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JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 12:50 pm WET and GST will remain so I doubt wine prices would change at all?

Probably only the 5% (circa) import duty. WET is the killer

The new Turnberry is absolutely stupendous, and my mates keep raving about the new NSW

those three? genuinely: RM Composite (best course in the world) RM West New South Wales Kingston Heap Wickham Victoria PK North Royal Adelaide ..... all better than them, I haven't played seven mile beach yet, but I'm told that also is amazing. I have a soft spot for Merion, plenty of members where...

Tough crowd, Felix! Even the old courses? Oakmont, Baltusrol, Merion? I can accept the verdict on Augusta - it was never really meant to be a "championship course", though, was it? Bob Jones' private club was the idea. It's probably thirty years since I played a handful of the top Melbour...

I heard the player pays for the food and the wine if it isnt in their cellar

No Mike, the wines are not from the Augusta cellar, they come from the reigning Masters champion. As I understand it, the champ chooses, and the Clun organises. Augusta has an incredible cellar, and the wines are ridiculously cheap if you look carefully at the list... the Cali cabs are prevelant, b...

2012 Seppelts Show Sparkling Shiraz. Third bottle so far and all have been duds. Not hard to see why it has been heavily discounted. Massive mid palate hole with an underlying bitterness masked by the dosage. This is a label I’ve enjoyed many, many times in decades gone by, but they really whiffed o...

I believe Augusta has a very good cellar. Others have told me so. I'm guessing these wines will come from it? Mike, all the reason to hone your golfing skills! I'm sure Mr. Tickle may be closer to it than you or I. I'm no way near it! Rockford Golf Days don't count :mrgreen: . Although I would love...

1990 Lafite (though I think it was the weakest of the firsts that year) I guess it’s why I miss the HKG wines scene so much, as I tried the 1990’s Firsts a few times in horizontals. I was a mad man for top Barolo at the so my opinion may lack refinement. I found Mouton poked out a bit in clumsy fas...

Hacker wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 4:21 pm I believe Augusta has a very good cellar. Others have told me so. I'm guessing these wines will come from it? Mike, all the reason to hone your golfing skills! I'm sure Mr. Tickle may be closer to it than you or I.

Adam Scott had them source 05 Grange and 09 Yattarna from memory

I believe Augusta has a very good cellar. Others have told me so. I'm guessing these wines will come from it? Mike, all the reason to hone your golfing skills! I'm sure Mr. Tickle may be closer to it than you or I. I’ve blown out to 9 and in my late 50s, so my golf is only going to go one way sadly...

Some years the wine choices at the Champion’s Dinner are a bit puzzling, especially with some of the Cali fruit bombs. While I’m not a fan of Rory per se, it’s a nice line up this year. 2015 Salon 1989 d’Yquem 1990 Lafite (though I think it was the weakest of the firsts that year) 2022 Leflaive Bata...

6x 21 Nelder road Shiraz And two at auction 1x 2004 Greenock Creek Vineyard & Cellars Cabernet Sauvignion 1x 1990 Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa First Growth Cabernet Sauvignon About 60pb each :D I really like the 21 Neldner (Neldner) and bought 24. Very approachable now, lovely silky tan...

Thanks Rossco.

I buy Fleur de Passion in the good vintages, but missed out on the 08 as it sold out quickly. After reading your note i don't feel so bad now.

Carlton supporter here. 😕 The saving grace is that we're also a house of Arsenal supporters. Hoping for the most glorious of seasons: Arsenal to be the premiers and to see Spurs relegated. I've no DP in the cellar but will have to run out and buy some if that comes to fruition. Can’t believe I’m sa...

Steingarten and absolute classic wine before they Bastardised it. Enjoyed many in a past life. Sadly didn't cellar any and wouldn't touch whatever they call it now. Long gone the single vineyard offering. I have always wondered where that fruit goes now and what's happened to that Vinyard. Thank yo...

I recall a vintage around then that when I tried it I thought it was a terrible style and wouldn’t cellar well. I stopped buying Petaluma. Maybe it wash 2014. The 2005 was a lovely wine under stelvin. Slightly ripe and plush fruited, nicely rounded out for Riesling an an easygoing trail of acid and...

Carlton supporter here. 😕 The saving grace is that we're also a house of Arsenal supporters. Hoping for the most glorious of seasons: Arsenal to be the premiers and to see Spurs relegated. I've no DP in the cellar but will have to run out and buy some if that comes to fruition. Can’t believe I’m sa...

Carlton supporter here. 😕 The saving grace is that we're also a house of Arsenal supporters. Hoping for the most glorious of seasons: Arsenal to be the premiers and to see Spurs relegated. I've no DP in the cellar but will have to run out and buy some if that comes to fruition. Can’t believe I’m sa...

1990 Dom Perignon… consumed this while watching the Swannies dish out the mother of all hidings to the pretenders from Carlton (bring on the responses Craig and Andrew!!!). That third quarter was one for the ages, and the DP was almost as good. Like many champagnes from this vintage, they probably d...

Thanks Graeme, The 02 GPH is one of my absolute favourites… liked it so much I bought two dozen, and wish I had bought more. It has been drinking fantastically at all ages, and I think it has another decade of pleasure. I also really liked the 14 Vat 1 at release but haven’t opened any since. Your n...

I’ve still got some of the 71 ‘Hermitage’ back in Oz, but every time I go to the storage place, my desire to open zillions of boxes to find it and others wanes pretty quickly… and so it will sit there indefinitely

Pat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 05, 2026 1:43 pm My plan is to purchase wines for another 10 years and then stop and drink them over the following 20 years.

I’ve had that plan for the last fifteen years. Good luck… you’ll need it!

I had the 85 and 86 SSSS a few months ago. Really enjoyable, with just a hint of the mushroom notes that tells me it’s time to drink up.

I’m probably different to some. - I no longer have a single wine I buy every vintage. I have more wine than I’ll ever drink, so now I only buy the better vintages. - I bypass many wines that I actually really like simply because I have too much of them from older vintages, or in the case of certain ...

Sounds good Matt. I often find too many confectionery qualities in SA Grenache

I agree with you on the Setiono. Had to return either the 21 or 22 as it was full of really unpleasant acid. I think the timing of the pick was too early and the wine had acid added...all out of balance. Haven't bought since. Lot of excitement here for Agricola too... suspect the pedigree is pretty...

Genuine question, and I'm not trying to be smart or funny, it's an observation more than anything. Does anyone here actually buy Grange on release? And I'm talking in the past 5 years? Every month I look at what people are buying (monthly thread). No mention of Grange (for that matter HOG). Fair en...

You don’t see much about how vintage Sami Odi’s drink online more just endless chatter of the allocation process & FOMO. Why don’t the Sammi Odi drinkers from the online community get together and hold a vertical? I’d be interested to read this. I have a few of the vintages but dropped off the ...

You don’t see much about how vintage Sami Odi’s drink online more just endless chatter of the allocation process & FOMO. Why don’t the Sammi Odi drinkers from the online community get together and hold a vertical? I’d be interested to read this. I have a few of the vintages but dropped off the ...