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Kim, I'll let you know next week if I can organise an offline in Melbourne for Friday, 3 April, 2009, if that suits? I have a great little BYO place in mind, but it was for sale the last time I went past it. If that doesn't transpire, I'll look for something else. PJ. Thanks PJ. If it can be organi...

MR didn't even have plantings until the late 1960's (1967 I think) and most plantings did not occur until the 70's and wine courses didn't start in WA at Curtin Uni until the 90's, unless you mean wine appreciation courses. According to the history I have read it was in South Africa in the 60's tha...

Maybe not a wine but in the early 1960s Amerine came to WA and identified the "riesling" vines grown here in the Swan Valley as Chenin Blanc. Started a whole new wine style. Not so sure about that. Houghton have been making their white "burgundy" (now "White Classic") ...

Thanks for the heads-up, Adair.
Kim

After blind tasting wines for over 35 years, I still have difficulty agreeing with other members of the panel in the club I'm in. I'm not surprised at the article but is there a better way of judging wine? (I'm still looking for it!)
Kim

Rocket, If I absolutely have to drink a glass of c-through, except for Frog Bubbles or stickies, my tipple of choice is NZ Sauvignon Blank. TORB, sorry to be dumb, but as a newbie, will you please explain what "c-through", "Frog Bubbles", "stickies" are, and what is a ...

Maybe not a wine but in the early 1960s Amerine came to WA and identified the "riesling" vines grown here in the Swan Valley as Chenin Blanc. Started a whole new wine style. The replacement of French-derived names with varietal names (1970s; 1980s). I'm not sure if the French did themselve...

Thanks Ian. I'll see how it goes and ask again later, closer to the time. I realised the timing is not great but you never know unless you ask.
Cheers
Kim

I'm travelling to Melbourne and Adelaide in April so if there are any offline meetings to be held on 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 April in Melbourne or on 8 or 13 April in Adelaide, please let me know. I would like to attend.
Regards
Kim

Out of interest, and because I had a spare moment after reading this subject, I checked the latest registrations. Since the 14 January, there has been 954 registrations of whom 3 have posted more than 0 times. One of them I know as it was me trying to get back on to the forum after I screwed up my o...

... if you want a Clare example to drink and cellar, the 2008 O'Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling is more complex in terms of structure and flavour for current drinking, and has more, finer and longer acid for aging. Adair Make that two opinions. Was disappointed with the 08 Petaluma but the ...

(which aged Rieslings have you liked in the past and which have you tried and have not performed for you). Hi Carl Over the past 40-odd years I've had many very good rieslings that have aged well. It's just that over the past few years I haven't found any bottle that I have considered worth cellari...

Wow, I didn't expect so much info and so many recommendations. I'll go thru the listings and make some purchases and let you know of results.
Thanks everyone for your help. I'm off and running...
Kim

Over the past few years I've had a lot of trouble finding, at a reasonable price, a riesling worth cellaring. Consequently I have run out of aged rieslings but I have a lot of drink-now ones from trying different bottles. I want to start my aged rieslings again as I love them so much. So I need a re...

One of the most important things for longevity is balance, a balance between the fruit and the acid. Too much of one doesn't make for long life. Likewise with too little. With red wines you can add the amount of tannin to the equation. Too much tannin always gives you a hard taste in aged reds, too ...

I just had a go at it and only got 4 out of 7. And, I was sure Lip Plumper was a cert!
It's not an easy job. I hope you have more info than just the username.
plummy

Paullie
I should add that the widest part of the cellar is the 1990 dimension with the intruding wall holding up the staircase dividing that dimension in half. It's a darn sight easier to draw it that describe it!
Regards

My cellar is located under the stairs, dimensions are 1990 x 2450 with a centre wall coming into the room so giving a 'U' shape. The floor was sunk 6 courses to give sufficient head room so there are three steps down into the cellar. The door is solid timber and painted to exclude humidity. The wall...

Duncan
The only thing I can quickly think of, is to ensure you have ventilation "ports" so that some fresh air can enter and stale air can exit. Entry point is low and exit point is high. Don't forget the insect screens as well. Hope this is helpful.
plummy

Hi Paullie I, like you, have a Daikin air con 1HP FTKE25BVM cooling only as a climate control for my new cellar (which is small). The installers were somewhat unhelpful when I asked for the temperature to be lowered. All they could offer is for the fan to run continuously at a higher speed. It lower...