Halliday - 19 Nov 2025
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Peter Dredge, Dr Edge
Nat Thaipun's pla pao (whole barbecued fish)
UK-based wine authority Jane Rakison on the wines of Spain
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2020 Crittenden Cri de Coeur Sous Voile Savagnin, Mornington Peninsula
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2024 KOERNER Old Vine Slate Riesling, Clare Valley
2023 Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Drive Block Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
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