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Hi All It's certainly been a while since I was here and posting last. Many new names and few old timers still hanging in there, good to see. This topic peeked my interest as it has been a topic dear to my heart for nearly 15 years now, and it probably seems immodest but I will point you to my public...

Well done Mark:-

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/22/uk-wine-auctions-idUSLNE72L03R20110322?pageNumber=2

Must be those dozens of cases we are all buying and drinking in Adelaide

Hi All

Heading off to Sydney on Monday and was looking for any good boutique hotel recco's for inner city out to eastern bays?

TIA
Glen

Hi All My company, Vinum Vitae, has just released a wine trade iPhone/iPad App for the wine industry called Wine Industry NEWS. http://photoshack.com/albums/userpics/22429/WIN_Logo_130x130_-_Media.jpg It is designed to keep you abreast of the latest international wine industry information anytime of...

http://www.independentweekly.com.au/new ... torypage=0

What a read.

I sold my vintech when I bouight my new cellar....I mean house! Was sorry to see it go as they look great, but am much more happy with a stone cellar now (definately not made in China).

I am soooo envious of this offline. I wish I could attend. I bought the 92 vintage when I was studying wine at EIT in 1994 for the princly sum of $60 per bottle, which at the time was a huge price compared to most others on the market. Between me and my brother, we have now collected every vintage s...

RSS - Really Simple Syndication Can feed new posts, or comments within a single post, seperately to a persons browser or email (Mac), or onto one of the many personal profile pages eg: Yahoo, AOL etc. This is really great stuff as I don't need to check back to umpteen websites to keep track of whats...

HI Gavin

Any way to get these to stay updated on new posts?

Just thought I would share it:-

Killer Wine App
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/41588

More a series of defining moments for me that could possibly be termed an evolution. 1988 - worked for Cellarmasters in Sydney in the customer service dept until they started getting us to tell customers about the daily 'special' which was usually a few cases (possibly hundreds) of leftover wines fr...

I came across this website today:-

http://the-strange-decanter.blogspot.com

I wouldn't fancy bringing one of these along to a restaurant!

Hi Ian

I'd like to come along to this one, haven't been to one for so long.

Will probably bring a NZ or TAS pinot.

1 pax only.

Cheers
Glen

Paul

If you have an iphone you can download Hallidays winery list as an App. It works pretty well.

Cheers
Glen

2004 Cape Mentelle Shiraz Deep, dark, brooding. Intensely flavoured with dark plums, berries, and spicy pepper, cinnamon, cloves. Lovely cedary and vanilla oak with an elegance that betrays its' nearly 15% a/v. If their standard shiraz is this good, I wonder how fantastic the Wallcliffe will be? I ...

Having just read this article:-

http://www.cbn.co.za/dailynews/3911.html

I was left feeling that Australia is missing a great opportunity to promote it's wares, and unite with the new world in stuffing one up the French organisers of Vinexpo (I still haven't forgotten the refrigeration 'problem' at Vinexpo).

You only need $1 million to buy it!

http://www.decanter.com/news/news.php?id=286407

The scary thing here is that 25 units have been pre-ordered!

They say the devil is in the detail for a very good reason. It is quite often the detail that makes the difference between a good wine and a great wine - with that detail producing perhaps a 5% difference in quality. Unfortunately it is the 5% difference in detail that adds an unusually disproportio...

Thanks Brian, I fogot to check your site. It's just that I would have thought there would be some REALLY good bargains out there about now, hopefully around the 50% off bracket. I know the 20-30% rule well. I guess wine retail is probably not affected too much, as most people start eating at home an...

I was reading an article last week about a bunch of wine liquidation websites in the USA that are selling well known brands for 30-70% OFF RRP. These are NOT cleanskins or obscure brands but well known high priced brands that need clearing due to excess stock build up. One website in particulay list...

Great feedback, thanks everyone. I bought an iPhone recently and am contemplating putting the Essential Wine Tasting Guide into an App for the App store. Was curious about the number of people using iPhones rather than other smartphones. Could cover both I suppose but my understanding is that the Ap...

Anyone tried The French Bistrot in Leight St, Adelaide?

Hi All

How many people here have a smartphone specifically an iPhone?

Try the Wine Industry Jobs website:-

www.WineIndustryJobs.com.au

Hi Just in case anyone is interested, there is a new WSET provider in Adelaide (based in McLaren Vale) called Gill Smith. Gill was the educator at QANTAS for many years and was instrumental in setting up their wine education programs. Her contact details are:- t: 0414407069 e: fallfromgrace1@optusne...

I could be a starter for this as it is just down the dirt track from my place.

Is there a set date though?

I just rang Russels and the options are as follows:-

A la Carte (corkage $7 per bottle)
2 courses inc. corkage $32
3 courses inc. corkage $37

Anyone been here recently? I just got their email newsletter for the first time which is surprising as I haven't been there for at least two years. I did notice that their wine list has increased in size and the prices seem to be a bit more 'noticeable' shall we say. Perhaps we should do a offline t...

This is the Amadio's, specifically Daniell Amadio. His father Caj set up and used to own Chain of Ponds before selling it off. They own vineyards in the hills and I guess this is where they value add to the grapes. Make up your own mind as to the quality I guess.

Graham from the Odd Whiskey Coy. has just sent this through and I thought if anyone likes a dram they may be interested. 6:30FOR 7PM SIT DOWN GUEST SPEAKER – Barry Chalmers, Behind Bars and Diageo Brand Ambassador $95.00 PER HEAD NUMBERS STRICTLY LIMITED $50.00 DEPOSIT REQUIRED TO CONFIRM BOO...

Hi There I think your price would be attractive to the right people. I actually sold the V160SP for $2000 recently. My unit was a couple of years old but still in excellent condition. It was sold within 3 days to Mollydooker wines in McLaren Vale. I sold it on my own website www.WineIndustryClassifi...