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A big thanks to Moira a.k.a sparky for her excellent PR work, and for reassuring us customers throughout what must have been a very demanding promotion. Above and beyond. It's a case study on how big companies should be communicating to customers via the Internet. I received my fridge a month or so ...

Thanks Moira.

For those who have participated, have you heard anything from the promoters? I sent my claim form in early March and haven't received any confirmation nor has my credit card been debited. Nope. I sent mine in on 12 March via express post, with enclosed money order. I've rang the money order enquiry...

Steve wrote: Ah, Chang. Delicious, wonderful Chang. I drank a lot of that when I was in Thailand last year - it was the staple beer of my Koh Tao dive resort. Managed to avoid doing any damage to myself, too! Only just avoided the damage! - had to swear myself off Chang, and opt for the better tast...

Great picture RB, Certainly a lot more appetising than the shelves I viewed. At 33 Baht to the dollar, the Majella certainly looks good at around $50. At current exchange rates, alas, it would almost be $80. I'm thinking of going to Bali mid-year, does anyone know what wine prices are like there, as...

Thanks RB and Jamie, I'll definately try to take more next time I go. I ended up taking a Seppelt Drumborg (thinking that it would do well in a warm climate[which it did]), and an 06 Wynns BL. Needless to say, both wines were finished after my third night. Whilst accustomed to drinking wine, predomi...

I'm heading to Thailand (phuket) in a couple of weeks, and have become aware of the huge makups and duties that they apply on wine. Some examples at restaurants are: Penfold Bin 407 Cabernet-Sauvignon 2005 - 7,900 THB ($345 AUD) Sandalford Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - 2,800 THB ($122 AUD) And I seem to...

Prieto Picudo is a man, not a grape:

http://www.prietopicudo.webs.com/

Sounds like a quite impressive one at that...

Perhaps something like this would be in order:

Red Bigot wrote: Do you hold the bottle upright or at an angle when opening? Upright, what work's best? I know that there is a difference between some beverages in the degree to which they erupt. I consider carlton cold to be one of the varieties most prone to eruption whilst warm, albeit a beer. I...

per elvis: I used to drink it out of flutes, however, I now prefer a Shiraz glass as it allows more enjoyment of the nose. per griff: I agree with red wine glasses as opposed to flutes per Mike Hawkins: For sparkling shiraz, I use red wine glasses. Waiter's friend - you are the only person who has ...

For sparkling shiraz, I use red wine glasses. Typically I have the first glass some 25 minutes after taking the bottle out of the fridge. That seems to be the right time for my palate. Sounds sensible. I might even consider using a white wine glass by way of compromise. But why a flute? Oh dear - d...

Oh dear - definitely flutes, unless you're only offering tasting serves to your guests.

Why flutes?

Thanks Elvis & Griff, I think that I opened it a bit too warm as I lost almost a third of the bottle from spontaneous eruption. I had it in the freezer for 20 minutes, but on reflection an hour or so would have been better. I've put it back in the fridge, and hopefully it can retain the existing...

Just a quick one, have a bottle of Joseph, and am wondering what the best temperature to serve it is, and what type of glass I should drink it out of?

Going back to the first post, the question of why a wine that may be sub-par is priced so highly: I think this highlights in part what we're all doing here. If wine prices perfectly reflected quality, then a lot of what we talk about on this forum would be moot. Of course there are still stylistic c...

Hi,

You say that he likes hunter valley wines. Go for Meerea Park, either the Hell Hole or the Alexander Munro. Brokenwood 'Graveyard' might be considered the best hunter red.

AJ

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Murray wrote:..... you did an ASIC search?

Yes, I did. It's free.

Brian, In both the cases you cite the branding is the same on both online and shopfront entities. This is not the case here. As such my HT/Officeworks analogy apply. Branding is irrelevant, companies can trade under different names via registration of a business name with consumer affairs victoria....

Hi Terence,

I don't think that I can make it to the Coonawarra roadshow, but it does look good. Are you going to any tastings this weekend?

Andrew

Melburnians, At the last offline, we tentatively put forward a September date for the next offline, coupled with a tentative theme of Barossa v Rutherglen. With September fast approaching, I thought I'd open up discussion on the viability of a sept offline. I'm quite happy with the proposed theme, a...

Dr - 307 wrote: The impression I have left on you all is not the impression I want you to have of me when reading my future posts. I didn't mean to offend or upset. Wine is about good times with good friends.

Well said, I can't agree with you more. Welcome to the forum.

TORB wrote:Nothing wrong with Martha's age; its a pity the wine wasn't 20 years older.

Glad to see that you like your wines the way you like your women: matured. Just make sure you keep Martha locked up in the cellar - she's very familiar with that type of storage.

Whilst this is my first post on this topic, and i have no particular alliegance to any wine retailer, I've read every post and feel the indignation to comment. I've always been surprised that wine e-tailers offer the same price instore as online. Obviously, online they are competing with every other...

At the risk of turning this into a 'celebrities holding bottles of wine' thread, here's a pic of Martha Stewart (if only i was 20 years older), and Russell Crowe, tucking into a bottle of 01 Hill of Grace: http://www.avenuevine.com/movabletype/archives/CroweandStewart-w.jpg http://www.avenuevine.com...

Hi Mike, The only one I've had from your list is the Coldstream 06, which I thought was nice, but tastes a bit different to most pinot. Might be an interesting one to put in a tasting line-up, as a counter-point to most pinot. Apparently the 06 Hoddles Creek is very good. I was under the impression ...

Maybe have a look at some other wines. Whilst the three that you've mentioned are doubtlessly quite good, I'm sure that you could get something better. Perhaps even buy a red and a white. I always hate giving wine as a gift as I'm worried that it may be corked. If 2 bottles are given, that risk woul...

02 Penfolds St Henri beautiful wine. This is the third time i've had it, and it just keeps getting better. Could quite well be my favourite wine ever made. 04 Bin 389 Quite a good wine, but found it a bit boring. Nothing leapt out. Similar to the 04 grant burge filsell, but more expensive. 04 Vasse...

btw, i've been to a few bars/restaurants that seem to have exact riedel copies. One venue said that they were made by riedel's 'sister company'. Anyone know anything about these?

I quite like the riedel O-series shiraz glasses. I bought mine for $18 each, which at the time I thought to be pretty good value. They've since proved even better value than I first thought compared to my old Vinums, considering that they are much more difficult to break, due to the lack of stem.