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by PAULaS
Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:47 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: December 2012 tasting notes incl Xmas/NY
Replies: 68
Views: 12902

Re: December 2012 tasting notes incl Xmas/NY

1989 Rockford shiraz; possibly red WOTY for me & my drinking mate agreed. marvelous wine, could drink this stuff every week. 1971 Penfolds Grange great as usual, unfortunately my last bottle. bigger then the Rockford 1989 drunk on same afternoon 1996 Salon just like drinking an excellent montrac...
by PAULaS
Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:27 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: question Re auction purchase
Replies: 13
Views: 1829

Re: question Re auction purchase

No it wasnt Wickmans.
It's another SA wine auction house.
I've never had a problem with Langtons, if anything Langtons are quite helpful.

Just reading my emails & looks like they are now happy to refund so I think no point naming them.

Merry Christmas to all.
by PAULaS
Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: question Re auction purchase
Replies: 13
Views: 1829

Re: question Re auction purchase

Hi Dave Vino, I have generally not found a problem with weeping wines with excellent fill levels & thus prepared to take a small risk if discount is reasonable enough, as was this case. However, a VHS weeping wine is another story, as I've had some undrinkable VHS weeping wines thus I no longer ...
by PAULaS
Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:58 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: question Re auction purchase
Replies: 13
Views: 1829

Re: question Re auction purchase

Hi David, I've always had to pay before going out the back to pickup & so they could still refuse a refund. Maybe I need to check the wines before paying next time. I won about 1 dozen wines at the auction. When I picked up I only checked off the wines against the purchase list. Unfortunately I ...
by PAULaS
Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:59 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: question Re auction purchase
Replies: 13
Views: 1829

question Re auction purchase

I recently bid at a reputable local online wine auction. I bid on a mid 1990's wine only described as weeping. There was no other description so I assumed excellent fill level. I was the only bidder and won the wine. When I got home with the wine I found the ullage to be about VHS. The T&C state...