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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...

Try Jeanneret Big Fine Girl from the Clare Valley. Not sure if you can get it in NZ. A touch of sweetness there.

Schweppes Lemonade NV Fizzy, Sweet, Refreshing...

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 ...

I agree David. Too many people leaving it to the last minute witthout even knowing where they were going to crush. Shame on them for letting such great grapes go to waste. Shame, Shame, Shame...

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...

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...

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...

Sounds awful...

Where did the user go that started this thread?

Yep, Trinity Hill and Mission Estate would be the best picks for me in Hawkes Bay. Matt

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

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...

woops, corrected. That's the problem with reading quickly. Thanks and yes I thought it was a strange name for a wine forum when I wrote it. Guess I should check in future. Bacchaebabe please accept my apologies...

Thanks Brian, I was searching it as winepreserva one word rather than two. Still wasn't as easy to fin d but I had an idea of the retailer you were suggesting.

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 ...

So I guess the obvious question is where do you get them? I can't find any reference to WinePreserva Pty Ltd on the net anywhere except on the website listed at the start of this thread...

It is best to speak with a customs broker. I know a friend who imported over 100 bottles of whiskey into NZ and was able to get exemption on the duties & taxes as he could provide proof that it was a collection and not for sale. Not sure about the rules & regulations here. You could try one ...

Yes, confirmation that one of my suppliers recently spoke with him and he has had a technical glitch and will be back on air soon...

I guess the question is where in the middle east are you? Perhaps I can give you some names of importers that you can directly contact. They do regular consolidations from Australia and if there is a market may be able to pick up a new wine or two.

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...

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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...

Check your private messages dsreardon.

Ian, Iam not one for Merlot much. Though I have had a try of the Jenke Merlots at a recent cellar door trip and was impressed and bought this out of all the reds on offer. I also quite recently enjoyed the 2002 from Tempus Two.

Try the Protero Viognier 2006 Vintage. Very happy with this wine and it will go well with Xmas at our table this year. That's the only white I've decided on so far...

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 ...

Interesting as I'll be having the 99 over Xmas this year. My last bottle from some freebies I scored from d'Arenberg a few moons ago now...

Last time I was there I was at Casella and one of the cellar hands said "Don't bother buying anything from here, try West End Estate". I did and also bought a few bottles of their Wild Bill Shiraz. It was a CD special and can't give you much info on it but it was a good drop and I shared w...

Glen,

Had a quick look. What if the wine doesn't have bar codes? Most will from your major retailers but still a lot of wines may not. Magnums etc.

Maybe those with larger collections could comment further on this.

Matt