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Seems he's only rated the shiraz' so far: Shiraz - 96 (2033-43) Shiraz Malbec - 93 (2025-33) Shiraz Mataro - 95 (2025-33) So, assuming they don't give the cabernets 97+, Jeremy is a "drongo", then Not really. Oliver consistently rates about 2 to 2.5 points lower than Halliday. He has expr...

Hunter wrote:Not sure who brett is either

Sorry Hunter, just a little joke.

Wa wine guy - can you let us know what JO rated the 13's without the description ( ie just the scores) Seems he's only rated the shiraz' so far: Shiraz - 96 (2033-43) Shiraz Malbec - 93 (2025-33) Shiraz Mataro - 95 (2025-33) So, assuming they don't give the cabernets 97+, Jeremy is a "drongo&q...

Who's Brett?

Wise words, Polymer.

"Since 1982 the fruit has been purchased by two giants of the Hunter Valley, Tyrrells and The Rothbury Estate" is the key line.

Pokolbinguy, If you refer to this: m Baintons still seems to be in business so I don't think the vineyard has changed hands. It talks about where the grapes have been sold since 1982, but they built a winery in 2000 to make wines from their own grapes. I just wondered which Tyrrells/Rothbury wines t...

Pokolbinguy, Thanks for the interesting stories. Another vineyard whose fruit used to be used in Tyrrells and Rothbury Estates wines is the Fordwich vineyard owned by Russell Bainton QC. The shiraz vines are now over 50 years old and the Semillon ones over 80 years of age. Do you know which particul...

Oops! I meant an adjective. Adverb + adjective.

Graham, in your example 'workshop the program' workshop becomes the verb. Language is ever changing!

Sorry for the mistake and the thread drift. Back to the Penfolds.....

Erm.....adverb + verb, actually

michel wrote:
Noise

you mean 'noyce', right?

That said, I rarely enjoy MV wines, so maybe my bias shines through. Mike Mike, I'm rather surprised you say that as I thought you were a big fan of South Australian reds. I would have thought anybody who liked Barossa wines would like McLaren Vale wines, too. They are as close in style to Barossa ...

Felixp, is this the same guy?

http://www.abc.net.au/landline/stories/s549607.htm

FelixP, Right bank

Oh. I was worried you'd say that. It's gone. No more. Kaput.

Just order a tasting pack from their site. $105 delivered....

I know what's coming next! Run for cover guys!

Craig, Which cellar door?

Warmer regions, like South Australian (excluding Adelaide Hills), Hunter Valley, etc are probably the best bets as they would struggle to make a 'modern' style high acid chardonnay. Exceptions apply as always.....

The line I've heard repeated a few times recently is that, despite pinot being said to be hard to make well out of its homeland, that description much better suits merlot. But I guess it could also describe others like nebbiolo. Some of my favourite Australian merlots come from Coldstream Hills, Bir...

Don't keep your wine fridges in your wine cellar, though. The heat given off will heat up the room. Not ideal.

Cork will move given temperature changes, but with screwcap, I'm not convinced that stability of temperature are so critical. High temperatures are a different matter as they increase chemical reactions. Short periods of high-ish temperatures may not be a big issue. But I think it's mostly a matter ...

Scotty, For cork or screwcap?

FelixP, Any chance of a knock off, counterfeit version of that article. Even just a paragraph or two?

For a new drinker, top of the range wines like DM could be a waste Imo. Obviously depends on the person who's drinking it. Why not start with a Woodlands cab merlot and see how it goes..... OTOH Bordeaux is quite different to Australian wine, so maybe a Cru Bourgeois would be a more similar choice w...

And there you have it. How to fix a blind tasting. Well, maybe. I can't be sure, but surely the wines you put in should be reasonable examples of their kind? And reading JR's article, many of the wines were clearly faulty. And that won't make the headlines will it? But, some apparently weren't fault...

"To seduce as many pretty young things as possible."

I reckon all the flights to China will now be fully booked for the foreseeable future

"gives Australia a bad name amongst the locals"

Different strokes for different folk, I guess.......I'll get my coat....

Great resource! The only weakness, for me, is the fact that I don't know how recent the data is. Take this (rather far fetched) example: If a Grange 1985 last sold for $200 in 1990. That's not telling me much about it's current value. If there was an indication as to when the last sale occurred and ...

Jamie, I've met people like that in China. They earn a pittance, hate the food, the locals, etc. Why the #### do they stay?!

Craig, I guess my 'advice' was specifically for you as you flippantly said you'd like to move to HK Oops!

Wow, there's everything on here. World politics breaking news, global economics, lifestyles of the rich and famous .....and.....even stuff about wine purchases in May 2015!

Sorry for my part of this massive thread drift.

Felix, I hope you are using a V P N!

Good lord? You obviously weren't the kind of person my comments were aimed at. So sorry. In any case, the school fees are probably wrong. Probably much more. State school in my area are fine, but in Hong Kong you almost have no choice but to pay. Sorry if my example wasn't totally accurate, but my p...

Jamie, Good arguments! But I'm they are true to you, but for many people, working in Hong Kong wouldn't pan out as you describe. I have friends in Hong Kong who have put their kids through school there AUD15,000 per child per year. Rent AUD40K per year. With high everyday cost and 15% tax, there's a...