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I just wanted to post in acknowledgement of a great interaction with Wynns/TWE recently. I opened a John Riddoch '99 at home and my wife and I both found it to be lacking any aroma and very short. There was no noticeable TCA, but it was clearly not a sound wine. It was the fourth from a six pack so ...

There is always hope of a good outcome, but the lower the level, the less hope, generally speaking, and at 60 years, below shoulder is very marginal. I've enjoyed amazing old wine in bottles with level well below shoulder , but most people avoid them for very good reasons. I wouldn't be paying big ...

Yes, a really excellent tasting last night. Well done Woolworths. My thoughts on the wines... Both Semillons were nice. Didn’t taste many Riesling as they’re not hard to get a taste of outside of a tasting like this. Chardonnays: LEAS and Pierro lovely. Giaconda seemed lighter weight t...

Good writing should be both clear and concise. "Yum" meets both of the measures extremely well! Thank you rednut for an excellent tasting note.

Tahbilk Marsanne usually delivers too: you can even get the aged '04 for well under $20 at the moment, which is a lovely wine. I get a case every year when the current release is on some sort of special (it can get below $10). I'm glad someone mentioned this, well done Simon. Tahbilk Marsanne is a ...

Look for established aging wines, Langtons classification is a good start, then go for the cheaper ones on the lists! This is great advice and when I was first getting serious about wine it's how I learnt a lot about Australian wine, styles, regions, and history. Here's the link: http://www.langton...

As a seller with Langtons, I have confirmed the following.... The exchange selling price is the sellers reserve. The buyer then pays 15% commission over that. The price listed online now includes the 15% commission. So the price that's shown and what you pay is the sellers reserve plus 15%. Did I m...

orpheus wrote:Who wants to join a class action ?

I'll pass. I might prefer a more transparent system, but for many of the wines I want I don't have other avenues to pursue them.

I guess the difference is in a house auction, the auctioneer states that he is making a vendor bid. In an Internet auction such as Langtons, you have no idea who you are bidding against. Ian, is it law that the auctioneer must state that it's a vendor bid? If so, I can see why the Langtons approach...

But how is it any different from a house auction? At a house auction there is no legal requirement to declare when a property is above reserve, it has merely become convention to attract further bidding. But I believe they have no obligation to declare, and can actually move the reserve up or down t...

If they "auto-bid" up to the reserve after accepting bids below the reserve, then that is misleading and deceptive, because it appears to the bidder that there is a competitor for the wine, and a market for the wine at a higher price than their opening bid. If this practice continues to o...

The original level shown for an item is $1 less than the reserve. So make one bid and it is yours, unless someone outbids you. So you know in advance what the reserve is, as opposed to the 'old' system where you were bidding against the Langton's computer until the reserve was met. While they are s...

Do not be fool by Langton's fixed price exchange. I had a couple of wines which was passed through in the auction and it went into the Langton's exchange. When I question them regarding the prices of my wines in the exchange (which is 15% higher than my reserve). I was told by Langton's that it is ...

That's very interesting Tim. I'd be interested to see if your opinion on the Earth Smoke 09 was consistent if you tried one now. Or perhaps it's just another case of how subjective wine appreciation is. Oh, and if you thought I might be a tough on this wine, see what Lincoln had to say... http://www...

Pyramid Valley Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009 - Very few people anywhere have tasted this yet, so I was keen!! Didn't impress hugely, although palates were tiring. Seemed a little awkward still, perhaps a bit overblown and/or needs some time? I love this producer, so I'm sad at not being able to ...

This was my first Grape Mates tasting and what a great night it was. Thanks so much to Tim and Michelle for all the work they put in. The setup was superb - glassware, food, tasting notes, organisation. The wines were a fascinating mix and showed the great diversity of NZ wines. That said, I thought...