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Maybe someone with the cork lobby may want to test this theory properly and commission testing with the AWRI. Maybe one of the few flaws for screwcaps. And with global warming will it only be more of a problem?

I think Red Knot is under screwcap & zork if that helps.

Thaks RB. Hadn't heard of it before...

What do you mean a Coonawarra Cab Franc from Sunbury? Please explain...

Interesting, WS must have been trying to make up for not including the 2004 in the previous top 100 when it was rated so highly, I think 96 pts (corrections welcome). I tried to get some 2004 without any luck so at that time tried the 2005 and bought a 6 pack which are in the cellar. Possibly a good...

Try a Vacuum Wine Saver. That's what I use and I see them around the wineries too.

Cleanskins are a good way to buy wine and alot of the time it is pot luck as you don't often get a chance to taste it. But I did the other day at a well known cleanskin online retailer shop front. Didn't buy a thing. Glad I didn't pay full price for any of this stuff that's labelled. Well if I had o...

If you can I would say yes decant for half an hour or so. I haven't had this wine recently but would say this is now ripe for the picking.

I was talking with a friend about it this morning and he said that they also have a more expensive Riesling called the Doozie that's been released from cellar door. He thinks it's about $40. Am heading to Clare this weekend to grab a bottle of this. Will be interesting to see if it is twice the qual...

First time for this wine called the Big Fine Girl. It is really impressive and I'm only halfway through the second glass. Immediately it is very blossomy, lemon, lime on the nose. The palate brings some green banana and crispy acidity with some stone fruit undertones. Not as much minerality as I'd n...

I recently was introduced by a friend to the Swings & Roundabouts brand. I hadn't heard of them but as usual a remcommendation of a recommendation and here wer are. We had a bottle or two if I remember of their 04 Merlot Cabernet at dinner. Think it was about $20 a bottle. It was quite complex a...

The ex Winemaker from Schild (Daniel Eggleton) now has his own winery called Creed Wines in the Barossa. I tried their Shiraz / Viognier with a T-Bone steak in a hotel in Adelaide on Monday. Just the one glass which really went well with the steak. The wine is bloody good and I'm now on the mailing ...

So should we be taking out personal loans to buy wine now?

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I just got a cheap lot of Chalk Hill wines from another e-tailing / review site. Only $60 + Freight for 2004 shiraz on a "Red Hot Deal". It had an Irish export label on it. One bottle was corked just now. Can't complain at the price but god I wish for these sort of wines they'd stick with ...

No-one actually said it had to be an actual date so my answer is "when he is good and ready to!"

Wow, sorry to be simplistic and I recognise that there are some very knowledgeable people on this forum. However, this simplistic poll was not meant to offend people. I should also clarify that it was also aimed at wines that you haven't tasted. I guess the question should be re phrased as why would...

After the "Non Rated Pinot" thread I thought I'd pose this poll.

God, is there really people out there that only buy because Halliday or Parker or someother person gave it a good score? If there is, these people need their head read. I mean how about developing your own palate and deciding what you like or don't like. I've seen wines rate as low as 74 by one crit...

Try Lincoln Wines Winemakers Cab/Sauv 2002, its in your own backyard...

Yes, I'd be interested too. We all have a bad experience ow and then but is it something more than this?

Going to run the same digital data temp logging this year too. But will set the loggers to take a reading every hour so it will go the distant. Would be good to have electronic readings for each summer... Especially important if you're going to sell your wine I guess and need proof of good cellaring...

Thanks guys. I actually got a hold of some digital data loggers last September. I put one outside, one inside above the entrance to the cellar and one inside the cellar. They took readings every half hour but that meant they finished at the peak of summer in mid Feb. The results were very promosing....

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Thanks... Maybe a good one for Xmas? Though I had a 1997 Langmeil Freedom Magnum last christmas and I had one left that I thought I better drink this year. I would have pulled out the Deadarm for my sisters 30th next month but she's pregnant and is not drinking... at all! Hmmm... So I think I'll jus...

Nope no problems... Have you had issues with this wine? Please let me know as I have the remainder of the case deciding on what I should do...

I have a 1999 Dead Arm (750ml) in the cellar. Could anyone tell me a good time to drink it.

Two Paddocks "picnic' range Pinot from NZ springs to mind. But I attended a tasting at the National Wine Centre of the Mt Bera Range which is from the Adelaide Hills. From memory they used to just supply fruit to Penfolds to go into their Cellar Reserve Pinot. But it was a while ago so don't qu...

I haven't tried the Peter Lehman Shiraz for ages. It's one of those things that you miss everynow and then... So many wines, so little time. I did have a bottle of the 05 Jeanneret 'Rank and File' Shiraz on the weekend. Got it direct and while it's over the $15 mark I think it was around $20 thought...

Try the Langmeil Fifth Wave Grenache.