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We are cycling through Spain at the moment. Movement through Europe straight forward once you get here. Should not be a problem. We landed from Malaysia. No PCR test is required. No quarantine. Just a vaccination certificate and an online form for whatever the destination country is.

Has COVID ended?

Domaine Daniel Bouland Morgon "Les Delys" 2019 x6 Dominio del Aguila Ribera del Duero "Picaro del Aguila" 2018 x6 I have been drinking a lot of Daniel Bouland's wines lately- really excellent Gamay and great value around ~€16. Great value, even here. Have you tried the '19 Les D...

Jamie, sadly Hawks-Doggies match in Tassie this year :( My nephew and wife went thru quarantine in melbs, said it was fine, but I'm sure it's the luck of the draw. I'm in the opposite boat to many, I am trying to get back home to China!! Still not allowed back, I haven't seen my wife and child (age...

All good mate. Just finishing our last year here. The response from Europe as far as relocating, job opportunities etc has been 100 times better than AUS in the COVID climate. I appreciate AUS is a different circumstance to Europe. Our next adventure will be Europe or South America, but Europe seems...

Just sent my AUS cellar to auction. We won't be back.

Noble Rot Book: Wine From Another Galaxy.

Keith Tulloch Wines

The Oracle.

Pio Cesare has featured heavily for us lately.

Quality from top to bottom in the range.

I remember that '76.

Ten years ago nothing but AUS.

Now almost entirely Italian and Spanish.

Better value for money from these countries. Locals chase the Bordeaux and Burgundy hard so the French prices are through the roof.

well, "Benchmark" (and its easy to see what you are the "benchmark" for), as a medical specialist with three degrees, who came top 0.5% in the State year 12, let's assume I'm not stupid, I think that would be reasonable. strange that I am drinking your "kool aid" (I am...

Drive through Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya (to mention a few) and see the not so gentle hand of US foreign policy. Choose your poison, economic and political influence versus sanctions and destruction, bankers in suits with briefcases versus military men in fatigues with guns. Great story, b...

Felix however, has been drinking the CCP Kool-aid. What kind of remark is that? Well, I do know, but it is in poor taste as it drifts into the realm of a smear and not fair comment. Smear? How so? It is an expression he young folk use when someone is looking through rose coloured glasses at a situa...

Drive through Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia to see the gentle hand of China's foreign policy... Nice roads though. :D How's KL? Another four months modified lockdown, but not so bad. Getting very itchy feet to travel. Only so many times you can marvel at the tea plantations of Genting haha. Are you ...

Drive through Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya (to mention a few) and see the not so gentle hand of US foreign policy. Choose your poison, economic and political influence versus sanctions and destruction, bankers in suits with briefcases versus military men in fatigues with guns. Great story, b...

Drive through Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia to see the gentle hand of China's foreign policy...

Haha. We shall agree to disagree on disagreement. Interesting that you have never had a bad one and others have struggled to find a good one. The only reason an Australian pinot noir should not sell for over $750 a bottle is if wine drinkers consistently find the product faulty. Interestingly, I po...

Haha. We shall agree to disagree on disagreement.

Interesting that you have never had a bad one and others have struggled to find a good one.

The only reason an Australian pinot noir should not sell for over $750 a bottle is if wine drinkers consistently find the product faulty.

I would happily take the risk.

Not in a high risk age group, no comorbidities. Very likely to have had, or get the virus and not even realise.

Quarantine is the killer. Holidays are mostly two week, three week and one eight week... not going to work.

Decanted for 90 minutes. First impressions. Medium garnet colour in the glass with slight coppering on the rim. On the nose, savoury, fennel, green herbs and tar. No presence of oak and the fruit, if it is there, is hard to detect and tertiary. On the palate, it is high acid, big tannins, black tea ...

This talk is giving me huge wunderlust.

Based in KL we used to travel 4 times a year, this lockdown is painful.

Is there an end in sight?

2014 Proprieta Franceshi Il Poggione Brunello Di Montalcino Decanted for 90 minutes. First impressions. Medium garnet colour in the glass with slight coppering on the rim. On the nose, savoury, fennel, green herbs and tar. No presence of oak and the fruit, if it is there, is hard to detect and tert...

Not sure where you are, but they seem widely available in Aus? Also - could always get the machine-made Riedels? Malaysia. Few places in Singapore that will ship them to you...I've been thinking about getting some too I did a complete flip and ordered the Gabriel glass from the Zalto supplier in Si...

I am not sure if there are examples of Australian Pinot that meet the 'traditional' style.

Not sure why you ask. No one has said there were any or made the comparison.

Curly Flat.

Thank goodness. I was worried for all the small dogs about the place.

Ozzie W wrote: 2017 Teusner The Dog Strangler

There is a dark back story here no one wants to talk about.