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WINE SPOTLIGHT 2019 Xanadu "Circa 77" Shiraz $22 Xanadu continues to impress, with Glenn Goodall leading the team of one of Margaret River's finest wineries. The shiraz has long played second fiddle to cabernet, but its quality has dramatically improved in recent years. This one has wonderful intensity, balanced by succulence, and pure ripe, red cherry fruit with a hint of blueberry. [Extracted from the article]

It has benefited from a couple of years in the bottle, is medium-bodied, with smooth, almost velvety texture; bright, deep, redcurrant and blackberry flavours. 2020 Alkoomi "Grazing Collection" Shiraz $21 WINE SPOTLIGHT 2020 Alkoomi "Grazing Collection" Shiraz $21 This is a new budget-priced range with a brightly floral look from one of the Great Southern's longest-established wineries at Frankland. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers brief information on various wines including the 2017 Family Pinot Grigio, the 2018 White Label Riesling and the Early Release Shiraz from alcoholic beverage providers Trentham Estate Pty. Ltd., Alkoomi and Parker Coonawarra Estate.

In 2020, it has bright red berry aromatics, is supple, fleshy and medium-bodied with a gentle grip to finish. With room for your notebook, tablet, smartphone, headphones, cards, pens and those pesky miscellaneous receipts, this environmentally certified leather folio is your portable PA. How much: $449 Where from: bellroy.com How much: $449 Where from: bellroy.com Domenic Torzi and Tim Freeland make two impressive shiraz - one from old vines on the Adelaide Plains and this from high in the Adelaide Hills. [Extracted from the article]

Packed with blackcurrant, bramble and briary flavours and layered with classy oak, it will benefit from cellaring yet will bring pleasure young. Satiny smooth yet with grunt, ultra-concentrated and showing power with finesse. Sourced from 50-year-old vines on the high slopes of Clarendon in the McLaren Vale, it marks the epitome of the great Australian red blend. [Extracted from the article]

In 2018, there's lively redcurrant, blackberry and dark cherry characters on the nose and palate; it is wonderfully supple yet with lively tannins to keep it honest. WINE SPOTLIGHT This is D'Arenberg's most important quaffer, celebrating the patriarch and a style he has made famous. The "Original" has substance and full flavour. [Extracted from the article]

Sourced from aged, dry-grown vines in the Clare Valley's Polish Hill River locale, it has an enticing bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, licorice and vanilla bean oak that flows through to a powerful, full-flavoured palate of marvellous intensity. Fleshy, sumptuous, with great length and wonderful balance. Made for the long haul but hard to resist now. [Extracted from the article]

2018 Rockcliffe "Nautica" Cabernet Sauvignon $100 Winemakers Elysia Harrison and Mike Garland should change this with the release of the premium Nautica range (chardonnay, shiraz and, my favourite, cabernet). SPLURGE Rockcliffe, in the picturesque heart of WA's Denmark region, has often flown under the radar. [Extracted from the article]

This flagship red comes from low-yielding 50-year-old vines on Taltarni's Block 20 and 21. 2016 Taltarni "The Patron" Cabernet Shiraz $120 Taltarni makes impressive bubbly and reds from its base in the Victorian Pyrenees. Dark with blackcurrant, licorice, chocolate and brambles, tight and seamless on the palate before unwinding to finish long and memorable. [Extracted from the article]

2018 Mount Horrocks "Alexander Vineyard" Shiraz $48 Stephanie Toole makes exemplary wines under the Mount Horrocks label in the Clare Valley. This is from a family vineyard and shows another side of shiraz: intense red plum and blackberry aromatics, power certainly, yet with restraint. [Extracted from the article]

SPLURGE There is only a small volume of this impressive shiraz, which pays tribute to Dr Peter McMahon, a pioneer in the Yarra Valley. In 2017, it has soaked up its deluxe treatment - 100% new oak, long time on skins - so that its purity of fruit shines. It is intense and persistent with silky smooth texture and slinky tannins on an elegant finish. [Extracted from the article]

The article evaluates some wines including the 2011 Peter Lehmann Classic Riesling, the 2008 Tarrawarra Reserve Chardonnay and the 2010 Meerea Park Shiraz.

The article evaluates the 2016 Peter Lehmann Portrait Shiraz from Peter Lehmann Wines Ltd.

The article presents information on the 2016 Hesketh Regional Collection Barossa Shiraz from winemaker Phil Lehmann.

The article offers brief information on `The Freedom' Shiraz from Langmeil.

The article offers information on the 2014 "RSW" Shiraz wine from Wirra Wirra.

The article offers information on the 2014 Jacobs Creek Reserve Barossa Signature Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the Yalumba Y Series Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the 2012 Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the Salomon Finniss River Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the 2012 Alpha Cruciz Shiraz red wine from Chalk Hill.

The article evaluates the 2014 Red Knot Shiraz wine.

The article offers information on the 2013 Peter Lehmann Shiraz from Tanunda, South Australian winery Peter Lehman Wines Ltd.

The article offers information on the 2012 John Duval Entity shiraz from wine company John Duval Wines.

The article previews the Lost Block Heathcote shiraz wine from Tyrrells.

The article evaluates the 2011 Lethbridge Heathcote Shiraz Mourvedre wine.

The article reviews the 2012 McGuigan Bin 2000 Shiraz wine from McGuigan.

The article reviews the 2010 D'Arenberg "Dead Arm" Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the 2012 Wynns "V&A Lane" Cabernet Shiraz.

The article previews the 2011 Hentley Farm 'Quinessential' Shiraz Cabernet wine.

The article previews the 2012 Jamiesons Run Cabernet Shiraz Merlot wine.

The article previews the 2013 Chapel Hill 'Parson's Nose' Shiraz wine from winemaker Michael Fragos of Chapel Hill Winery.

The article offers information on the 2010 Penfolds Bin 138 Grenache Shiraz Mataro wine.

The article evaluates the 2010 Oliver's Taranga "HJ" reserve Shiraz.

The article previews the 2010 Paxton 'Jones Block' Shiraz wines from Paxton Jones.

The article previews the Winesmiths Shiraz wine from the Winesmiths.

The article evaluates two wine products, the 2010 De Bortoli "Deen Vat 8" Shiraz and the 2012 Hoddles Creek "ler" Pinot Blanc.

The article evaluates the 2010 Henschke "Euphonium" Shiraz Cabernet wine.

The article offers brief information on the 2010 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz wine from Penfolds.

The article offers brief information on the 2012 De Bortoli Windy Peak Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the 2012 Angove 'Nine Vines' Grenache Shiraz Rose wine.

The article evaluates the 2009 Henschke 'Tappa Pass' Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the 2012 Be Bortoli 'Windy Peak' Shiraz wine.

The article evaluates the 2010 Kangarilla Road 'Cul de Sac' Shiraz from McLaren Vale.

The article previews the 2009 Best's Bin O Shiraz wine.

The article previews the 2010 Westend Richland Shiraz wine.

A preview of the 2009 Domain Clarendon Syrah is presented.

The article offers a look at the wine industry in Australia. It cites Eden Valley wine producer Henschke's celebration of five decades of its Hill of Grace shiraz. The characteristics of a good investment in wine are described, including blue-chip wines from great vintages, pinnacle and magnums. A list of affordable and undervalued wines is also presented.

The article evaluates the 2009 Bird in Hand Shiraz.

The article evaluates the 2010 Yalumba 'Y Series' Shiraz Viognier.