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Hi guys

Glad you are well and dry.

What are the grape grwoers saying about the rain ?

NN

Max

Spelling aside - Nice work!

I think the way of the future will be specialising in one area of Oz and doing it well - I think by the food and wine over there, you picked well.

Keep up the good work

NN

is this another of those competitions that will go on and on ... NN

Graham

I second what Davo says - all too hard, too many disappointments - even if you find one - its overpriced relative to other varietals and even if you find one good producers vintage, chances are the next vintage will not be consistent.

Good luck trying anyway and welcome

NN

Hi all I noticed Mike's comments on Tyson's new web site thread about the joys, not of setting up a website. Am toying with idea of a site, a small simple one and wondered if anyone had some tips for new players on web hosting, setting up a new site and if blogs are better way to go. I am non specif...

Morning all I find it very hard to assess particulary red wines at the time of opening, esp those which are released so young on the market. Indeed, it is often on the second day after the oxygen has worked its accelerated magic that a wine starts to really show its true colours. IMO the 2003 and no...

Hi all Sorry folks but I think all this tells me is that no number can ever reflect anymore than a subjective experience which brings me to the point why bother scoring at all if you are not a show judge or conducting a large comparative tasting, where you might achieve at the most some internal con...

Hi all

Anyone had one recently?

Thinking of cracking open up a bottle with some Chinese takeaway tonight (only joking, on the latter!)

TIA

NN

sorry that was me twice, i must be trigger happy (bad pun) - i do need that holiday!

Neville

Hi all

Finally have a few days off work next month.

Off to Adelaide to catch up with friends.

Havent been for years so what wineries do you recommend are worth a visit say in the Adelaide Hills/ Clare areas?

Appreciate your thoughts

thanks Neville

Ric thanks for providing reassurance to the rest of us in what became a quite technical discussion Rory You are right, opened the second bottle and whilst not the same degree of aromas, similiar enough to detect Brett. The taste is hard to specify as I cant get barnyard or metallic tastes but the ar...

Thanks everyone Good up to date unemotive information on this topic is hard to find. Much of the stuff available lacks objectivity and is tainted (pardon the pun) so your collective opinions are appreciated as well as the article reference Ric. Interestingly the wine is a 2001 Victorian Shiraz. I wi...

Morning all

What sort of features does a wine affected with Brett present on the palate as opposed to the nose?

If it is on the nose, will it then always carry to the palate or can you just smell it only in some cases.

I can find little material on the taste side to assist me

TIA

NN

Hi all

Re the 1999 Grange

Does anyone have any up to date TN's

TIA

NN

The problem to me is that its always comparing apples with oranges. Any comparison on this basis aint going to work out and it really isnt fair to either country's wines as they have never been made as competitors in any market on a stylistic basis. And really if any conclusion is made it can only b...

A hard one as birth wines are normally sentimental purchases rather than necessarily rational ones Will the 21 year old have enough wine nouse at that age to discern Grange from other potentially better purchases? Or will the iconic status dominate. Is it for show or go, is what I suppose I'm saying...

RB and Graham B

Thanks for tha advice - sounds like the earlier version is more useful after all for all matters vinuous!

Cheers

Neville

Agree with 3-4 bottle max comments. Nowadays with the lack of consistency of most of the old school wineries, a dozen purchase is rare and also with the variety of good stuff out there, there is just too much good stuff to try and it also limits the risk when you get ones that dont shape up with tim...

Gee I drank a lot of Wynns Black Label CS in the 1990's again bought by the case. It was so good in terms of qulaity, value and consistency. I dont have much left over after say 1998 vintage in the cellar and certainly the quantities are nowhere near case volumes. Pretty much the same with Bins 28, ...

interesting how the 99 vintage stuff keep rolling through with glowing reports.

NN

red bigot, torb and campbell interesting post by all of you - because between the three of you you make up a fairly large percentage of quality independent and credible wine opinion in Aust at the moment why dont you do a joint venture ! god, what an interesting mesh of opinions and content it would...

sorry the first post was me but had probs logging in and yes the separate areas would be the way to go. I note the board is already broken up with this capacity, it just lately its a bit of minefield to try and work through with a lot more notes than ever it seems

NN

clonakilla is living proof of how shiraz and viognier can go so well together, reminds me of meerea park terracotta, albeit the latter being a much bigger wine. who ever thought we would be raving of wines that combine red and white, eh ? - mind you shiraz vionier blends have been around a long time...

I hear what you all are saying but do you think we all are missing something? Why is it such a runaway success in the US then ? surely millions of americans must see something in it cause they are buying it by the case load and there would be plenty of alternatives on the market there? My guess is t...

Ian I really think your approach and idea of listing out each writers points on a wine has great merit - tasting is always going to be subjective. All the best one can hope for is to align oneself to a/ few writers tastes. You can rate out of 10 or a million, the issue remains the same one Scope the...

Hi

Tarrawarra Tin Cows Pinot approx $20 - lovely cherry and plum fruit, ripeness and good length.

Long Flat Wine Co Pinot $11-14 - Havent tasted but been getting rave reviews

Not an easy category for bargains.

NN

I thought the Highlands recently got GI status - where are all their good wines?

Mount Majura and Brindabella Hills are my favourites in Canberra - agree that Riesling and Shiraz are the best varietals grown there. You have to search out the rest on a winery by winery basis.

NN

Halliday as a reference is invaluable and user friendly.

Torb and Winefront Monthly for up and comings and the latest.

GTW for mainstream information.

NN

ps Torb wrote a very good article on wine publications last year

Serafino Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2003

Killerby Chardonnay 2002

Wynns Cab Sauvig 1998

Penfolds 407 1992

Noble One 1999

Merry Xmas to you all.

NN

Thank you all for your comments

I am verging on converting into a "Red Bigot", at least for the event.

NN