Australian Wine Journal

- Barossa Valley, SA - $73-$110 - Cork - 14.0%alc As Australia evolves to better define its own distinctive terroir through sub-regional...

- Barossa Valley/Eden Valley, SA - $76-$110 - Cork - 14.0%alc Call me outdated or boring, but two of my very favourite Barossa shiraz la...

- Yarra Valley, VIC - $56-$72 - Screwcap - 13.5%alc The Yarra Valley enjoyed a cracking vintage for chardonnay in 2005. Coldstream Hills...

- Yarra Valley, VIC - $45-$65 - Cork - 14.0%alc Judging by the labels on Coldstream Hills bottles, James Halliday isn't just somet...

- Eden Valley, SA - $16-$23 - Screwcap - 13.5%alc Around 3 years ago I fell in love with Yalumba's value packed 2007 Wild Ferment Ch...

- Barossa Valley/South Australia? - $50-$60 (Auction) - Cork - Alcohol not stated Australia has a long, rich history of fortified wine p...

- Geelong, VIC - $120 - Cork - 13.5%alc As a (terribly) general rule of thumb, I'd put most good Australian pinot noir within an 8 y...

- Yarra Valley, VIC - $20-$29 - Screwcap - 14.5%alc Tom Carson made some truly memorable wines during his time at Yering Station, highli...

- Riverina, NSW - $12-$22 - Cork - 11.0%alc Throughout 2007 I was smitten with the value for money offered by Gramp's 2004 Botrytis ...

- Adelaide Hills, SA - $60-$90? (Gift) - Cork - 12.5%alc I was lucky enough to receive a magnum of 1994 Croser from some very dear frien...

- Yarra Valley, VIC - $29-$35 - Cork - 12.0%alc If Tasmania's my first port of call for Australian sparklings (which it is), then th...

- Lower Hunter Valley, NSW - $40-$59 - Cork (crumbled) - 10.3%alc Nearly 4 years ago I reviewed the 1999 Vat 1, awarding it 95 points an...

- Adelaide Hills, SA - $43-$59 - Screwcap - 13.5%alc The first day of spring has arrived and with it comes blue skies (well, today was g...

- Adelaide Hills, SA - $16-$25 - Screwcap - 14.0%alc By my last count there's presently 9 different label colours in the Wolf Blass ...

- Adelaide Hills, SA - $55-$80 - Screwcap - 14.0%alc The recent emergence of Tapanappa has certainly given Ashton Hills some serious com...

- Clare Valley, SA - $11-$21 - Screwcap - 13.5%alc Although still popular with consumers and discount retailers (doubtlessly relative!),...

- Eden Valley, SA - $75-$135 - Cork (protruding/evenly stained right through) - 14.0%alc On a recent visit to the winery I noticed Hensc...

- McLaren Vale, SA - $22-$31 - Cork - 14.5%alc McLaren Vale's Pirramimma is almost unanimously considered one of Australia's lea...

- Yarra Valley, VIC - $23-$32 - Screwcap - 13.5%alc I can remember buying bottles of Coldstream Hills' 2005 Pinot Noir (93pts-Apr...

(Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot) - Coonawarra, SA - $43-$70 - Cork - 14.0%alc After digging out Petaluma's 2000 Coonawarra from the cella...