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We’re thrilled to announce that 2022 Eisenstone Greenock Shiraz SR801 has won Top Trophy in Class 12 – Shiraz | Syrah at the 2025 Global Fine Wine Challenge! On the Greenock Shiraz, judge Jane Skilton MW commented, “Big, opulent aromas of dark cherry, roasted plums, tar, a little dried fruit. Plenty of sweet new oak…

Andrew Graham joined us along with Victor and Sebastian from Champagne Jacquart for a tasting of Champagne Jacquart’s ‘Triple 1 Collection’ of Mono Cru Champagnes at Sofitel earlier this month. Read his full reviews of the wines on Oz Wine Review, through the link below, including a 95 point review of the 2016 Champagne Jacquart Villers-Marmery…

Earlier this month, we were fortunate to have Victor and Sebastain from Champagne Jacquart visit us in Sydney. While they were here, we hosted an exclusive tasting at Sofitel Darling Harbour to taste their premium Mono Cru wines. Huon Hooke joined us for this tasting and has recently released his reviews of the wines on…

Gabrielle Poy of The Real Review recently rated Anselmi’s 2022 Capitel Croce with 95 points, stating ‘the palate is cushioned and all the flavours co-exist nicely: no single one dominates, but rather a thoughtful melody is created.’ Read Gabrielle’s full review here, and secure your 2022 Anselmi Capitel Croce here. 95 pts – Gabrielle Poy (The Real…

Eric Asimov of The New York Times traveled to Christchurch to take part in Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025, a gathering examining the central topic from all angles. Topics discussed included soils and environmentalism, tariffs and trade, and the care that is taken to weave the culture of the Māori into the local wines and vineyard practices. Asimov spoke…

What better way to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Col d’Orcia’s Organic Certification than becoming the only Tuscan winery to obtain both the Equalitas Certification and Slow Wine Chiocciola. Col d’Orcia was established more than 350 years ago and was purchased by the Marone Cinzano family in 1973, who began the organic and sustainable practices…

Matthew Jukes has released his 2023/2024 100 Best Australian Wines List and Harewood Estate of the Great Southern and Eisenstone of the Barossa Valley both made their debut appearance on the much anticipated list. The 100 Best represents the finest one hundred Australian wines available on the shelves in the UK for the coming twelve…

A month in the media – See what these journalists thought about our wines and spirits in July. 2020 Harewood Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 90 pts – Erin Larkin (Wine Advocate): The 2020 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon leads with potpourri, rose petals, Ovaltine, oatmeal, tea biscuits and lavender. In the mouth, the wine is all of these…

A month in the media – See what these journalists thought about our wines and spirits in June. Cognac Leyrat VSOP 91 pts – Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2023: Airy and delicate on the nose, with wisps of citrus peel, vanilla, toasted coconut, mown hay, and wildflowers. The palate is soft and honeyed, with zesty orange…

A month in the media – See what these journalists thought about our wines in May. NV Champagne Jacquart Brut Mosaique 96 pts – Decanter World Wine Awards 2023: Quite classy and carefully composed, showing attractive aromas of peaches, apples, honey and touches of honeysuckle. Delicious on the palate, with a silky mousse.   2013…

We’re so excited to announce the new scores from Huon Hooke at The Real Review for Nuiton-Beanoy of Burgundy, France. These premium wines landed in Australia about a month ago and are already turning heads. Contact us to secure your Burgundys today! 2019 Nuiton-Beaunoy ‘Pommard’ Rouge 96 pts – Huon Hooke (The Real Review): Medium-deep…

In 2000, Trentino-based Gruppo Mezzacorona recognised the unexploited potential of Sicily and invested in replanting and rebuilding two estates along the Southern coast of the island and, thus Feudo Arancio was born. The word ‘Feudo’ means ‘estate’ and it evokes the glorious and rich history of Sicily. The word ‘Arancio,’ meaning ‘orange,’ pays homeage to…

The week John Lewis at the Newcastle Herald wrote a great article about Harewood Estate and their sustainability practices, including the move to replace tractors at the estate with horses. Click here to read the full article and keep reading below for a summary of the wines reviewed by John. John Lewis’ Reviews 2022 Apricus…

A month in the media – See what these journalists thought about our wines in April. 2022 Harewood Denmark Riesling 94 pts – Andrew Graham (Oz Wine Review): Every year the question is more about which Harewood sub-regional release is best, and this year it’s a close thing between this Denmark release and the Porongurup below….

The results of Gilbert & Gaillard’s International Challenge 2023 are in and they agree – our wines are golden. With seven wines entered, we received four double gold medals and 3 gold medals. Keep scrolling to see what Gilbert & Gaillard thought of our wines from Eisenstone, Harewood FLUX, Highgate, Sunsets, and It Wasn’t Me….

This weekend The Real Review released their Top Wineries of Australia 2023 and Eisenstone came in at a very impressive number four! The list, which features about 350 of Australia’s best wineries, is based off the 10,000+ wines The Real Review team has tasted over the last year. In a podcast interview with The Wine…