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What's in Your Cellar?

how the experts top up their collections
by DOM SWEENEY

Mac Forbes: Man on a Mission

by nick butler

Tyrrell's Belford Vineyard

sacred sites
by Toni paterson mw

The New Regeneration

winemakers, vines and soil health
BY andrew graham

Oakridge's Matt Stone & Jo Barrett

Vineyard chef q&a
by Millie Hosie

Wine Destinations: Rutherglen & King Valley

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Where the Locals Go

travel tips for australia's wine regions
by Amy Northcott

The Splendour of Okanagan

world wine
BY Daniel Honan

Two Days in Orange, NSW

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Spring Forward

new season recipes and wine matches

What to Drink with Aubergines

BY PETER BOURNE

Victoria's High Country: Top Wines for Spring

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On Point Blancs

australia's best white rhône blends
BY DOM SWEENEY

You Had Me at Hola!

Panel Tasting – SPANISH REDS
BY Nick Bulleid MW

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Must-Drink Wines from Orange

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Auteur Magic

WINES TO WATCH | Mike Bennie
Talent, a creative flair and little derring-do connect these wines from a couple of expressive winemakers.

Natural Born Swillers

Green gauge | Angus Hughson
Natural wine is all about the grape, the whole grape and nothing but the grape – just ask the two men staking their careers on it.

Is There Value to be Found in Penfolds' Latest Releases?

TASTING WINE | HUON HOOKE
Penfolds’ top-dollar drops tend to get all the publicity but the more affordable wines deserve some praise too.

Nebbiolo: The Heartbreak Kid

VARIETY SPOTLIGHT | Angus Hughson
Considering it can be fussier than pinot noir, why are some Aussie producers going to all that effort – and why are their wines so good?

In Safe Hands

PINOT REPORT | NICK STOCK
It’s hard to grow great pinot in an Australian climate, and even harder to make it, but these winemakers are up to the challenge, as their wines suggest.

Whisky and Rye

SPIRIT GUIDE |  James Atkinson
Australian whisky producers are moving away from tried and true single malts and experimenting with a style traditionally associated with the US.

Imports to Watch

IMPORTS TO WATCH | ANGUS HUGHSON
Angus Hughson takes you through imports from Tuscany, Spain and Austria.

Colonial Contagion

OBSERVATIONS |  Andrew Caillard MW
The coronavirus isn’t the first time in Australia’s complex history that a dangerous entity has arrived on these shores.

Off The Press

COMPILED BY AMY NORTHCOTT AND DOM SWEENEY
Discover all the latest news in the wine and food world.

Wine Worry

LAST WORD | Morris Gleitzman
Forget harvesting season, it’s awards season that has us sweating bullets.

Wine Dilemmas

Q&A | JANE SKILTON

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What’s On

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AMY NORTHCOTT

Sommelier's Choice

LARA GRAHAM – WASABI RESTAURANT & BAR | AMY NORTHCOTT
While studying for a degree she admits she didn’t exactly love, Wasabi Restaurant & Bar Sommelier Lara Graham felt a pull towards the world of wine through her work as a glassy.

Q&A with Phil Hude of Armadale Cellars

OFF THE PRESS | Toni Paterson MW
Toni Paterson MW chats with Phil Hude and learns the secrets of one of Melbourne’s premier fine wine merchants.

Four In One From Penfolds

OFF THE PRESS | AMY NORTHCOTT
Penfolds has released its Penfolds g4 along with The Penfolds Collection 2020 which features 17 new vintages to the portfolio.

Restaurant Revival

OFF THE PRESS | DOM SWEENEY
Joval Wine Group – the company behind the red+white and Mezzanine Fine Wine Specialist portfolios – launched their Restaurant Revival initiative in June, supporting Australian restaurants on the back of the Covid-19 crisis.

New Luxury Releases from Seppeltsfield

OFF THE PRESS | DOM SWEENEY
The Barossa’s iconic Seppeltsfield revealed a new range of contemporary Barossa table wines in late July, complementing their already esteemed range of fortifieds, and further cementing their positioning as one of Australia’s preeminent, luxury wine producers.

Wine for a Cause

OFF THE PRESS | AMY NORTHCOTT
After 19 years as vigneron at his family’s Adelaide Hills winery The Lane, Marty Edwards has launched Silver Lining Wine, which is a label raising money for Parkinson’s research in Australia.

Test Your Knowledge

OFF THE PRESS | COMPILED BY ELLIS VAN DER WULP
Think you know your wine? Take our GT WINE Quiz to see how you shape up!