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Maybe point Penfolds to this prior saga re 86 Grange: m Just chiming in on this, given my tale was referenced. From my view my '86 was not a precedent to this tale. My bottle exhibited factors of TCA taint; as referenced by a another bottle opened. My issue was that the subsequent analysis and revi...

griff wrote:

Boyeah wrote:Re: Clonakilla first Sucessful SV in Aust ? What about RunRig

I took the liberty of taking your words out of the subject line. First Runrig was about 1995. Clonakilla created waves several years before that.

cheers

Carl

Yarra Yering Dry Red No 2 is Shiraz Viognier and goes back to the 70's.

1998 Richmond Grove Watervale Riesling 1998 Richmond Grove Eden Valley Riesling Both bottled in screwcap for Vintage Cellars as an exclusive "Cellaring Initiative". As a direct result of the success of this release the screwcap was relaunched to now become a mainstream alternative seal fo...

1998 Richmond Grove Watervale Riesling 1998 Richmond Grove Eden Valley Riesling Both bottled in screwcap for Vintage Cellars as an exclusive "Cellaring Initiative". As a direct result of the success of this release the screwcap was relaunched to now become a mainstream alternative seal for...

I drank a really interesting wine this afternoon with a friend. The maker is Purple Hen and the wine is the Gippsland 2006 Merlot. The vineyard is described as 'near Rhyll on Philip Island'. I don't normally buy Merlot so it was a novelty to find a really 'different' wine with a distinctive nose an...

I heard about a pushbike clogging a crusher in a large volume winery. Required despoking as well as destemming.

Not to forget to YY Merlot, which on first release was one of or the most expensive domestic wine to buy in Australia at 100+ per bottle. Bailey had a realistic view of the wine, when a friend visited for a tasting he said 'would you like to try the wankers' wine?'. He also produced a sparkling whit...

i was wondering about those pumps, i heard its questionable whether they work or not does it really take out the aromatics of the wine? i dont see how, and even if it did the difference would be tiny anybody here use them? To quote the Wine Spectator columnist Matt Kramer who had a lab do tests on ...

Hi Sean,

The first 1st Choices I've seen are big Murphy-ish barns based on big box retailing. The did have a bit of marketing bling with kiosks etc, but basically it was a Murphy with a different colour scheme, competing for that same 'we're cheapest' market.

I don't think the DM/1stChoice model allows them to efficiently deal with small makers and premium imports (other than high-volume lines). Agreed, when the Geelong DM opened the Fine Wine Manager there had to go into intense battle to stock Geelong regional wines beyond the DM standard range. He fi...

Their main competitor is supposedly Vintage Cellars, which is owned by Coles, but they definitely don’t run their business the same way and have not been as successful in my opinion. No it's not, Vintage Cellars has a different model with higher prices and margins. 1st Choice was the liquor ...

Every time I had an Alexanders it was disappointing, and below a White Label cab of the same vintage. Just couldn't figure what about they were aiming at.

For me the white label would be a fine replacment.

the cork debate must be one of the most boring discussions to arise on the subject of wine. im sick of it personally. I dont give a toss if its under cork or stelvin or wotever as long as it tastes good. ive had minimal problems with any closure, shite happens occassionally. thats life. rant over a...

i never realised what DIAM was until i read and researched this post...i always thought it was recycled bits of cork or something. If they extract the cork with supercritical CO2 that should remove most of the TCA. Thats some smart thinking there. Im not sure about the claim that says all the corks...

Daryl Douglas wrote:I'm a screwcapiste but consider diam to still be cork. It seems to be promoted as NOT cork but in reality still is made from cork.

DIAM IS CORK!!!!

Cork is an ingrediant of DIAM.

Maximus wrote:

Murray wrote:I have an issue with it being respresented as cork.

Why?

Because it isn't a cork. Put a natural cork and DIAM side by side. Are they the same? Why mislead your customers? Bring them onboard.

"The Diam cork is the only cork closure available which has releasable TCA at levels below detection thresholds of 0.5ng/L." The DIAM Cork? Misleading spin there. Cork is to DIAM as Wheat is to Bread. Pffft. Pro Screwcapistes. When will they learn... What has screwcap got to do with it, s...

The DIAM Cork? Misleading spin there. The Macquarie Dictionary, Australia's National Dictionary revised third edition says: Cork noun 1 . The outer bark of the cork oak, used for making stoppers of bottles, floats etc 2 . something made of cork 3 . a piece of cork or other material (as rubber) used...

"The Diam cork is the only cork closure available which has releasable TCA at levels below detection thresholds of 0.5ng/L."

The DIAM Cork? Misleading spin there.

Cork is to DIAM as Wheat is to Bread.

I can't access the site, but I presume it's the recent study results showing that people perceived that the wine with the greater price was better, even though the wines were the same. When you look at the methodology from a wine appreciation point of view it is deeply flawed. From the study paper: ...

He's not going to sell it for $100, even if you think that's what it's worth - daz I'm saying don't sell it, drink it. I didn't say that it what it was worth now, I'm saying it's what the wine the wine cost when purchased back in 1993 or so. As such the hip-pocket loss to drink it is $100. My 1986 ...

He refuses to pop them because they're too expensive for any occasion so might as well send them to a good home that'll appreciate it. C'mon; it's a $100 wine; that's all he laid out for it (unless ripped off). Buy a bottle of Billecart Rose Champagne; take it to him and share bottles of equal valu...

Walter's Wine Bar at Southbank has in intersting colection of wines by the glass.

You may also want to see what's on tasting at the Prince Wine Store in South Melbourne between 11-2, there's regularly interesting things to try there.

Quite a comment given that Tim has had quite a bee in his bonnet about reductiviosiation factors with other seal in years past.

Gary W wrote:He is having problems of a technical (and I suspect motivational) nature..he was looking at it when I last talked with him.
GW

Yep, the site has to be rebuilt; somehow I thought my daily nag emails would be some motivation.

It does depend how far you want to travel, and whether you wnat to drive or be driven. There are plenty of tours up to the Yarra Valley that do lunch. It touch further away; you could head down to Geelong and either go to Pettavel just west of Geelong; or Julians at Bellarine Estate along the Bellar...

I reckon this is a PR stunt. Prima donna attitude. Rules are rules, alas. There a really key phrase missing from the Decanter article that should be factored in here; from the AAP article:. "I had the lady from hell, who said 'No sir, this is going to be bloody destroyed' even though the Emira...

The product you're after is called Cork Pops. There's two models called Cork Pops I and Cork Pops II (the marketing dept went all out on that one). I haven't used one, so no endorsement one way or another. I've seen them on sale in independents, but no sure where else. Do Gavin the courtesy first to...

7C is a long way below ambient temperature for Townsville . Check your instructions; many fridges; even the pricey ones; are aimed mainly to provide a differential to current ambient temperature and do it with some degree of stability. While your first was obviously faulty; the second fridge is done...

# Best red - Best's Thomson Family Shiraz # Best white - Best's Great Western Riesling # Best value wine - Best's Victorian Riesling # Honourable mention - Best's Bin 0 Shiraz # Biggest disappointment - There's no category for fortified, which is naturally Best's Liqueur Muscat all quite obvious rea...