New Viking Wines 2005

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:13 pm

Hi all,

Has anyone tried the new 2005 Viking Wines yet? I received the mail-out this week and prices seem very reasonable @ $30 each.

Regards, Ralph

707 · Post by **707** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:07 am

$30 each! That's what happens when you burn your local clientelle and get carried away with some USA success only to have Uncle Bob Parker drop you big time. USA doesn't want to know you and you've got all this overpriced wine derrrrr!

Back to basics for these guys having to eat humble pie and try and establish a local market again.

I'm in the Barossa next Monday with half a dozen Blacktongues so we might drop in and try them.

Watch this space

platinum · Post by **platinum** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:01 am

Might end up being a few more in the same boat too

Grand Cru · Post by **Grand Cru** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:44 am

Could be a few more as you say.

The sensible owners took advantage of the Parker created markets but maintained a sensibly priced and well serviced domestic market too.

An all your eggs in one basket strategy fails almost every time.

Look forward to seeing thoughts on the 2005 Vikings as some of their early vintages that I happened on looked very promising.

Hacker · Post by **Hacker** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:05 pm

707 wrote:I'm in the Barossa next Monday with half a dozen Blacktongues

I have this scary image of the Black Riders from Lord of the Rings descending on an unsuspecting cellar door and causing no end of havoc :shock:

707 · Post by **707** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:41 pm

Hacker wrote:
707 wrote:I'm in the Barossa next Monday with half a dozen Blacktongues

I have this scary image of the Black Riders from Lord of the Rings descending on an unsuspecting cellar door and causing no end of havoc

Yes it's a bit like that. A bunch of Blacktongues isn't as scary as TORB darkening their CD doorstep though !!!

Hacker · Post by **Hacker** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:10 pm

707 wrote:I'm in the Barossa next Monday with half a dozen Blacktongues so we might drop in and try them.

Watch this space

Steve,

did you make the Viking cellar door? If so, any thoughts?

cheers,

David M.

707 · Post by **707** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:58 am

Hacker wrote: Steve, did you make the Viking cellar door? If so, any thoughts?

cheers, David M.

Yes, we made it to Viking CD but they were closed. Maybe they heard we were coming!

I'll try to get there next time I'm in the Barossa as I do have a corky for them to replace.

TORB · Post by **TORB** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:04 pm

707 wrote:Yes it's a bit like that. A bunch of Blacktongues isn't as scary as TORB darkening their CD doorstep though !!!

Yebbut Steve, they don't close when they know I am coming!

TORB · Post by **TORB** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:16 pm

I just received an email from Charmaine and in it she advised the reason that I had not got the samples yet was due to a bottling problem. That also might explain why they were closed.

The samples will be sent as soon as the wine is available.