Where next?
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