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Hi Guys, The 2009 Lazy Ballerina reds are being held back until 2008 is sold out. This will be a couple of months I think. They will be the following - 160 doz Shiraz Viognier - 400 doz Shiraz - 60 doz Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills. You can follow more about what is happening with Lazy Ballerin...

This should probably go on the weekend thread but I'm here now so... Got a great opportunity to taste the new 09 Lazy Ballerina Viognier through twitter. James Hook, who also posts here, sent a bottle which I took up to Nelson Bay with me this weekend. We helped my mum move up there so after unpack...

Terrible. As Matt says... "there are some releases that are consistent from year to year, and as popular, good value and accessible wines I want to include them because I know that my readers will appreciate them." Recommending megablends to the masses coz they'll like it. The goal is cash...

Hi, Those that pre-ordered wine are being sent their wine. They have a right of refusal, if they are unhappy with it etc. Once all bottled I was able to have enough Shiraz and Shiraz/Viognier for these orders. As I said I wouldn't put out a wine that is inferior under my name. The world will never k...

Hi Readers, Thanks you for your concern. Lazy Ballerina is not in trouble although we have had a major problem which threatened our wines and are working to get through it. The good news I now have 2008 reds back in my shed at home. For the bad news read below. The 2008 Lazy Ballerina Shiraz and Shi...

Drew and Rae are a great example of only putting out wine of quality when it deserves it.
Unfortunately, making wine is farming and farming is dependent on the weather.

Whatever they released I am looking forward to trying it!

Certainly the idea John Reynell was the first to plant vines goes back to the turn of the 20th Century. As I have said whether John was the first, or in the first half dozen is not the issue. The issue is that the wine industry has held him as the first for a very long time.

I have just read the Reynell report by Dr Bell. Great to be cited as part of an 'emotive campaign.' I will add that to my CV. Yes, I agree with the Devine report that there has been a lot of mistaken reporting on this. They are not old vines, the current vines are not the source of Reynell clone and...

On whether John Reynell was the first to plant vines and have a commercial vineyard. Unfortunately I am not a qualified historian and can only rely on what I can find from online records and some commonsense in understanding grapevines. My understanding form online records is John Reynell first plan...

I have always wished I was related to David Hook.

Great wine.

Worth the cost of admission for the prizes alone!!!

Curiously I know that vineyard very well. It is very small 3 acres so there wouldn't be much Neighbours Block around. It has very light sandy soil - you would liken it too a Brini Estate or other Blewitt Springs sandy single vineyards.

Now owned by Maximus Wines - Roland Short.

As I mentioned in the other place, with this latest development I think Langtons should seriously consider stripping the distinguished classification for the Leasingham Classic Clare shiraz. Leasingham is now a brand with no winery, one vineyard and minimal people, and is a bare shadow of what it w...

We have a planning meeting on the 20th of August (next week) where we will look at the bus service.

Book your tickets quick!

We promise to look after you.

This is going to be an exciting day... Sunday September 20th at the Victory Hotel, Sellicks Beach SA. SC Pannell Samuels Gorge Petagna Wines Marius Lazy Ballerina by Linda Domas Cascabel Brini Estate Battle of Bosworth Ulithorne (Rose Kentish - reigning Bushing Queen) Rudderless Alpha Box and Dice (...

8 tonnes up and down the row? Not in my vineyard. And I would suggest not in a quality vineyard. Lets not look at extremes but what is done to produce quality fruit at the crusher. If we need to hand sort in the vineyard the vintage has problems anyway. I don't think Roger means tonnage from the vi...

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about the ethics of the Wine Advocate.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124330183074253149.html

Peter Bell makes my blood boil, regardless of what marketing campaign spin has been put on John Reynell he did the following things that were logically historically significant. I am no historian but I can do basic research. John Reynell matters for at least five reasons. 1) Was the first to plant a...

This whole sad tale has made me resolve to lobby for a McLaren Vale vineyard ranking system in view of putting it on labels. While the vines on Stony Hill were not old themselves their are many sites remaining that are. It would be ashame to let these go the same way under economic pressure. Earlier...

phoenix wrote:
The picture on the left will look very different this time next year.

I need to go and sit near the vineyard before they remove it... Maybe jump the fence and prune some vines...

UMMM. Sad.

I am enjoying Twitter, and the random information you pick up. https://twitter.com/lazyballerina I recommend Battle of Bosworth https://twitter.com/Bosworthwines Did you know Louise likes Tom Waits? You do now. Galafrey Wines - Kim Tryer https://twitter.com/kimtyrer is liking Sarah Blasco.

http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/death-knell-for-historic-reynella-vineyard/1544781.aspx for those who can't be bothered searching. quote] The other thing that really bothers me is the complete lack of public commentary and apparent interest by the wine industry, and to b...

Reported in the press today...

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/enterta ... -cs6r.html

Very depressed think about the $6.3 Million pay out for removed CW US executive...

They need to sell another 3x Stony Hills to pay for that...

pstarr wrote:Thanks James. Have you ever spent time with the Kay Brothers diaries? Fascinating resource with a continuity pretty much straight through from founding until now.

We have just finished looking at all of the rainfall from the diary. 1914 has 280mm.

The forgotten history of McLaren Vale.

Manning, Kelly, Reynell, Olivers, Pridmore and of course Thomas Hardy - the man, not the company that followed.

4.0 Mega Download.

http://lazyballerina.com/Winefightclub/ ... June09.pdf

I don't think it references little old Auswine anywhere. I think it went directly from his blog to winebiz and then to the newspaper. cheers Carl I checked the Daily Wine News release and it says it is written by Tom Munro as a byline, and the wording is the same as the Auswine post. Did Tom send i...

This post has made it on to Daily Wine News, then as an article in; the Age; m I just wanted to ask Tom Munro, did Andrew Jefford know that these comments would be sent around? Admittedly he did write this on his blog, so he must have known it could be read. I have written to Andrew inviting him for...

A little scribble and map of some of the old hamlets and farms of the McLaren Vale (Valley). Tatachilla, Taranga, Daringa, Bellevue, Bethany, Whites Valley. Landcross farm - some are still hanging on as wine brands or business names. http://djsgrowers.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-is-in-name.html If any...