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Travis, I don’t understand why as an Arsenal supporter you would want Spurs relegated. Then there would be no north London derby. It’s like a few seasons back Everton were in trouble and so many Liverpool supporters wanted them relegated. I didn’t as then there wouldn’t have been two Merseyside der...

Carlton supporter here.
The saving grace is that we're also a house of Arsenal supporters. Hoping for the most glorious of seasons: Arsenal to be the premiers and to see Spurs relegated.
I've no DP in the cellar but will have to run out and buy some if that comes to fruition.

Great notes. Many thanks Allan.

Con, random question: How old was the Seaview "Champagne" and how was it drinking?

Many thanks, Travis

I love that they haven't mucked around with the label over the years. Thanks for the note.

Great notes. Thanks Graeme. I do love Grosset PH with good age on it, but prefer Springvale/Watervale with almost no age.
Annual note to self: Buy more Vat 1.

Curve ball from the Nation's Capital: Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier.

Thanks guys. I'm also red crayon for about a decade. Not complaining, love every bottle we get. Just checking in. Cheers!

Evening all.
Anyone still waiting for their credit card to get hit?
Cheers, Travis

Still waiting for the credit card to get hit.

A few months ago, while fossicking around downstairs, I managed to drop a bottle of Château Gruaud Laros nose down onto its rim. This was from about a metre, and onto concrete. It bounced up a foot and I managed to catch it. All good! It hit at a perfect 45 degrees. Quite the "dent" on the...

Took a 2002 Grosset PH to day one of the World Test Championship at Lords. Despite the average glassware, this remains a cracking wine (fantastic line and length) with the loveliest lime aromas and beautiful cleansing acidity. Plenty of life left Snap! Almost. Took a 2005 to share with Mr Carringto...

Brilliant idea. Lovely notes. Nice to see some old Aussies coming through.

MICCIA wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:00 pm I received the letter second week of July
Mailed it back on a Wednesday by the following Monday my card charged
The following week I received my order in full
It took 2 weeks from receipt of letter to receiving wines

What colour crayon are you MICCIA?

I received the letter second week of July Mailed it back on a Wednesday by the following Monday my card charged The following week I received my order in full It took 2 weeks from receipt of letter to receiving wines Sent mine back on the 15th and not a peep since then. But then, I'm in Perth and w...

We had a Signature '98 last month. It was absolutely fantastic. Opened my eyes, once again, as to how good Aussie Cab Shiraz (with a touch of age on it) can be. Wish I had more.

Thanks for your notes on wines that we rarely see over this side of the country. I really appreciate it. Cheers.

Well done Sean! Rutherglen completed.
How's your back after lifting all of that wine?

Hi Allan, Thanks for your reply. Much appreciated. We're in Canberra. Cold Winters and hot Summers. I'm going to install the racking myself. It's going to be the good old metal reinforcing mesh sheets from Bunnings. My Dad and I have kitted out a few cellars over the years with this and it's been gr...

Lake Breeze! That's a name I had forgotten about. First tried their wines back in the mid 90s. Fantastic value for money. Why don't we hear any chatter about Langhorne Creek? We need some young and trendy winemaker to put it back on the map. Is it's good enough for Wolfe then it's good enough for me...

Evening everyone. We're about to embark on a knock-down rebuild of our house and as part of it we're going to have a cellar. Hurrah! The house will be rated a touch over 9 stars so will not require much heating/cooling. The cellar, about 3.5m x 3.5m, will be off a TV room and mostly underground. I'm...

Thanks for the answers and info guys. Much appreciated.

Hi Rossco.
Is it built in a style to age?
Morning mychurch.
Was it the 2023 vintage?
Cheers, Travis

Read Tom's write up on winepages. Looked like a fantastic evening. Bravo.

They are contravening labelling laws I don't think so... the labelling laws allow you to call a wine a single variety if that variety is more than 85% of the blend (850ml per litre), and also requires that if you do refer to the components of the blend you list the components in descending order of...

Felixp21 and phillisc, re Shiraz Viognier, grab a bottle of Collector's Reserve Shiraz and let me know what you think. 2% Viognier and very subtle. Alex McKay, a personal friend, has got access to some terrific vineyards across the Canberra district and has had direct input into improving these vin...

Felixp21 and phillisc, re Shiraz Viognier, grab a bottle of Collector's Reserve Shiraz and let me know what you think. 2% Viognier and very subtle. Alex McKay, a personal friend, has got access to some terrific vineyards across the Canberra district and has had direct input into improving these vine...

I remember years ago, when I was studying for the WSET Diploma of Wine up in London, learning about wine faults. One evening at our local wine tasting group I was carefully explaining to Mr Carrington all about Brett. Full marks to him as he kept a completely straight face as the blinded bottle of B...

Oh boy, that would be awesome. Just flew back to Canberra today after a week in the Barossa visiting relatives. I've got a couple in the cellar but have never opened them.

Such sad news.

Has anyone tried any of Sven's wines? What are they like?
Cheers, Travis