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Cooks Lot has recently released their 2025 vintage Orange Region Cooks Lot ‘Handpicked’ Chardonnay ($35) and Pinot Noir ($35). “Hand harvesting, whilst more labour-intensive, is definitely more selective,” says owner and winemaker Duncan Cook….

Mudgee’s Italian varietal winegrower First Ridge Wines has joined the team at Clarity Cru Wine Merchants who will be taking on the brand as its NSW and ACT distributor. First…

Orange Wine Region Delivers Composed, High-Quality 2026 Vintage Mild conditions, timely rainfall and patient winemaking produce a season defined by balance and finesse. The Orange wine region is emerging from…

The Orange Region’s Ross Hill Wines has recently released a suite of new vintage Pinnacle Series wines, made by winemaker Chris Jessop. Chris Jessop has been making wine at Ross Hill…

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…

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…

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…

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…

🏆 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)…

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…