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124 wines reviewed, revealing assorted treasures buried in the far south-western corner of Australia. See also Visiting Great Southern. The remoteness of the Great Southern region, four hours south of...

Richard Hemming MW Thursday 12 March 2026 • 3 min read

Vineyard landscape at West Cape Howe in the Great Southern region

Travel tips Visiting Great Southern

Discovering Western Australia’s wine wilderness. Come back tomorrow for reviews of wines from Great Southern. Wherever you stand in the Great Southern region, the landscape undulates concentrically away. Under such...

Richard Hemming MW Wednesday 11 March 2026 • 1 min read

Wine news in 5 Flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, alleged bribery at Southern Glazer's, tariff update

Also news on Germany’s Henkell group buying out legendary Cava company Freixenet (pictured above) and lawsuits on France’s copper fungicide bans. Before I get to global news, I would like...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Saturday 7 March 2026 • 1 min read

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Neb, Sangio and friends

See also the Australian tasting articles published this week on Chardonnay and Shiraz. Blame the Australian predilection for abbreviations for...

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Australian Shiraz – what's hot, what's cool

See also Australia – in vogue again. Recently, Australia has been abuzz about new-wave Chardonnay, Italian varieties and natural winemaking...

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Australia's slimline Chardonnays

See also Australian Shiraz – what's hot, what's cool and Neb, Sangio and friends. Richard and I attempted a two-pronged...

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Australians in Burgundy

Simon Reilly, a wine writer based in London (see his Wineloon blog), reports that there's a new wave of Australian...

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Beechworth and other exciting Australians

Today is Australia Day, a national public holiday Down Under commemorating the founding on 26 January 1788 of the colony...

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Australian reds – getting younger and younger

See also today’s Beechworth and other exciting Australians. One of the most exciting trends in Australian wine today is the...

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Pewsey Vale Rieslings young and old

There aren’t many wines offered to consumers by their producers both young and mature. In fact I’m struggling to think...

Yalumba and Pewsey Vale vineyards Eden Valley seen from the air

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Pewsey Vale Riesling 2014 Eden Valley

From $11.98, NZ$20.99, 225 SA rand, £12.95, CA$22.99, AU$23, €20.90, HK$179, 209 Norwegian krone, 3,240 yen Find this wine As...

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Diluting Oz must

Australian winemakers have been diluting overripe grape juice with water for decades. The practice is forbidden – but that doesn’t...

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Behind the scenes as a wine judge

Australian wine competitions are a notorious proving ground for the wine industry. For producers, they offer the opportunity of winning...

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Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Coonawarra

From $19.99, AU$28.99, £19.95 (£15.99), 25.40 Swiss francs, HK$269, Singapore$62, 460 Chinese yuan, CA$49 Find this wine When I chose...

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Penfolds Collection 2015 – the tasting notes

Yesterday was the big official launch of Penfolds' new releases in Australia. Those in charge of the flagship brand of...

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The new Pulignys of Australia

A slightly shorter version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. See our recent collection of tasting...

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Clonakilla Shiraz 2013 Hilltops

From AU$25, £18.90, HK$275, SG$222 for six Find this wine Find any Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz This seriously fine wine is...

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Australia – a compilation

See our guide to all of this season's compilations. See also The new Pulignys of Australia and SC Pannell –...

Max on Oz

Australia – turning the battleship around

Over the last difficult decade for Australian wine, one of the major criticisms of Wine Australia, the old generic promotional...

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