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Sorry John I'm going to miss this offline as well as I'm taking the family to Port Douglas on Sunday for a week.

Perhaps next time

I have a 284 Peltier which is a little over 6 years old now and it has been fantastic. The fan burnt out a year or so ago and for $70 they posted me a new one along with a mobile number and I was talked through replacing it in less than 10 minutes. Great unit. That said it is pretty ugly, I have it ...

Hi Guys
I don't post much these days but browse by for a read every week or two and I'm interested in meeting other wine lovers in real life. Unfortunately this weekend is no good but I'm certainly interested in future events.
Regards Andy

Thanks for the reccomendations, I look forward to putting some of them to good use.

Hi guys I'm heading to Queenstown next week for a wedding and I've managed to put aside a day to get up to the wineries around Cromwell. I've put Mt Difficulty, Felton Rd & Carrick on the visit list but I can easily fit in 2 more and wondered if there were any DO NOT MISS places I haven't covere...

Bought a case after trying a sample bottle that was excellent, great well intergrated oak, soft supple fruit and silky tannins. Had 3 bottles since & every 1 has been different, the worst was murky and dank just going to cardboard, another was fruit stripped. I agree with the earlier sentiment ...

Bought a case after trying a sample bottle that was excellent, great well intergrated oak, soft supple fruit and silky tannins. Had 3 bottles since & every 1 has been different, the worst was murky and dank just going to cardboard, another was fruit stripped. I agree with the earlier sentiment H...

Hi GB I also bought a couple of bottles of this on the basis of the tasting note from Nicks that Brian quoted. I opened one with a friend and we both noticed a strong menthol charachter which quickly became unpleasantly medicinal. I opened the second bottle which showed identically. The next day the...

Hi all I'm heading up to the Outrigger resort at Ettalong beach for a few days R&R straight after new year and I plan on spending a day in the Hunter. As this will be my first visit to the region I'm looking for any recommendations on not to be missed cellar doors and also a lunch venue. Somethi...

I was down there for a day earlier this year and posted this to alt.food.wine on April 3 in response to a thread about Marinda Park Pinot. Hi Matt (and others ) I went down to the MP on Saturday and popped into Marinda park to try the rest of their range. I was a little underwhelmed by most of what ...

Interesting article in the Melbourne Age today by Jeni Port at http://www.theage.com.au/news/epicure/a ... 51944.html.

I find it hard to argue against any of these selections, though I know there are plenty on this group who will.

Cheers Andrew

I ate at the botanical in Melbourne recently and one of the trademark dishes is squid & chorizo cooked in the wood fired oven (with some smoked paprika in the sauce as well) We had a bottle of Castagna Genesis and it was very good with the dish. Much better than I expected it to be, so the Shira...

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Hi all I went down to the Mornington Peninsula on Saturday and popped into Marinda Park after being quite impressed with their second label pinot I had picked up at Randalls in Albert Park. Marinda Park 2003 Norms Noir Bright sparkling garnet with a nose of strawberries, black cherry, and a hint of ...

My godson was born in 2002 and I would like to buy some 2002 vintage wines to cellar until he is 21. Unfortunately I have absolutely no idea which wines will last that long and I am hoping that some kind souls will be able to suggest some nice wines (preferably Australian) that will last for > 20 y...

Adair wrote:The wine is the 2002 Penfolds RWT Shiraz for those not into guessing games... however, all the judges noted that it needed time.

But lighter bodied? I hope not!

Adair

I just had a look at the site and the RWT 2001 is in the Fuller bodied dry reds category I wonder why the 02 wasn't?
Andrew

[quote="Maximus] I tried the same wine a week ago .... and I found the Grenache component too strong with those brambly, almost sweet confectionery notes..... Has your buying associate cracked the top off a bottle yet? I'd be very interested to see how the wine is performing in five years and whethe...

Mark S wrote:Vintage Cellars had a 20% off sale (on already discounted wines) recently, picked up some 1998 Yattarna for < $60.
Last Langtons price was $67.

Wow I just had a look at Vintage Direct (Nicks Wine Merchant site) and they have it for sale at $120. Pity the poor sucker who buys it there.
andrew

I've been a bit crook this week so the choice was limited to only a couple of contenders. I split a box of Torbreck 2002 The Steading with a mate and pulled the top off a bottle to see where its at. Brilliant bright red with a big fruity sniff of brambley berries. Follows through on the palate with ...

I was pretty impressed when I had this wine on my trip to McLaren Vale last year and when the wine society was running stocks out at the Bourke St Cellars for $48 (from memory it was around $70) I grabbed half a dozen. This is an outstanding wine. Very dark purple crimsony colour. Smoky toasted nose...

The YQuem '99 happened to came from their worst vintage in 2 decades where there's hardly any botrytis infection. A decent Sauternes but not a good representive of YQuem. Hi anon I think you must be thinking of a different vintage, this wine absolutely reeks of botrytis. It is also completely at od...

I've seen a lot of mention of the Seppelt sherries being great qpr. If I were to get a bottle just to have a small glass at the hotel room before and/or after dinner without food, which would you suggest, the Oloroso or the Amontillado. I've read some tasting notes, but to be honest the two sounded...

Jodie & I took my son gliding over the Yarra Valley for his 14th birthday on Saturday, this was followed by 9 holes of golf (a 44 for me ) and then dinner at the Lobster Cave in Beaumaris (seafood is his favourite). We foolishly ordered the Garlic & Herb bread, an entree each and the Seafood...

I toured this winery in Jan 04 and picked up a box of the 01 Cabernet, at $28 each, after tasting it there. This is the first bottle I've opened and I have to say I'm excited! Very dark purple colour, still really vibrant. Great nose when opened, typical Cabernet with lots of black fruit, liqourice ...

Had the opportunity to attend a tasting on the weekend of the 99 Yquem and various wines from the Beechworth region. Due to the price constraints I have never owned a bottle of Yquem and had only drunk it on 2 occasions (both of which were at lengthy wine dinners and they always seem to serve the Yq...

Jodie & I attended a tasting of quality Oz (& 1 Kiwi) Merlots a couple of weeks ago. I've been looking for some good Oz merlots and I've found a few here. So in tasting order Fox Creek Reserve Merlot 2001 - McLaren Vale South Australia $39.99 (this was the only wine that had been decanted) B...

Hi All I just came across this forum and had no hesitation in joining. I've been mostly posting to alt.food.wine and I'm really sick of all the French stuff the yanks drink. Whilst I am quite keen on the top end, the village wines they go on about endlessly are either too expensive or unobtainable h...