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I’m up to about 100 bottles and bought a new lecavist wine fridge. I’m at the start of my journey and focusing on 3 packs of premium age worthy wines but at discounted prices via sales. All Aussie wines with a slim inclusion of selbach oster Riesling An amusing story was that upon buying my new frid...

6x 2018 Quinn Shiraz

Yes I also heard about the cold store which burnt too. There was also fires in Meredith which may impact lethbridge too. Pretty bad weather conditions for the longwood fire unfortunately

Yes I also heard about the cold store which burnt too. There was also fires in Meredith which may impact lethbridge too. Pretty bad weather conditions for the longwood fire unfortunately

Yeah I think Sami odi and wendouree in the Australian wine scene are the two most sort after lists. Maybe giaconda also

I hear a lot about standish too but it doesn’t often sell out

Yeah I think Sami odi and wendouree in the Australian wine scene are the two most sort after lists. Maybe giaconda also

I hear a lot about standish too but it doesn’t often sell out

Very jealous - seems to be the thing at the moment with all the wine groups posting about it.

3x 21 Houghton jack Mann Cabernet
3x 18 st hallet old block Shiraz
3x 19 wynns Michael Shiraz
1x 22 wynns Childs sv Cabernet

That’s right I think I saw it on Langtons - and yes sounds like you both are on the same page which makes it easy !

Rossco wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 10:34 pm 12 x 2008 Seppelt Show Reserve Sparkling Shiraz

I got one of these in a mystery pack from cdco and really enjoyed it. It’s very different but very good also !

Where was that offer from again? I think I remember seeing that recently

6x 2018 wynns JR
6x 2015 wynns Michael

Great price through cdco

4x 2015 st Hugo vitus purum Cabernet

3x 21 Houghton jack mann Cabernet

3x 2017 chateau yaldara 1847 first pick Shiraz for 50pb on a Langton sale

Im not familiar with it all. Are you guys saying that the top chateau’s like first and second growths, don’t take visitors ?

Nice one and welcome. I’m a bit of a wine novice but there is some pretty knowledgeable people who post here.

2x 21 selbach oster riesling kabinett

Found a new bottles in a restaurant and bought them out. I overpaid but I don’t care as this was the wine that got me started !

Interesting read , 40% ebitda is ridiculous, especially at the scale of TWE, they can definitely lower prices if that’s the case

I didn’t know you could use it on solo bottles ! Normally it’s 6 packs? Good buy though !

Got 6x 24 black grape society grandmaster central Otago Pinot noir from cd.co with a decent discount at 33pb

I see the platinum label from wolf Blass getting discounted a lot recently , especially on cd.co

The wife is going to be mad at me as I keep buying wine, hopefully it arrives when she’s not here

But luckily got a three pack of Pinot from Nikau farm wines
1 × 2021 Tonimbuk Pinot Noir
1 × 2023 Home Block Pinot
1 × 2024 Home block Pinot Noir

How is the 4 and 8 acre Shiraz from Tyrrell’s? Have had my eye on it Also for better or worse convinced the wife to let me get the 10x 24 grosset polish hill Rieslings. Understand it may not be the best use of points, but I get them free through credit card bonuses and don’t have any flights to upgr...

Yeah I hear you, start with the Rieslings etc first, then into Chardonnays, lighter reds Pinots an Grenache, and then finish with cabs and Shiraz’s. youngest to oldest. I’m glad I was on point with the cheese platter hahaha it seemed like the go ! That sounds like pretty good value on those auction ...

Some good tips here Ian, I noticed some people did a first run on the whites only or rieslings only before going into the reds. I did a first pass of the key wineries I knew and liked but did full flights of each wineries offerings, probably should’ve utilised the spitoon more lol. I was washing out...

Chuck, am interested if you open a Grounded Cru...thinking of getting some myself. Off the old Ingoldby vineyard that Jim started in MV in the 1970s 3 2016 Levantine Hill Samantha's Paddock 1 1981 Wynns BL 3 2019 Travis Earth BV Shiraz Cheers Craig Keen to hear what you think of the Samantha’s padd...

These sand Levantine hill bottles are gargantuan and barely fit in my wine fridge. It’s annoying that the big odd shaped standish/sami odi/levantine hill don’t fit properly together! Funnily enough I can wedge in more bottles with a sorrenberg in between a standard 389 or st Henri style bottle. It’s...

These sand Levantine hill bottles are gargantuan and barely fit in my wine fridge. It’s annoying that the big odd shaped standish/sami odi/levantine hill don’t fit properly together! Funnily enough I can wedge in more bottles with a sorrenberg in between a standard 389 or st Henri style bottle. It’s...

Went to my first wine tasting event, the real reviews top Australian wineries event. Was interesting, although I don’t think I did it properly as all the wines started to taste the same after a while, and after tasting 15 wineries 4-5 wines each I was pretty trollied 😅 The ones that stood out were L...

Had a 2012 seppelts show sparkling Shiraz over the weekend, was a great bottle- quite different. Was sort of savoury, sweet, fruity, creamy. Definitely a wine intended to be shared with people. I got it out of a wildcard cd.co pack which all the wines in it have been ace thus far