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TiggerK wrote::D I used a green biro when filling out my form, do you think it delayed my order?

No offense intended to anyone, but the obsession of the annual Wendouree discussion never fails to amuse.

Indeed So my card was finally charged late this afternoon for the full order. Things I've learned this year - AMEX is ok to use, the method / order of processing remains a mystery, and probably best to stay away from the Wendouree Mailer forum until card charged! Although from what Jamie has hinted at, this may be the last year that most of us get to partake.

DJ1980 wrote:Still not charged... QLD here...

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calm wrote:

DJ1980 wrote:Still not charged... QLD here...

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Still not charged - WA

Charged yesterday. So QLDers keep your eyes peeled.

Diddy wrote:I'm Vic red crayon- still waiting.

I've been charged - full allocation too!

Picked up my wine over the weekend. Received 2 of each (excluding muscat), exactly as I ordered. Very happy with that.
Last year I ordered more as I was anticipating only a partial allocation and ended up with too much and not everything I ordered.

We should have a Wendouree day and all drink a bottle and post a note?

JamieBahrain wrote:We should have a Wendouree day and all drink a bottle and post a note?

Well, what a great idea, be fascinating to see and read.

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Not looking good for someone ordering for the first time (me). They are only 2/3 of the way through red crayon customers & there isn't much Shiraz or Cab left. I might be lucky with a blend by the time they get to me

Full allocation arrived today. (gulp)

Queenslanders should be getting theirs now.

Josh wrote:Not looking good for someone ordering for the first time (me). They are only 2/3 of the way through red crayon customers & there isn't much Shiraz or Cab left. I might be lucky with a blend by the time they get to me

Welcome Josh!

At least you are now on the mailing list and will hopefully get something. Often the blends more than carry their weight compared to the shiraz and cab.
And you will work your way up the list over time.

The amount charged to the credit card is just as hard to work out as the processing order.

Pej wrote:The amount charged to the credit card is just as hard to work out as the processing order.

Agreed! Mine's been charged too, but no combination of the various prices plus postage adds up to the right amount

But judging from the quantum, looks like I'm getting most of it. Let's wait for delivery day

Mine got delivered to Wine Ark in Sydney yesterday. Looks like I got pretty much everything, despite submitting my order 6 weeks late by oversight.

Pretty much given up, last year I chased and got some bits and pieces, this year my Qld work colleagues have received theirs. Oh well. Maybe get lucky next year, send by priority post 2 days after receiving.

Yeah it's interesting. No idea the order or how it all works.
I've got wine for the last 3 years but haven't got anything yet.
I called them up and they have my form.

Meanwhile, the first of the 2014 shiraz is now up for auction at Langtons - 3 bottles, already bid up to $160

trufflequeen wrote:Meanwhile, the first of the 2014 shiraz is now up for auction at Langtons - 3 bottles, already bid up to $160

2 weeks ago i saw 6 x 6 packs of the 2014 Wendouree at a local auction house that was beiing onfowarded to a Sydney address. The boxes were labelled as x/16. So some doctor (acording to the original address) in Adelaide is helping his mates or selling.

Jealous that i connot afford 16 x 6 packs in the first place.

Cheers
Phill

crusty2 wrote:

trufflequeen wrote:Meanwhile, the first of the 2014 shiraz is now up for auction at Langtons - 3 bottles, already bid up to $160

2 weeks ago i saw 6 x 6 packs of the 2014 Wendouree at a local auction house that was beiing onfowarded to a Sydney address. The boxes were labelled as x/16. So some doctor (acording to the original address) in Adelaide is helping his mates or selling.

Jealous that i connot afford 16 x 6 packs in the first place.

Cheers
Phill

Phill, what you describe sounds all too familiar.
In the good old days ( before wine was stolen from my residence and or idiot delivery companies dropped wine off on 40 degree days...neither connected to Wendouree I might add), each year I was on the first Wendouree run in inner Adelaide. I now have all wine deliveries sent to the office.

For about 15 years like clockwork, a van pulled up, bloke got out with a clip board and the door slid open. It was eye watering, probably a hundred cases, and they were 12s back then...equally for those with deep pockets, no six bottle limits either. The same names were on the clip board every year...funny knew nearly all the punters on the list....any yes many were medical specialists.
I think there are still a few on the mailing list even today (regular buyers round the traps have said as much) who use fake names, cheques/money orders/credit cards to get multiple orders either for themselves or have other mates on the mailer who are just mules.

Said it before but fondly remember an independent retailer sending a couple of junior staff up from Adelaide to the CD on a weekend, with the van parked under a gum tree, and giving punters money and instructions to by a few extra bottles so said retailer could have them in their shop the following Monday, to sell for big profits.
More recently have seen double dippers (purchases made both via mail order and in person) at the opening CD weekend at Greenock Creek.

I suspect the Brady's have seen it all before and with change in the winds its probably a bridge too far. I am fortunate that I get an order each year and understand that those who are unable to get a bottle or two would be bloody annoyed at cases of current vintage already being at an auction house.

Interesting times and guess it all comes round again in about 9 months or so.
Cheers
Craig

Delivered to the office today, seem to have received my entire order of 24 bottles

Wendouree has suddenly jumped to #5 in my producers' list!

Pity they won't see the light of day for at least 5 years....so long as I can keep my hands off them!

So my card got charged today -
I ordered 6 each of the Shiraz, Cabernet and the Shiraz Mataro.

Looks like I only got the Shiraz Mataro. Pretty annoyed actually.

That's no good ! Are you a regular or new on the list?

I know it's a small consolation but the shiraz mataro is an excellent wine after 10-15. World class !

JamieBahrain wrote:That's no good ! Are you a regular or new on the list?

I know it's a small consolation but the shiraz mataro is an excellent wine after 10-15. World class !

My 3rd year on the list. I had a red crayon mark.
1st year got just the Shiraz Mataro
2nd year got the Shiraz Mataro and the Cabernet

Croquet King wrote:So my card got charged today -
I ordered 6 each of the Shiraz, Cabernet and the Shiraz Mataro.

Looks like I only got the Shiraz Mataro. Pretty annoyed actually.

First time in 18 years that I have NO Shiraz.
That is the lesson for misplacing the order form and thus putting it in late.

Such is life.

Cheers
Phill

Been ordering since the 2008 vintage, ordered heaps as usual, 6x 6 packs incl the Shiraz and 2x Cabernet

Only got the Cab Mal and Shiz Mat.

Very annoyed. It is my firstborn's birth year too.

The person on the phone could only say, it is totally sold out, which is a blatant throwaway sentence to get you off the phone//

Seems to be renewed interest with more ordered from long time mailing list customers and from newer demand?

They really are great wines when aged in cool cellars ( auction purchases from bullshitters claiming proper storage aren't in the same class- see Wendouree note thread ) . My wife loathed them and didn't agree I bought them every year from about 25 years ago. Now she adores them with the requisite 15-20 + years of bottle age!

They are still relatively cheap at auction?

Jamie:

Have you tried the recent vintages? What do you think? What does your wife think?

I quite enjoyed the relatively backwardness of older Wendouree..and really like how they are when they're aged...I'm not sure I'm a fan of the newer style...

JamieBahrain wrote:Seems to be renewed interest with more ordered from long time mailing list customers and from newer demand?

A bit of both I'd say Jamie. I think it was about 6 months ago, I read in a magazine (might have been the QANTAS in flight mag...) the two most collectable labels with potential investment returns in Australia were mentioned as Wendouree and Penfolds.
I have since read other bits and pieces along similar lines around the 'traps'.

Polymer wrote:Jamie:

Have you tried the recent vintages? What do you think? What does your wife think?

I quite enjoyed the relatively backwardness of older Wendouree..and really like how they are when they're aged...I'm not sure I'm a fan of the newer style...

I have only tired the 2011 in the early days which I felt were well made for the vintage. No great experience with the new style and I am circumspect about srew-cap- despite statistically having between 30 and 50 corked Wendourees in my cellar .

I'm an old fashioned drinker like you by the looks so please no "blue" fruit in my Wemdouree.....

sch5252 wrote:

JamieBahrain wrote:Seems to be renewed interest with more ordered from long time mailing list customers and from newer demand?

A bit of both I'd say Jamie. I think it was about 6 months ago, I read in a magazine (might have been the QANTAS in flight mag...) the two most collectable labels with potential investment returns in Australia were mentioned as Wendouree and Penfolds.
I have since read other bits and pieces along similar lines around the 'traps'.

I would say rumour of sale is the sole driver...certainly spurred a few of us on...who knows what is round the corner.
Whilst I was traditionally a Shiraz buyer, since 08 have purchased between 18-24 bottles each vintage (24 arrived this year). Think all the even years will be something...and a few of the odd ones will be pretty good too.

In terms of investment, yes the flickers after commission have made 200-250% on the current vintage. I have picked up twos of 91, 93 and 95 for all under $100 in the last 2 years, to fill a few cellar gaps...must have knocked a few off. These wines have gone up roughly 400% but its taken 20 years to occur. Penfolds, well a Block 42 for $700 on release...20 years to get to $2800...I am not so sure that this will happen and anyway could be dead by then.

Cheers
Craig