The Auswine Forum

Alex, Not really surprised that you didn't feel valued as that is what I told you before I struck you off the list. All these experts with absolutely no experience that know better than me about how to run a small winery. This year was far from perfect but there have been only two years, this year a...

Ben, Why do people not understand that an email conversation, or any conversation for that matter, between two people is just that; a conversation between two people. To repeat that conversation on a public forum, with a somewhat negative twist, certainly does not inspire me to continue that convers...

I get a little annoyed at the use of the term “SA Shiraz” as a generic pejorative term meaning overripe, sweet, high alcohol, low acid, blowsy, porty and structureless wines. Sure, there are some, OK there are quite a lot. I won’t name names. I find them undrinkable, but they are not making wines fo...

winetastic wrote:Many / most red wines under screwcap from the mid 2000s onward have not aged gracefully

Disagree

Increasingly, I have noticed more and more people in the sales arm of this industry loudly espouse, or at least tacitly accept the virtues of biodynamics, the efficacy of it's methods and the veracity of it's claims. The proof would appear to be in the pudding, as there are many big name BD produce...

rooman wrote:

Scotty vino wrote:With the news coming out of Marius Im going to say any Marius wine!
I think the 2017 vintage wil be something special.
When The Wine front are calling the 2016 Marius Sym the best

Scotty

What news are you referring to? Has the vineyard been sold?

mark

https://rogerpike.com.au/news/

Roger

Agreement!!

Jamie, You make a good point. However, without mentioning the c word or the s word, I would suggest that a majority of Aussie winemakers are providing their customers with an opportunity “to get a look at the wine at maturity” without the need of magnums. I realise that we do not agree on some issue...

JamieBahrain wrote:There's been a few explosive threads over the years on the ethics of taking advantage of incorrect pricing versus honesty.

I remember one of those!

No regrets.

Roger

Jamie, No misunderstanding in your offer of a Barolo, I didn't see it as arrogant at all, just generous, perhaps my use of the adjective 'humble' seemed charged but wasn't intended. I quite understand that Rockford's gesture was consistent with their values and a statement of their position. If scre...

Hi Jamie, Thank you for your kind and generous offer of staking an aged Barolo against a bottle of my humble wine. However, I have decided to walk away from any wager and this thread. The reasons are: (a) This thread is moving in an adversarial direction and I don't really want to be part of it. Bot...

JamieBahrain wrote:
In 5 years time there will be a massive return to cork by those less stubborn in Oz.

Hi Jamie,

Quantify "massive" and I have $100 that says you're wrong.

Cheers,

Roger

Thank you George.

Roger

Except you can't buy the wines retail and he has a 2-year wait for a spot on the Mailing List. I'm a patient sort, but not that patient! Glad you had a good day, Craig. :) -- George Krashos George, Just a couple of points. My reading of your post is that you consider it too difficult to purchase my...

Mark,

Why would I want you to bring a Shiraz? I am swimming in it.

Anything interesting.

Roger

Mark Carrington wrote:Whilst I appreciate his wines are as scarce as hen's teeth, is it possible to visit the winery? (Website appears silent on the matter).

Sure Mark, arrange a date and time and bring an interesting bottle for us to drink.

The release date for my wines is, as has been the case for some years, the 1st of September. Any confusion about an earlier release has been caused by the fact that some members of long standing have the opportunity to purchase my wines pre-release. That process was instituted due to the fact that t...

Sam,

Thank you for your substantive and interesting contribution.

Roger

Swirler, Is this the point that you are sorry to withdraw?: "What poppycock! You're basically saying you don't believe in science....unless they agree with your uninformed opinion." Damn that multitasking, eh! The things it makes us do! Not sure it can make things unsaid though. Roger

Roger, What poppycock! You're basically saying you don't believe in science....unless they agree with your uninformed opinion. Swirler, Thank you, that's what I wanted. A strident condemnation and personal insult to one that you believe offers a dissenting voice. I wondered how long it would take. ...

Roger, nobody is denying his right to believe whatever he wants. In the replies below the article there is a link to a document that says 97% of scientists believe in climate change. Mr Halliday obviously goes with the 3%. So if 97% believe something it must be fact? >97% of Christians believe in C...

I'm not usually a Halliday basher, but I was gobsmacked when I read him dismiss climate change out of hand, quoting an obscure Russian scientist as evidence. Hmmm Russia, that bastion of all things right and true. The country that makes most of its money from oil and gas. They definitely have no re...

Oak has a positive role to play. As it should at $1500 a pop! The difference is that, while the wine is in barrel, it is under my control. I can monitor it weekly, or even daily. I can blend from those barrels or reject them. As soon as the wine is bottled it is out of my control and I don't want an...

Why do I bottle my wines under screwcap? First I ask that you accept certain "givens" a) Bottled wine will mature and develop normally in an anaerobic environment i.e. without oxygen ingress. b) A screwcap and a "perfect" cork will both allow very little, almost zero, oxygen inge...

Alex, It was not personal. Anyone who tells me how to run my business and then behaves like a petulant child when told to butt out will get a similar reaction. Interesting to see that you are still at it, you are "not sure about the introduction of a third shiraz with the 2014 vintage". I ...

Beats me. Unless it's about the smoking, sado-masochism and free bottles of Taittinger.

Or maybe the sense of humour.

Roger

Thanks Ren, that had me scratching my head too. Limit was 4 btls from first mailer. cheers So who gets the "first mailer"? I got the "1 bottle per customer" mailer. That said, I'll be very pleased if I receive the mixed dozen I ordered All existing members were invited in 2014 t...

Excellent wines at a good price and Rob is a great guy which makes buying his wines so much easier

Roger

Spot on Ian. A freak of a wine. I have one left.

Roger

Blue Poles for sure.

Check out Whitey's notes: http://indaily.com.au/food-wine/wine/20 ... of-merlot/

Roger