6 x 2023 Seppelt 'Drumborg' Traminer - delicate, fragrant and gently persuasive! Probably needs another 6 - 12 months.
6 x 2023 Leo Buring EV Riesling - one of our house whites. Can't get over the price.
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- Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: September purchases
- Replies: 4
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- Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: September purchases
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September purchases
6 x 2021 Yalumba Signature
Heard it was good, tasted at the vineyard recently. A fantastic red - stylish, long-flavoured and beautifully balanced.
Heard it was good, tasted at the vineyard recently. A fantastic red - stylish, long-flavoured and beautifully balanced.
- Mon Sep 02, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: So…how do you approach decanting?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1655
Re: So…how do you approach decanting?
As reds age, some will yield a crystalline (bi-tartrate) deposit if they haven't been cold stabilized, but all will produce a fine, inky, pigment sediment. Colour is basically anthocyanins (a form of tannin) that with age form long-chain molecules that eventually drop out of solution, especially in ...
- Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
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Re: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
Last weekend, a long time mate from Beechworth visited my wife and I in Adelaide (via Kununurra - but that's a story for another day!) so felt it a good opportunity to open some decent bottles. Previously, he's been most generous when visiting direct from Beechworth, but this time any wine would hav...
- Wed Jul 31, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
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Re: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
1980 St Leonards Shiraz, Wahgunyah, NE Vic. A birth-year wine shared with our daughter last night - wasn't expecting much but cork was surprisingly good, about 25% saturation but came out in one piece. Colour, as expected, showed some browning at edge but bright. Decanted just before entree and kept...
- Tue Jul 30, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Hello South Australia! Where do you buy wine here?
- Replies: 7
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Re: Hello South Australia! Where do you buy wine here?
Jamie, Direct from cellar door, e.g. Wendouree, Mount Mary, Wild Duck Creek, as only source, or indeed best price Cellar door wine clubs, a few that offer 10-20% off E-tailer arm/club of larger players such as Treasury, Accolade, either through website or phone prices from wine brokers. Small bottl...
- Mon Jul 15, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
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Re: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
2021 Soul Growers 'Hampel' Shiraz. Tried it at a recent tasting at the Lion Hotel, and purchased a bottle for a 'Big Reds' tasting on Sunday. Simply stunning. From a great vintage, it was one of the most complete, balanced yet full-throttle reds I've had in a long time. Palate just went on and on.
- Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: July 2024 Purchases
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5227
Re: July 2024 Purchases
I forgot to add that a subscription to 'Decanter' would be very beneficial, as they have many articles on Bordeaux regions, and Jane Anson seem to know her stuff with her many tasting notes on various vintages. Also, there is a wealth of stuff on the web. When I started with Bordeaux, I relied on De...
- Wed Jul 03, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: July 2024 Purchases
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5227
Re: July 2024 Purchases
Would certainly like to get into Bordeaux...but don't really know where to begin. Cheers Craig It's certainly not too late. Couple of steps to begin will give you a great leg-up; 1) Get to know Bordeaux vintages ( repeat their ratings in your sleep!). I cross reference Berry Bros & Rudd vintage...
- Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:05 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: July 2024 Purchases
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5227
Re: July 2024 Purchases
6 x 2023 Ch. Pichon Lalande.
Force of habit I guess - I hope to be around when it's drinkable!
Force of habit I guess - I hope to be around when it's drinkable!
- Thu Jun 20, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: June 2024 Purchases
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5339
Re: June 2024 Purchases
Went to the same 'shop' but not as cheap as hoped!
Heard the 2019 John Riddoch was great so I bought 3 - ouch!
Heard the 2019 John Riddoch was great so I bought 3 - ouch!
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Margaret River Trip - 5 wineries
- Replies: 6
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Margaret River Trip - 5 wineries
Visiting the Margaret River soon, for the first time, and looking for recommendations for your top 5 wineries.
Thanks in advance,
WineRick.
Thanks in advance,
WineRick.
- Thu Jun 06, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Eperosa 2017 Magnolia Shiraz - too much Brett
- Replies: 20
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Re: Eperosa 2017 Magnolia Shiraz - too much Brett
A good source of information and explanation of Brett in red wines. (Not checking residual sugars after red ferments can be problematical!)
Brettanomyces - WineMakerMag.com
Brettanomyces - WineMakerMag.com
- Wed Jun 05, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: June 2024 Purchases
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5339
Re: June 2024 Putchases
12 x 2023 Leo Buring EV Riesling. Couldn't resist at $15 per bottle!
- Wed May 29, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: May 2024 Purchases
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4144
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Eperosa 2017 Magnolia Shiraz - too much Brett
- Replies: 20
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Re: Eperosa 2017 Magnolia Shiraz - too much Brett
He's had hygiene issues in the past. Can't remember which year it was, but he didn't release any wines because of the issues he had within the winery. It was 2016 and it wasn’t a hygiene problem. It was the first year Brett moved into his new winery and none of his ferments took except for one. Wit...
- Fri May 03, 2024 3:33 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Bleasdale
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2470
Re: Bleasdale
Lake Breeze! That's a name I had forgotten about. First tried their wines back in the mid 90s. Fantastic value for money. Why don't we hear any chatter about Langhorne Creek? We need some young and trendy winemaker to put it back on the map. Is it's good enough for Wolfe then it's good enough for m...
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Bleasdale
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2470
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Bleasdale
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2470
Re: Bleasdale
Agree with all above comments, and they are certainly flying under the radar since ownership changes 10 - 15 years ago. And you certainly don't fluke a Jimmy W. win with a GSM! Also, always good value on wine lists. There must be something in the water in LC because the other great VFM label is Lake...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:42 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Nebbiolo newbie
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2078
Re: Nebbiolo newbie
There are a number of good Beechworth Nebbiolos, a lot of them being made by Rick Kinzbrunner. His own Giaconda Neb is pretty handy and I believe Beechworth will become a prominent region for the variety.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Merlin over Adelaide?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 606
Re: Merlin over Adelaide?
Yes, it would have been Jim's Boomerang - lovely big radial sound but too far away to make out shape of the plane. He often brings it to the Barossa Air Show - nice bloke.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Merlin over Adelaide?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 606
Merlin over Adelaide?
Unless my ears let me down, did I hear a Merlin V12-engined plane fly over Adelaide this Anzac morning? Was in our dog park and couldn't quite make out the plane - Supermarine perhaps! To bring wine into it, and make it a legit post, I'm just about to open a 2004 Bowen Cabernet (my wife's favourite ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Help needed - Accomodation in Margaret River, and Freo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 306
Help needed - Accomodation in Margaret River, and Freo
Can people recommend some good places to stay, in June, in Margaret River and Fremantle. And eateries in both too. Thanks in advance.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: China Tariffs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3821
Re: China Tariffs
And don't get me started on the 'dollar-a-litre-milk' scandal!
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:12 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: China Tariffs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3821
Re: China Tariffs
Geez WineRick - wish I could grow grapes for $250 per tonne. That doesn’t even cover picking costs! Exactly! Our warm area growers are some of the most efficient in the world regarding their quality, and they do it without any Govt. subsidies. What annoys me is that our two largest supermarket chai...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: China Tariffs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3821
Re: China Tariffs
WR...I'm stumped at your view on large companies loving wine gluts. I am trying to process in my head why this might be. Can you shed any light on this please? Is it that they can drip feed stock, as they have large volumes tucked away somewhere? Cheers Craig Wine gluts lead to grape surpluses. Whe...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: China Tariffs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3821
Re: China Tariffs
Still way too many vines in the ground for growers to make a decent living. Also, I think that Accolade, and other companies, grower contracts need to be scrutinised - "Sorry, we can't take your grapes "Changed Market Conditions" clause, but hey, we'll give you $130 / tonne! Treasury ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Sale of Accolade Wines
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2065
Re: Sale of Accolade Wines
New owners of Accolade now looking at a merger with Australian Vintage, which includes Nepenthe. Weird stuff happening in the industry - too many vines in the ground, resulting from accelerated depreciation of vineyards introduced in 1993. Within 10 years, vineyard area in Australia trebled! Way too...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: March 2024 Purchases
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3339
Re: March 2024 Purchases
12 2023 Other Wine Co Pinot Gris - delicious, one of the best around - textural and varietal.
12 2023 Pikes Riesling
12 2023 Leo Buring EV Riesling - 2T's, 1G - $14 from Treasury - unbelievable value.
12 Yangarra 2022 GSM
12 mixed Tahbilk Marsannes - 2015 - 2023.
12 2023 Pikes Riesling
12 2023 Leo Buring EV Riesling - 2T's, 1G - $14 from Treasury - unbelievable value.
12 Yangarra 2022 GSM
12 mixed Tahbilk Marsannes - 2015 - 2023.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
- Replies: 6702
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Re: Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight
Clever marketing up at Beechworth. We have an annual LEAS v Giaconda tasting after Christmas each year, same vintages side-by-side, and LEAS wins about 75% of the time. After the recent event, we have now compared every vintage that was made from 1994 onwards. . Both fabulous wines, but LEAS is con...