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At the time I picked up the pine from the reject pile at the timber yard so I used 40x20 vertical and 10x10 horizontal.

I made my own rack like the one pictured, but without the top shelf. I was easy but took some time gluing and nailing all the little struts. I made it about 20 years ago when I mainly had Bordeaux shaped bottles so its hard to squeese in Burgundy shaped bottles. So make sure you accommodate for tha...

I made my own rack like the one pictured, but without the top shelf. I was easy but took some time gluing and nailing all the little struts. I made it about 20 years ago when I mainly had Bandeaux shaped bottles so its hard to squeese in Burgundy shaped bottles. So make sure you accommodate for that...

There are plenty of Asian and Pizza/pasta restaurants who have no problem with byo. Happy to give them my cash.

France Soir only byo for lunch these days unfortunately.

Try :

https://www.matteos.com.au/

https://parisgo.com.au/

https://www.scopri.com.au/

Tiamo and University Cafe in Lygon street Carlton

Interesting experience at Choi's in Hawthorn last month. Went there with a friend who was paying and a TCM professor who wanted to make a selection from the Chinese printed menu that did not list the price. My mate went to pay and turned a little pale. In the car on the way home he was speechless, o...

Flagon of Bleasdale Liquor Port

Hotel Le Palme on Lake Garda G'day Jim. My partner has selected Limone Sul Garda as our place to be on the lake, and after much research, Hotel Le Palme got the nod, for four nights. Thanks for the recommendatiuon. Cheers Allan That's good to hear Allan. Parking is an experience, you need to go to ...

We stayed here a few years ago, part of Tommasi winery, very good: https://www.expedia.com.au/Verona-Hotels-Villa-Quaranta-Tommasi-Wine-Hotel-Spa.h1431.Hotel-Information The Rossetto supermarket nearby has a good selection of local wines at very good prices: Via Case Sparse Conca d'Oro, 15, 37015 Sa...

stunning website
My mate swears by their Black magic Shiraz.

Hi allan,

Not sure if San Quircio D'Orcia is in the area but it is a wonderful town, not so touristy. We stayed here and loved it. Great restaurants around too.

https://www.palazzodelcapitano.com/en/

Joining my friends on their yacht and sailing around Corfu for a week early July, planning to get right into Assyrtiko while there. Lucky me.

Came across this today
https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-centra ... the-radar/

2023 vintage up there with the best ever in Canberra region apparently. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8201003/could-this-vintage-be-ken-helms-best/?gaa_at=la&gaa_n=AXv4zM07q8WaKlexnZQIxhbJizQRWZK0Zxgc_AtPWkSI4WWvnZK_dbpYLcgp50nsJoA%3D&gaa_ts=6469e510&utm_source=newsshowcase&...

Lucille Bistro in Ivanhoe and Umberto in Thornbury allow byo for those in Melbourne's north.

It's not all doom and gloom. Heard the chief wine maker from Stella Bella who said they had an excellent vintage in Margaret River.

We are spending a week in Naples/Amalfi area in late June. Anyone else heading over this year?

Heard Liam Anderson from Wild Duck Creek on the radio before Easter saying the quality was very good, especially Cabernet. Was trying to get picking finished before the Easter rains.

I decided to get some French wine delivered to my hotel in Parma and buy the Italian wines while travelling around. Went with this etailer : https://en.ngvins.com The prices seemed to be good . Went for the following, the cndp to bring home and the rest to consume while in Italy. Domaine du Vieux Te...

Does any one have any good recommendations of any larger supermarkets with big selections of local wines ? From time to time I stumble across them when travelling and able to stock up on some amazing buys. So any in the Barolo area that you guys may know of?

Thanks for the insights. Do you know much about this site?
https://www.winetip.com/eng/

My trip in June to Northern Italy is still going as planned. Car rental might do me in though ! So expensive these days. But I wanted to know if any one has info about which online stores are better to buy from with delivery to Italy. I have done a couple of purchases prior to leaving Australia and ...

I'd go back here any time:
https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Re ... scany.html

Thanks for the update Benchmark.

Hi Ian, thanks for the opportunity. We are heading towards Iseo/Garda to try some Amarone for a couple of days, then south through Parma/Modena to the Ligurian coast for about week then up to Barolo area for about a week and 3-5 days in the Lake Maggiore district. Any must see villages would be a bi...

Recently booked a flight to Lombardy and Piedmont for June- July 2022. My wife says I'm setting myself up for disappointment with the unpredictable state of the world. Doesn't stop me dreaming and planning.

My CC was charged last week, my full order: 6 shiraz, 3 Malbec and 3 cab malbec. Melbourne, red crayon.

Nothing specific Ian, just what ever stood out as a highlight.

Any more to come on Piedmont? I am heading over there in June.