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- Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:42 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Do Oz/EnZed Sauvignon Blancs keep? If so, for how long?
- Replies: 8
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I don't have many whites in the cellar. Mainly now only some Clare and EV Rieslings under screw cap. When I went through the cellar to do a stock take last time (a few years back now) I pulled out all of the 'other whites' excluding my rizza's. I'd bought a couple of bottles of Virgara Adelaide Plai...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:19 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Which riesling?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3373
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:05 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Sunday....
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6765
- Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:11 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: The joys of auctions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4353
Never done it to be honest. Not for wine anyway. Got over my E-bay (or should I saw Trade Me - when I was in NZ) bug quite a few years back. However, I was lucky enough to have some lovely Pewsey Vale 1994 Riesling at a winery friends place just before xmas which was purchased from Grays and it was ...
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:52 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Heat Damaged Grapes and fire damaged Vinyards in SA.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2122
- Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:29 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: 2008 Vintage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1508
I've been helping out a little with some friends at night in the Barossa and we've been crushing for just on two weeks. Most of the reds have been around 16 be so not bad. I get a little suprised to hear that people aren't ready for the vintage. While the recent heat wave is unexpected to the extent...
- Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:18 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: So which critics do you pay attention to?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10091
For me it's sometimes quite random when buying at bottle shops. Pick a bottle or two and then I sometimes look for reviews or tasting notes on the net after the first glass. And, you'd be suprised at how many wines aren't reviewed and you can't find tasting notes for. So if I purely relied on a posi...
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:46 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: So which critics do you pay attention to?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10091
The only person I trust is me... I haven't found anyone that I can say I am aligned with in terms of similar tastes and likes. The closest I come to on the points fron (for those who rate with points) is GW at Winorama. But at the end of the day I'm not a consumer that picks a bottle because someone...
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:30 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: An amazing Red for $7 a bottle (I think so anyway)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4266
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:28 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: An amazing Red for $7 a bottle (I think so anyway)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4266
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:33 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Wine Regions to Visit in central/south of NZ's North Island
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2814
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:15 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Barossa Visit End of Feb - recommendations/suggestions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4831
It's going to be a real busy time of year. Vintage has already started with the whites in the valley this week.
Try Bellescapes http://www.bellescapes.com/ if you're looking for some heritage and luxury with the accomodation.
Again, it will be busy so not sure how you'll go getting to talk to winemakers etc.
Cheers
Try Bellescapes http://www.bellescapes.com/ if you're looking for some heritage and luxury with the accomodation.
Again, it will be busy so not sure how you'll go getting to talk to winemakers etc.
Cheers
- Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:51 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Here's an interesting "Wine Preserva"!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4009
I wonder how these would work with sparkling wines. My partner doesn't drink which is often an advatnage when going out. However, recently she's started enjoying Moscato and some sparklings. But getting through a bottle is out of the question in a single evening. I tend to be drinking reds and not s...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:58 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: importing wine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2551
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:56 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Here's an interesting "Wine Preserva"!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4009
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:04 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: importing wine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2551
Bacchaebabe, you're lucky. I used to live in NZ on secondment and travel frequently back to Australia, South Africa and Chile / Argentina. I used to love the 2 bottles of liquor and 6 bottle wine duty free limit back into NZ. Always great to bring back some local stuff to share with friends (except ...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:21 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Here's an interesting "Wine Preserva"!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4009
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:11 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: importing wine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2551
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:14 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: vinosense.com...whats up there??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1340
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Australian Shiraz is comparable to........
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3175
- Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:32 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: BYO trial
- Replies: 72
- Views: 15442
I think the $20 mark is fairly appropriate for corkage / service. But I also think that it is also polite to send a glass to the kitchen for the head Chef. In regards to tipping I think this is fine. I've even tipped taxi drivers here in Australia if the service is right and especially if they get m...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:22 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Cork Count 2008 Competition
- Replies: 89
- Views: 20311
- Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:56 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Christmas Day - Whats everyone been drinking??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10930
I took quite a few wines down but we only ended up drinking the Magnum of Langmeil 1997 Freedom Shiraz and the 1998 Limited Release Jacobs Creek Cabernet. Fantastic wine. The 750ML's are probably past it. But the 1.5L (had one last year too) has developed superbly. Lovely chocolate, tabacco with sti...
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:55 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Gas Wine Cork opener/puller where can I purchase from?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1637
- Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:49 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: TN: 2002 Jenke Vineyards Barossa Valley Merlot
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1101
- Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:35 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Help me find a nice viognier
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3389
- Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:21 am
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Best of 2007 ?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11576
Best Red: Palandri 2000 Shiraz Magnum Best White: Protero 2006 Viognier Best value: Karra Yerta 2006 Riesling Honourable mentions: Barossa Ridge Old Creek 2002 Shiraz, Creed Two Brothers Shiraz Viognier, Earthworks 2006 Shiraz, Pindarie 2006 'Bar Rossa' Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Shiraz Blend Biggest ...
- Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:07 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: TN: d'Arenberg 1998 Dead Arm Shiraz
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3004
- Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:32 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: Griffith wineries
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1870
- Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:45 pm
- Forum: All About Wine
- Topic: This looks interesting...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1245