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by Josie
Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:45 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Penley Estate Hyland Shiraz 2004
Replies: 4
Views: 1096

i quite like the hyland shiraz. i prefer the phoenix cab sauv though.
by Josie
Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:15 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: SWR - Coffee
Replies: 59
Views: 13239

i think the other thing about starbucks is that it's coffee for people who don't actually like coffee.
by Josie
Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:52 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: wine advertising
Replies: 7
Views: 1770

well there you go! even the single man is an undervalued market segment!
:lol:
by Josie
Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:22 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: wine advertising
Replies: 7
Views: 1770

i've got a few magazines here. cleo (young women's magazine) has nothing. home beautiful (design and renovation magazine) has a recipes section, and at the end of the section is a "wines to match" feature, but no ads. marie claire has a full page brown brothers moscato ad, a double page wo...
by Josie
Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:21 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Do you agree with Parkers ratings on So Australia vintages?
Replies: 23
Views: 3296

Craig(NZ) wrote:
How long do you need to suck on parkers nipple??

what an unattractive image. bring back baby chickpea's pomegranate covered monica bellucci say i!
by Josie
Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:32 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Closure on closures.
Replies: 13
Views: 2336

is there are particular reason why they don't use crown seals? it's used as part of the bubbly making process, right?

i've only ever seen them on the chandon zd, and a sparkling red, possibly the seppelt show reserve?
by Josie
Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:13 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Palate Variation
Replies: 3
Views: 1175

i dunno. sometimes my palate will just be off for no apparent reason and everything i try will be tasteless or too sweet or something. those days suck. oh, and according to a doctor friend, antibiotics, while they don't necessarily "dim" your palate, can leave a kind of vegetal taste in yo...
by Josie
Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:10 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Closure on closures.
Replies: 13
Views: 2336

what about crown seals? are they more common in europe than they are on australian sparklings?
by Josie
Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:36 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: TN: Grange 1997.
Replies: 21
Views: 4136

harsh.
by Josie
Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:35 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Wine Australia International 2006
Replies: 8
Views: 2460

i'm looking at a platinum pass so that i can go on the VIP day and yeah, i want to go as many days as possible, and do as much as possible. it sounds like great fun.
by Josie
Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:34 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Wine Australia International 2006
Replies: 8
Views: 2460

Wine Australia International 2006

hey, i'm thinking about heading along to this, to pop my wine show cherry. is anyone else going this year, or has anyone gone in previous years? what is it like?
by Josie
Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:37 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Wild Duck Creek New Releases
Replies: 8
Views: 1965

tip: the woman would be monica bellucci.
by Josie
Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:35 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Who likes Grange?
Replies: 40
Views: 5944

Id even venture so far as to say that its a great wine for people who have a limited appreciation of wine. Disagree vehemently. So just about every wine reviewer/writer/critic worldwide has "a limited appreciation of wine"?. :Oh, please! i don't know. i think kirragc's generalisation is a...
by Josie
Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:05 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Tasting Impressions: Woodcutters, The Footbolt, Bin 555
Replies: 2
Views: 1238

Re: Tasting Impressions: Woodcutters, The Footbolt, Bin 555

Grinners wrote:Any one have any other impressions of the 04 Footbolt?


i tried it just the other day and i agree with your first impressions of it. it didn't do much for me at all.