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Haven't poked my head in here for a while.... hope you are all well

2013 Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Syrah .... cracking wine from what is potentially a classic vintage for the region. Great clarity and finely detailed gear... very elegant wine.

Sam & Craig, Like I said in my previous post you can only look at what is in the glass in front of you on the day....and of course wines are going to show differently at different shows. A wine you try yourself will taste differently according to the setting you have it in (cellar-door, on the p...

Yes - and the comments in the catalogue are appropriately scathing for many classes! I heard Riggs say at the 2011 show the gold mdeal rate was 6%. I'd be surprised if 2012 matched that. Dave, I see you got the "Acres of beige" unwooded whites class. Bummer. cheers, GG Graeme....pretty ac...

Did any of you bother to read the judges class comments in the results....as with any show, you look at what's in the glass in front of you on the day...that is all that you can do.

Next up I guess we wait and see what happens to Pancho Campo....a lot of stuff that was going on doesn't exactly fit into the MW code of ethics

Methinks Mr Miller is about to implode after his latest episode in Spain. I would think Parker will dump him before he erodes his WA brand beyond repair. EDIT: Sorry....some context is probably needed..... m Well it looks like he's no longer associated with the WA. m Hi Nayan....yeah just read that...

Methinks Mr Miller is about to implode after his latest episode in Spain. I would think Parker will dump him before he erodes his WA brand beyond repair.

EDIT: Sorry....some context is probably needed..... http://jimsloire.blogspot.com/2011/11/c ... o-jay.html

With our past RWC results against the French and the fact they always have at least one good game in them per tournament, I hope your post doesn't come back and bite you on the arse French for me....three various bottles of Coche-Dury lined up for the final and hopefully some Champagne if the result...

Thanks folks!....I'm not sure what the prizes are...maybe an engraved Riedel thingy

Pretty stiff competition so I'm not expecting to win anything but nice to be acknowledged

A blatant plug follows I'm quite surprised but my wee blog....Vinofreakism has been nominated for three categories in the 2011 World Wine Blog Awards m The categories are....Best New Blog, Best Wine Reviews, Best Graphics, Photography, Presentation: Details are here: m Cast a vote for a brother from...

These articles are really a load of bollocks. One paper gets an interview with a dis-gruntled grower thats had a bad year and suddenly a region is a homogenous blob totally disease ridden and a write-off....other papers jump on board to get the same story from the same bloke and suddenly it's all ov...

Ian....what's the issue with moving domestic stock of the first blend to export markets if the need is there???.....granted they should have been happy to sell out and left it at that. There is a lot to be said for the power of scarcity in a marketing situation and Len Evans once said that the best ...

I've read it a a few places but their own website and social media channels would probably be a good start I think over here people are like a bit "meh....that's a pretty crap thing to do....I'm not going to buy their wines again" rather than foaming at the mouth for a couple of reasons......

I dont know who is having a lend of who here. This is Campbell Mattinsons review of the wine dated June 2010 It’s the archetypal rich-but-soft, dark-fruited Barossan shiraz. It’s excellent drinking. It has assertive oak-derived notes of toast and malt but its rich blackberried core of...

Utter stupidity from Schild....utter douchebaggery from Two Hands....utter disaster for how Australian wine is perceived in the U.S. (again)....congrats to all concerned

Seppeltsfield, Dutschke, Old Kapunda Distillary, Liebichwein, Burge Family....a lot of places have some amazing ports tucked Away for personal hydration...show some interest and they might drag you off with a siphon hose to have a gander.

Try some Barolo Chinoto....that sorts out the men from the boys

morph_associates wrote:A Chateau Pichon-Lalande teaser by a very neat writer (no, not me.. haha)

http://www.thewinedoctor.com/bordeaux/p ... ande.shtml

I've had the 2005 a few times now...pretty expressive and forward wine...a touch jubey, lots of extract...pretty much Chris's thoughts in that article

Yeah....early to mid-eighties. Leoville-Las-Cases started using reverse osmosis in 1987 and these days it is all pretty high tech. Did the en primeur last year and a lot of the wines were more like Napa Cabernets than Bordeaux's.

Provenance is always the lottery....

We had a tasting at a beach house North of Sydney at the same time last year so it was the anniversay of that event.... Highlights....the 1949 Bordeaux's were in fantastic shape and beautiful wines (a pity they don't make them like that any more though)....1993 Rousseau was awesome, likewise Seppelt...

Big weekend dinner/tasting in Sydney In no particular order... Billecart Brut Rose 2009 Pyramid Valley Lions Tooth Chardonnay 2006 Domaine d'Ardhuy Volnay 1er Fremeits 2009 Herve Souhart Saint Joseph (magnum) 2006 Jean Foillard Morgon 3.14 (magnum) 2000 Capcanes Cabrida Monsarat (magnum) 2010 Natura...

Should be fine....I haven't had this particular wine for about 5 years but it was certainly drinking ok at that stage....not worth too much though I'm afraid. The arse fell out of the fortified market a while back....curent market estimates put it at around $16 a bottle

It wasn't that long ago that Riverland growers were being paid for their grapes in brandy spirit....it has never been easy being a grape grower

You're giving it a bit of the Murray Tyrrell mate....good to see

Good luck bringing it all in and let's hope it doesn't hail

Get copies af various industry publications....WBM (Wine Business Montly), Australian & New Zealand Wine Grower, The Australian Wine Industry Journal, etc....plenty of info in there. Speak to Peter or Will Fuller at Fuller Comunications in Adelaide about the subject....contact Larry Lockshin the...

Been using this for a little while and they work well IF you don't move the bottle around.....dose it and either pop it straight in the fridge or elsewhere and don't touch it until you need to open it for another slug. The waste factor is a bit of a concern....if you were a real wine geek you'd get ...

Oh dear, its not often i read through a list of wines that long and not know what any of them are!! Your not the only one. A part of me thinks he's just got one of Redwine's old post and did a cut and paste Come on you two!....Lopez de Heredia is the most famous traditional estate in Rioja....some ...

2009 Dom Chignard Fleurie Les Moriers 2009 Maxime Manon Rozeta 2009 Olivier Riviere Rayos Uva 2008 Dom de Belliviere Jasnieres Les Rosiers 2008 Dom de Belliviere Jasnieres Calligramme 2009 Meyer-Fonne Reserve Riesling 1998 Lopez de Heredia Rosado Gran Reserva (all these LdH wines are current release...

Best Challenging Wines: "Orange" wines...Radikon, Corneilissen, Gravner, etc So, Dave, tell, where/how did you get to try these wines? Fascinating wines, fascinating wine making techniques etc? . Tried at various tasting groups over the last year...also had the 2003 Radikon Oslavje & ...