Tobias Ansted and Simon Osicka take cabernet sauvignon off an important Bendigo vineyard and give it all the love and respect that it deserves. The end result is a beautiful wine.

When the Giant Steps winery bought the Bastard Hill vineyard, it bought something special. The release of the 2023 Bastard Hill wines, the first under the Giant Steps name, are a moment in Australian wine history that has been 40 years in the making.

Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Chardonnay 2022 is a rockstar chardonnay. Arguably, it’s an Australian classic in the making.

Penfolds Bin 180 Cabernet Shiraz 2021 Commemorative release is a pretty special wine.

Sometimes when I swirl a glass of Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz it feels as though I’m not just swirling a wine; I’m swirling a universe.

I could throw a blanket over many of them but these are my personal Top 5 of the 2024 Penfolds Collection.

The story of Penfolds has become muddled over the years but as the 2024 Penfolds Collection so ably proves, the Penfolds wines themselves are in great shape, more consistently excellent than ever.

Independent review of the 2023 red wine releases from the Mount Pleasant winery.