In my opinion Jeremy Oliver's website is the most complete website on Australian wine.

Reviews on wines cover many back vintages and indicate drinking windows on all vintages. Jeremy concentrates on wineries with a track record which is both a strength and a weakness. You won't find too many new emerging wineries in his reviews. He waits until they prove themselves over a number of years. His annual review on Australian wine, The Australian Wine Annual, is a 'must buy' for any serious wine collector. But even better, subscribe to his website which at under $40 is good value. Reviews are updated as they are tasted, so you get good information on current releases. 

There have been a number of technical problems with his site over the past year or so and there have been limited additions to the site as a result. He has promised to address with the release of a new product in Octoner 2010.
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The stalwart of the Australian Wine Media, James seems to have been around for ever! His reviews and opinions are probably the most widely sought after and respected amongst the Australian wine buying public. His annual  book, The Australian Wine Companion, is an essential wine buyer's resource. It covers (nearly) every Australian winery, along with contact details, cellar door opening times and many wine reviews. On the downside, reviews are often brief and some of the serious wines from certain producers are often not reviewed. I guess it is difficult to keep up with the thousands of new wines released in Australia each year, a task that no single person can be expected to undetake in entirety. For the 2011 Edition, notes by Ben Edwards have been added, perhaps for the reasons just mentioned.

His website contains all past reviews from his Australian Wine Companion and notes are regularly updated. He also puts out a monthly email update with some new tastings notes and recommendations.

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Campbell Mattison has emerged as a force in the Australian Wine media over the past few years. His style is eminently readable and generally amusing.  He covers more 'cutting edge' wineries than any other Australian wine writer. His website is well worth a subscription. Recent changes to the search facility, called Wine Finder, have greatly improved the site and the ability to reference different vintages of the same wine.

He has also authored several books that I found most entertaining, particularly one called "Why the French Hate Us".

In August 2008, Gary Walsh from Winorama joined up with Campbell which will provide even more reviews. And I like the fact that they both review wines in a timely manner.

There is also good interactive and topical comments from subscribers.



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