who is here from Brissie?

Serge Birbrair · Post by **Serge Birbrair** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:16 am

the witness on my wedding in Las vegas was one of my best friends from Brissbane...let's see how many "dergees of separation" are there with all the Internet connections

Wilson · Post by **Wilson** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:46 pm

I went to Expo in Brisbane in '88.

Does that count?

I found the water quite mineraly.

Wilson

Elvis · Post by **Elvis** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:57 pm

Start us off Serge and we'll see if anyone knows your friend from your las Vegas wedding.

The water in Brisbane is crap. So is the local wine.

BA · Post by BA » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:02 pm

Wilson wrote:I found the water quite mineraly.

Wilson

Funny you should mention that, Wilson.

Brisbane water has a higher mineral content than Perrier.

Yet we still only have one winery - and it's very ordinary.

cheers
BA

markg · Post by **markg** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:16 pm

BA wrote:
Wilson wrote:I found the water quite mineraly.

Wilson

Funny you should mention that, Wilson.

Brisbane water has a higher mineral content than Perrier.

Yet we still only have one winery - and it's very ordinary.

cheers
BA

I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water :roll:

Gary W · Post by **Gary W** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:21 pm

markg wrote:
I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water

You Adelaide guys are BLESSED with your unique limestone/calcium terroir water. I think the flavours go through into the vines when you turn on the irrigation. You can taste it.

GW

Gary W · Post by **Gary W** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:22 pm

markg wrote:
I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water

You Adelaide guys are BLESSED with your unique limestone/calcium terroir water. I think the flavours go through into the vines when you turn on the irrigation. You can taste it.

GW

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:34 pm

I don't want to know what's in the water that feeds the Hunter then.

Kieran

markg · Post by **markg** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:35 pm

Gary W wrote:
markg wrote:
I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water

You Adelaide guys are BLESSED with your unique limestone/calcium terroir water. I think the flavours go through into the vines when you turn on the irrigation. You can taste it.

GW

Actually Adelaide is one of only two ports in the world where ships will not fill their drinking water tanks, the other is Bombay.

Gary W · Post by **Gary W** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:42 pm

Kieran wrote:I don't want to know what's in the water that feeds the Hunter then.

Kieran

Ground up bridge players. The encourage low vigour in the canopy.
GW

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:30 pm

All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane

Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.

Graham

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:30 pm

All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane

Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.

Graham

markg · Post by **markg** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:14 pm

GrahamB wrote:All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane

Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.

Graham

Are people really born in Brisbane ? Don't they slip across the border to have their children ? Otherwise they could grow up with the stigma of being called a Queenslander

mphatic · Post by **mphatic** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:39 pm

GrahamB wrote:All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane

Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.

Graham

Graham,

Where/when is this tasting and who is running it? I read an article on the winestar site regarding a good pinot tasting last week, yet I didn't hear a thing about it. I think I am out of the loop.

Serge,

I am from Brisbane, and both a friend of mine and someone I work with are Russian. Does that help??

Cheers

Stereotype · Post by **Stereotype** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:06 pm

Serge, do most Russian ladies look like Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova?

Serge Birbrair · Post by **Serge Birbrair** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:05 pm

His name is Scott Phillips, he used to make splashes in the local papers back in a day when he was "bad boy"

Serge Birbrair · Post by **Serge Birbrair** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:07 pm

Stereotype wrote:Serge, do most Russian ladies look like Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova?

yes.....between the neck and belly button

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:36 pm

mphatic wrote:
GrahamB wrote:All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane

Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.

Graham

Graham,

Where/when is this tasting and who is running it? I read an article on the winestar site regarding a good pinot tasting last week, yet I didn't hear a thing about it. I think I am out of the loop.Cheers

The distributer, Negociants is hosting a tasting of their premium Aus & imports for members of the wine trade in Brisbane.

Graham

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:37 pm

GrahamB wrote:The distributer, Negociants is hosting a tasting of their premium Aus & imports for members of the wine trade in Brisbane.

Graham

Graham,

Will you be privy to the latest offerings from Henschke and Giaconda? Is the tasting only of current releases? I wonder when they conduct the kiwi tasting night...

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:05 pm

Maximus wrote:
GrahamB wrote:The distributer, Negociants is hosting a tasting of their premium Aus & imports for members of the wine trade in Brisbane.

Graham

Graham,

Will you be privy to the latest offerings from Henschke and Giaconda? Is the tasting only of current releases? I wonder when they conduct the kiwi tasting night...

Max!!! Where have you been? Up to the family jewels in work?

Tucker Seabrook handle Henschke in Aus. Negociants in NZ. Don't know who handles Giaconda.

Didn't I see somewhere where they did their own sales from the Internet? Anyway, from reports a few months back, they didn't release their premiums due to smoke damage.

The tastings usually are of the currently available wines.

AUS: Bleasdale, Freycinet, Mad Fish, Primo, Rymill, Tin Shed, Capel Vale, Kooyong, O'Leary Walker, Redbank, Tarrawarra, Wirra Wirra.

OS: Bordeaux, Rhone, Burgundy, Piedmont, Veneto, Tuscany, Puglia, Spain, Germany, Martinborough.

I have the day off work and I think C is trying for a major part of the day. Miss M is totally P Offed to have to work. Maybe she could just pick us up and we can tell her about it.

When are you due back? Brisbane wine festival is the weekend of the 17 - 19 June. RNA judging is 10 to 14 July. Friends of the RNA is Friday 15 July. Begin inhaling now.

Graham

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:33 pm

Max

Check this out on Giaconda.

Graham

http://www.winefrontmonthly.com.au/newsevents.htm

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:38 pm

GrahamB wrote:Max!!! Where have you been? Up to the family jewels in work?

I have the day off work and I think C is trying for a major part of the day. Miss M is totally P Offed to have to work. Maybe she could just pick us up and we can tell her about it.

When are you due back? Brisbane wine festival is the weekend of the 17 - 19 June. RNA judging is 10 to 14 July. Friends of the RNA is Friday 15 July. Begin inhaling now.

Graham

Graham,

I spent the majority of the Easter break down on Stewart Island, where I failed to complete the 125km NW Circuit. Expect an email next week that will tell all...

I have my flights already booked for my two weeks back in Brisbane and wouldn't you know it, I fly in on the 16th of June. How convenient. I'm heading up to the old holiday house on the Saturday at lunch time but based on the dates you've supplied, I could certainly spend all of Friday (17th) knocking back the good stuff. Are there particular hours for the people in the wine trade? Is there a website I can go to for further information? We must arrange a group of us to go including yourself, Miss M, C and perhaps my old man and some of his cronies...

Cheers,