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by WineThinker
Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:04 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Barossa Small Winemakers Tasting exclusive event
Replies: 4
Views: 950

Re: Barossa Small Winemakers Tasting exclusive event

Did anyone go to this? Any reports?
by WineThinker
Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:03 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Old vines in Australia
Replies: 23
Views: 4160

Re: Old vines in Australia

I know Bests (Grampians) is another you can add to this list. They have 100 year old vines....and you can tell by the trunk on them...huge. As for the Yarra Valley, I think phylloxera did wipe them out at some stage and is threatening to do it again. I've heard off the "grapevine" the prob...
by WineThinker
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:59 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: TN: Dalrymple Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2005
Replies: 5
Views: 649

Re: TN: Dalrymple Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2005

Davo, Love your work. My old man has known about this winery for years and takes everybody he can there while doing Pipers and Bay of Fires. Jansz has actually bought out the winery but are allowing the Dalrymple label to continue. Must get more up to date info on that... But the Pinot they make is ...
by WineThinker
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:51 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Sparkling advice sought - red and white
Replies: 17
Views: 2630

Re: Sparkling advice sought - red and white

Sparkling whites.....
For me, there's a couple.
1. Pipers Brook Blanc de Blanc. (Tassie)
2. Chandon NV Brut (YV)
3. Jansz NV Cuvee (Tassie)

Just some off the top of my head.
by WineThinker
Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:53 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Bottle Shock on Pinot
Replies: 1
Views: 497

Bottle Shock on Pinot

Hi All, I'm interested in the topic of Bottle Shock and how it effects Pinot. Through a friend in the industry, I got last years vintage of Pinot at 3, 6 & 11 weeks after bottling. After 3 weeks, it was terrible. I was thinking of using the remaining bottle as toilet cleaner...it would've stripp...
by WineThinker
Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:36 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Barossa Small Winemakers Tasting exclusive event
Replies: 4
Views: 950

Re: Barossa Small Winemakers Tasting exclusive event

brigourmet, you're spot on with the Milhinch Rose....yummmm!
by WineThinker
Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:08 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Sept - What have you been buying
Replies: 97
Views: 9075

Re: Sept - What have you been buying

Am I allowed to say I'm on a tight budget so therefore will be buying more: Morgans Cleanskin Pinot Noir. (Morgan's aren't happy with it so therefore cleanskinned it and selling for $100 a case...having one now, nothing wrong with it unless you don't like strawberries). Apart from that, I'm sure the...