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Brokenwood Semillon 2022 Hunter Valley
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 12 December 2025
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Protests in France, Domaine Sigalas acquisition, Vinarchy to cull wine brands
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 28 November 2025
• 1 min read
Wines of the week
d’Arenberg, The High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 McLaren Vale
Andy Howard MW
Friday 7 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Wine news in 5
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Wine news in 5
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Book reviews
Three essential additions to the literature on Australian wine. (Also see How to Drink Australian, reviewed in September).
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Wines of the week
Bedazzled by choice, Jancis tries to pick a plum from Yangarra's brilliant range of organic wines from Rhône grape varieties...
Tasting articles
Reporting on the 'world's best white' from Margaret River, including the 38th edition of the benchmark Chardonnay tasting held at...
Tasting articles
A collection of tasting notes that reinforce the story Max told earlier this year in his article on the next...
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Tasting articles
A hotbed of varietal diversity in South Australia. Above, Peter and Duncan Lloyd at Coriole, where nearly half the vineyards...
Tasting articles
Some of Australia’s best bottles selected by two British enthusiasts. Both chose wines from Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley. Above...
Wines of the week
The rarest of them all: bargain Pinot Noir.
From AU$26.24, $21.99, £19.41, 229.90 Norwegian kroner, 3,800 Japanese yen, €24.90, SG$45...
Tasting articles
A hard-nosed assessment of the Bordeaux trade's current attempt to widen its portfolio outside the Gironde. Above, Zuccardi's Finca Canal...
Tasting articles
A successful hairdresser turned transhemispherical Pinot producer.
This Jane Eyre is no novelist but the Melbourne-born third and last element...
Book reviews
A terrifically refreshing, thoughtful and comprehensive book on Australian wine from two celebrated American sommeliers and a team of on-the-ground...
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