Australia's most trusted wine authority.
Founded in 2002 by Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront has published independent Australian wine reviews every day since — without ever taking an advertising cent from a winery.
“No advertising. No sponsored content. Just an honest opinion, published daily for more than two decades.”
Nearly a quarter-century of reviewing, one bottle at a time.
Built to be trusted, not to be liked.
Independence
No winery has ever paid for a review, an advertisement or a mention. The site answers to its readers and no one else.
Consistency
New content every single day since early 2002 — the longest unbroken run of any Australian wine publication.
Scale
Over 300,000 reviews and comments, covering Australian and international wines alike, tasted year after year.
Community
Beyond the reviews, a genuine community of subscribers and wine lovers — the kind no other Australian wine site has built.
Five palates, one standard.
Campbell Mattinson
Founded The Winefront in 2002 and has reviewed constantly ever since.
Mike Bennie
Brings a wide-ranging palate across both classic and emerging styles.
Gary Walsh
Known for reviews as direct and unvarnished as the wines he covers.
Kasia Sobiesiak
Adds a sharp, unique, detail-driven eye to the team's daily tasting notes.
Curly Haslam-Coates
Rounds out the team with high tasting prowess and a much-loved addition of flair.
Not a marketing platform. Not a paid partnership. Not for sale.
The Winefront doesn't run advertorials, sponsored content or paid promotions of any kind. Every review reflects what's in the glass, not who poured it.
That independence is the whole point — and it's why the site has earned the trust of readers across Australian wine for close to a quarter-century.
An independent voice, backed by one.
The Winefront operates alongside Campbell Mattinson's wider work in wine writing, photography and travel — but its reviews stand entirely on their own, judged the same way every time.
Read the reviews for yourself.
Over 300,000 tasting notes, updated daily, with nothing for sale but the truth about what's in the bottle.
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