Launched in 1978, Winestate is one of the world’s longest running wine magazines, featuring over 140 pages on all things vinous from around the globe. Winestate tastes and rates over 10,000 wines a year, making Winestate the leading authority on Australian and New Zealand wines.

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THIS IS A COVID-FREE EDITORIAL

briefs

nz briefs • what’s happening in the NZ wine scene

TIME TO THINK PROVENCAL PINK

ANYTHING BUT MARGINAL

NEW DIGS - A PICK OF THE BEST GETAWAYS

CONSISTENCY IS KEY • TAYLORS WINNING RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

Champion of the Underdog

CABERNET & BORDEAUX CHALLENGE X • Only 16 wines from 228 tasted received our highest accolade of five stars in this issue, ranging across diverse brackets from Under $30 to $2,000. Here we profile their results for your enjoyment.

sydney grapevine

melbourne grapevine

adelaide grapevine

brisbane grapevine

wine words • LES SCHIRATO - CEO VITTORIA FOOD & BEVERAGE

WHAT’S IT WORTH? • WINESTATE’S AUCTION PRICE GUIDE

CLARE VALLEY

CLARE VALLEY & SURROUNDING REGIONS

CABERNETS AUVIGNON & BORDEAUX BLENDS

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING

MICHAEL COOPER RECENT RELEASES

OTAGO (Central Otago & Waitaki Valley)

OTAGO Central Otago & Waitaki Valley

NEW RELEASES

HOW WE JUDGE • Our tastings and published ratings are designed with one thing in mind: to provide a useful and genuine balanced guide on wines to our readers. In order to achieve this we follow certain procedures in an activity that is notoriously difficult! There are regular criticisms of wine shows and various scoring systems; here is how we approach our tastings.

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