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Hi everyone, Interesting discussion and lots of great points here. I host a lot of tastings and dinners and my goal is always to create an atmosphere where guests are comfortable to express what they really think about the wines. I encourage them to agree or disagree with me, and I always get everyo...

Hi eveyone, I keep running into 2005 Clare Rieslings which knock me sideways. I was in the Clare for a few days during vintage, and the word was that this could be another vintage of 2002 standards. From what I'm seeing now, I think it is. What do you reckon? Eden Valley Rieslings are looking equall...

Hi all, Good discussion. I cellar my screw-capped bottles horizontally since this is the way my cellar is set up. But it does also have the advantage of highlighting leaky bottles, as a guest rightly pointed out above. Not that I've had any in my cellar yet. Producers and bottlers are doing a better...

Thanks for the notes, Steve. These are top wines. I was in Rutherglen last week for the wine show and had opportunity to visit Morris and have a look at what they're doing. A good example of a small(ish) family company which is absolutely thriving within a much larger parent company (Orlando). To Or...

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