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Cant even think of having a big red in this heat (not to say I would knock one back either though). Cheers Mal According to the forecasters in Sydney it is going to be 14 to 21 and snow is going to fall in the Snowy Mountains for the first time in 40 years. So where is all the heat coming from?????...

Cant even think of having a big red in this heat (not to say I would knock one back either though).

Have put aside

2006 Two Hands Moscato
Rockford Black
2003 Primo Estate Joseph Sparkling Red
NV Piper Heidsieck
1996 Lanson

Cheers
Mal

Isn't this 120-year-old news? Did phylloxera ever go away from the Yarra? I figure anyone planting in a region that was infested 100 years ago would plant on resistant rootstocks? cheers, Graeme Im sure I read today that 75 % of the Yarra Valley don't have resistant rootstocks. Im also pretty sure ...

Isn't this 120-year-old news? Did phylloxera ever go away from the Yarra? I figure anyone planting in a region that was infested 100 years ago would plant on resistant rootstocks? cheers, Graeme Im sure I read today that 75 % of the Yarra Valley don't have resistant rootstocks. Im also pretty sure ...

Thanks Ian for the travel tips, will check out the links, would love you to PM me the travel notes if not to much trouble.

Am looking forward to the trip should be great.

Thanks again
Mal

Nice indeed, a topic on spam has been spammed

Mal We stayed at the Hotel Redwine (no joke) in Annunziata (La Morra). It is a small hotel with about 8 rooms. We paid EUR 80 per room per night, breakfast included. There are a number of wineries (Fratelli Revello, Renato Ratti etc.) and a couple of great restaurants within walking distance of the...

Hi Redwine,

Im heading to Italy next year myself for 3 weeks, where abouts in Piedmont did you base yourself?

Mal

My money is on Sevenhills as well

How come I can't see the picture? (Tried Firefox and IE) Are you running a firewall e.g Zole Alarm ? I have the same issue on my home PC, I have to turn off zone alarm to see pictures that have been linked. If I wasn't so lazy I suppose I could just add the website in to the list of exempted websit...

Andrew Jordan wrote:(1) There are more than 1,348 corks in the tank.
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He could of also been refering to the amount of bottles he has had, rather then the amount of corks in the bottle.

Im going to go 1070

Yeah weren't the 02 Bin 28 around AUS$16 when released here a few months ago?

Mal

n4sir wrote:Try looking for this around some of the better local retailers to start with Mal.

Normally I wouldn't try to take away a sale from a CD, but I've seen it up to $15 cheaper here.

Cheers
Ian

Thanks Ian, I'm well aware of the mark up at most CD's, I meant just to try it.

Cheers
Mal

Thanks Torb,

Am going to be in SA in a couple of weeks, and will be doing a day trip to Clare Valley, will drop in to the cellar door and give it a try.

Mal

TORB wrote:........but as the weather was warming up last night I opened a bottle of 94 Leasingham Classic Clare Sparkling Shiraz.

Torb,

Was wondering if you have tried the 95 of this at all?

Mal

Christo wrote:yeah but what if everyone goes screwcap?? how does the allocation work then?... or are they going to bottle under different closures on request?
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Well I suppose if your buying it 1 1/2 years before you actually receive it, they will just run off what ever is required.

Mal

Even at those prices I am tempted to grab a couple of each for the cellar, and plus you have the choice of either cork or screwcap, which is never a bad thing.

Mal

No not a surprise i suppose, but still $449 isnt to be sneezed at

Just received the first email offering these 2 for delivery mid 2007, $449 each

Mal

Other then cellar door has anyone seen this in the stores yet?

Its not even up on the Saltram website, they still have the 2001.

Mal

Lovely work Adair, thanks

Mal

Is there any tasting notes available for either of these, the Kays website only seems to have the 2002 vintage up.

Mal

duplicate post

Anonymous wrote:What Vintage?

Geoff Merrill Wines: Reserve Shiraz 2004

I also think it is a good idea, I have just moved house and with several hundred bottles I found lugging the six packs down 4 flights of stairs a lot easier then lugging a case of 12, by the time I got to the car I was almost ready to fall over. A six pack under each arm is much easier then one case...

Thanks for the reply, gentlemen. Mal, thank you for the information. I must do my utmost to attend. I am from Melbourne. I am assuming the tasting will be at the South Melbourne store, rather than the St Kilda store? Also, do you know of a specific time when the tasting will be conducted? PJ. PJ, Y...

Not sure where you live PJ, but the Prince wine store in Melbourne have got a tasting for this on Saturday 30th April.

Cheers
Mal