VINTAGE REPORT: Cooks Lot, Orange, NSW 2026
Cooks Lot is celebrating what is shaping up to be one of its best vintages in recent memory, with early indications pointing to exceptional quality and strong varietal expression across …
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VINTAGE REPORT: Mudgee, NSW 2026
Mudgee’s Stein Wines has completed an unusually early and compact harvest, reporting excellent quality across both white and red varieties despite yields down between 20 and 40 per cent following …
A few new release wines in the media
Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Tempranillo 2023: 93 Points “Very good tempranillo. Good flavour, good emphasis, some gravity and an extra push through the finish. Red berry flavours, spice notes, an all-round …
The Real Review 2026 Top Wineries Australia
🏆 Australia’s top wineries just got recognised, and our clients are on the list. We’re proud to congratulate Castle Rock Estate (Great Southern), Slow Wine Co. (Orange), First Ridge (Mudgee) …
An observation on wine, marketing and the missing entry rung
As an industry, we can’t complain that the emerging generation is drinking less when we are retreating into ‘super premium’ segments. We have always told ourselves that wine consumers start …
Discovery varieties of the cool climes of Orange
Angullong continues to champion the emerging flavours of Orange, with the release of six new wines in its Fossil Hill range. The cool-climate vineyard, located on the south-eastern foothills of …
Cooks Lot and their allotment of grape growers
Orange’s Cooks Lot has released three reds and three whites in its Allotment range of cool-climate wines. The six wines aim to capture the pure varietal expression of the Orange …
Innovation comes in many shapes
Mudgee’s First Ridge Wines has released its inaugural ‘Uova Bella’, an innovative blend of Fiano and Vermentino ($45). The 2025 vintage in Mudgee proved exceptional, with mostly mild summer conditions …
2025: The Year in Review
Another year rolls to an end, marking our 20th year as Define Wine Marketing & Communications. We have continued to work with a range of great clients and have achieved …
First Ridge release trophy winning 2025 whites
Mudgee’s First Ridge Wines has released two new vintage white wines, the 2025 First Ridge Fiano ($30) and 2025 First Ridge Vermentino ($28). Both wines are attracting a great deal …