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Craig thank you for the most enjoyable day. Great food, great companions and superb wines. Not one dud. All but 2 had corks and they came out well. As usual your notes are right on the money and yes, you have convinced me, NZ wines are right up there in the top echelon of wines. I also had the Elsto...

Still enjoying my '96s although have had bad cork taint in some.
Mike.

I am glad that those who took my advice and bought this wine found it worthwhile. I did not give the price because this is Gavin's forum. As they are now all sold I can let you, who did not buy, know the bargain price. $200 per case of 12. Works out to about $16.66 per beautiful bottle of wine, plus...

Luke W wrote:OK so where do you get it?

Luke ring Julie at Rolf Binder wines - 08 8562 3300.
Mike.

Well I went ahead and bought some and all I can say is WOW . It took time to open up but when it did the wine was bloody fabulous. Dark, inky purple and smooth as a baby's bottom. Has not yet reached its peak and will last another 8-10 years. For the price I paid, my bargain not of the year but of t...

Has anyone tried this lately? I have had some offered to me at a ridiculously low price and was wondering how it is going. Ready to drink, in the window or OTH?
TIA,
Mike.

Hi Michael, I used to use a lot of data loggers when I was selling vaccines to monitor the fridges. I found a Company called Hastings Data Loggers. Just Google them to get details. They were very reasonable and you could set the time between taking temperatures very easily. Very reliable loggers. Mi...

a few more dot balls converted and a more normal last 5 overs from nz's usually dependable lower middle order and we woulda been in for a real scrap. At 192-4 we were looking like posting something competetive closer game than the scorecard indicates though...runs hard to come by a pass mark for NZ...

Craig(NZ) wrote:NZ massive underdogs but we can hope

Stranger things have happened Craig but I would not bet your left one on a good result for NZ.
All the best,
Mike.

Thanks all for your help. I have given my daughter a short list, stressing to buy 2010. Much appreciated,
Mike.

I am not big on SBs and would like some advice please. My daughter wants to buy a friend who helped her a nice SB because that is their preferred wine. I have sourced some names from a local wine store. Please suggest which would be best for her to purchase. Craggy Range - Avery or Te Muna Road Phi ...

I will second Alios in Redfern. Food and service is excellent. They look after your wine well.
Mike.

Happy birthday young'n. Some nice drinking there. If I had known sooner I could have sent over some '71 Port.Have a great day. I do vaguely remember my 40th.
Mike.

This was the last vintage of Grange I ever bought. From memory I paid about $90/bottle for two six packs. As you all know the price climbed astronomically after the 1990 hit the market. I must say I enjoyed the bottles I had.
Mike.

The other wineries I noticed were: Wolf Blass, Picarus, Stonefish and Andrew Peace.
Mike.

Sometimes I decant a bottle at home into another bottle, informing the participants that this was done. Thus they have absolutely no idea what sort of bottle it came from. Decanting into a Stelvin bottle is best as it is the easiest to carry.
Mike.

Actually 2nd. last because it was corked. That is now two in a row for '96 Wynns Black Lable. This one did not stink like the previous one and the cork itself seemed OK, BUT, there was a slightly unpleasant odour when swirling the glass and virtually no fruit to taste at all. Very disappointing. I s...

Hi Craig et al, sorry about that. I had not gone into orbit. They have not built a space craft big enough to carry me, as yet. I have been away playing golf badly, but enjoying it and some great food and wine. Early December is out for me. Sorry but January is probably the earliest I could make it. ...

If an interloper could possibly join in I am interested, depending on date chosen. If an Aussie wine may be permitted to be included I still have an '86 John Riddoch and a '91 Wynns Centenary I could put on the sacrificial table. Mike. PS - Craig I have an old Cloudy Bay SB but not sure how good it ...

I recently opened a bottle of 1996 Wynns Black Lable. Immediately a foul smell hit my olfactory senses. Bloody corked bottle I muttered to myself. I was really looking forward to it as I had not opened one in more than 6 months. This was my first bad bottle out of 6. Luckily I still have 6 more. Ne...

Nothing older in the cellar than early '90's unfortunately.. BUT Tasted both '51 & '52 Grange in the company of John Bird and Don Ditter, which was an incredibly privileged moment I'll be remembering for a while. The Saltram 1959 Vintage Rare Tawny will also linger on my taste buds longer than ...

n4sir wrote:Had a half bottle of the 1999 this week with my home made, "Paris Hilton" Lasagne (ie, very rich, very thick, and... )

Yummy.

Cheers,
Ian

and.... stupid, slutty, .... (any more adjectives anyone?)

Mike.

Just jogged my memory to ring and place another order. Mike. PS - 707 mentioned loading up my boot with cases of Port. Luckily they gave me a Holden Statesman when I rented. It has a massive boot which was choka block full with about 24 cases. The drive back to my motel, and to Adelaide the next day...

n4sir wrote:

Teisto wrote:Thanks VC.

It might be an untapped market. I mean groups get stubby holders made, there could be a new demand for port sippers?

The scary thing is the half bottles are already pretty good fit already for your average soft foam stubby holder

Ian you have tried this already
Mike.

Thanks VC. It might be an untapped market. I mean groups get stubby holders made, there could be a new demand for port sippers? A little more gentrified than the old Bundy and Coke. Cheers I reckon these blokes are more likely to drink the VP straight from the bottle than a Port Sipper. Mike.

Hi Kris et al, I should not be wasting my time here. I should be going to collect my many multi million dollar wins in lotteries all over the world. I think this is so amazing winning these lotteries, without even buying a ticket. Now what to buy? An Aston Martin DB9 or one of those new battery pow...

n4sir wrote:[b] haters of DMS characters should steer clear.

Cheers,
Ian

Ian, DMS would that be Dusky Male Sweat?

Mike.

I love some of the already recommended wines. For about $15 I reckon Winter Creek is very hard to beat.
Mike.

Opened a Magnum of this and poured into glasses, had no decanter available. Tasted after 1/2 hour still closed. An hour later it had opened into a delicous mouthful which just got better over the evening. Fruit dominant with lovely but gentle tannins, no obvious oak. An excellent wine that has many...