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1st wine I bought was a gift for a mate who drove us around the Barossa - a 1972 Wolf Blass Black that cost the grand sum of $5 .....McWilliams Sauterne goon that we drank while playing cards in 1972 .....Liebfraumilch and Blue Nun or Mateus Rose and then in 1978 I got hooked on 1975 Mount Pleasant...

I used to be a big fan of Australian Rieslings but cannot tolerate the acidity any more (in my dotage) so about a year ago I decided to put a few of these (2012) down for a few years and see if they soften up a bit. I enjoy some development on my whites. I previously tried the same thing with a McWi...

I wish I could remember my very first wine but it could have been a bottle of Lindemans Ben Ean Moselle in about 1970 when I was 17 years old. We were Seniors at High School and a bunch of guys and girls would head off to the Coast and have a few drinks on the beach. Once I started work and had an i...

Probably not on the Chest, Bob.

I have been experimenting with various foods for some years to see if I could identify particular types of foods that cause problems. This of course is a very difficult process as one eats many different things in the course of a week and it is hard to establish a clear cause-effect relationship for...

Thanks Guys, Phil: It is a complex issue, so many possible causes/contributors. I'm going to have to get referred back to the Gastroenterologist I think. I think my problem is that many years of Reflux has damaged the esophageal sphincter which is further irritated by contact with alcohol which also...

rens - Australian Rieslings used to be one of my favourite wines but I started avoiding them about 15 years ago as the 'acidity' seemed to cause discomfort almost immediately. The less acidic the better I cope with it, that is until I lie down and then any alcohol consumed results in Reflux. Thanks ...

Hello All, not a new Member but one who was previously here for several years (Underwraps50) and appears to have 'lapsed' due to inactivity. Although a wine enthusiast of 45 years, my consumption has been tapering off for over a decade due to a problem with Reflux which appears to be primarily relat...