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Gavin,

The 'Wire Transfer' option does not give a bank or account - is it not possible to do a direct deposit?

John

Tullochs (60's)

Lakes Folly

Redmans

Tyrells (90's)

Any small Barossan Winemaker from the 90's

Ah! You mean Fohrer and Abel! There are bin ends left on sale at Veritas - its a 2003 even.

http://www.rolfbinder.com/index_cart.ph ... how_detail

Given we will in Thailand (Phuket for Xmas, Bangkok later) it looks like being: Dutschke Ivy Blondina (Moscato) 2008 Dutschke Gods Hill Road 2006 Shiraz Wilson Vineyard Polish Hill River Riesling 2008 Wilson Vineyard DJW Riesling 2008 Rockford Sparkling Black Max V (Bordeaux blend) 2005 And bugger a...

Hi Everyone, I'm hoping someone might be able to help me in my quest to locate some 2003 F'Able Shiraz. My wife and I were recently given a couple of bottles of this wine and we were very impressed. I recently purchased a case of Vinecreat 2001 Shiraz; however I thought the F'Able was better. Cheer...

F'Able - yes it does have that ring to it.

However, a Langtons Catalogue of Nov 2006 has the entry:

F'ABLE, Vintage 2002
Reserve Shiraz, Barossa Valley
6 Bottles per bottle $20-30

See: http://admin.langtons.com.au/uploads/catalogue/S264.doc

So it does exist. I've never heard of it however.

Wood Park Meadow Creek Chardonnay 2005: Lovely pale yellow, with a tinge of green in the glass. Obvious spiced notes of french oak with melon and lemon butter on the nose. The palate is full with a slight sweetness from the fruit and nuttiness from the oak. Very clean and fresh finish with tight ac...

3 more:

Dr John Wilson - Wilsons Vineyard Clare
Dr ?? - Higher Plane WA
Drs - lots of them - Summit Estate Qld

I have also had 17% alc wines that were awesomely structured powerful and delicious, with no hint of alc on the nose or palate. Seriously, please give me an example. I have enjoyed many 17% alc wines but I have never been able to say in my tasting note that it had no hint of alcohol on the nose or ...

There is one thing that irks me regarding alc and that is the recent (say last 3 years) where it has become the 'thing' to state the alc in tasting notes, as if its now a predominant factor that you should assess even before you taste a wine. There are some wine writers today who seem to write their...

Try places like Summit Estate, Ravensworth, Symphony Hill, Golden Grove, Ballendean. The big problem with Granite Belt wineries is that there are very few qualified winemakers actually making the wines - last count there were 4-5 of them only. Those wineries that have one are making good wines, some...

bob parsons wrote: I will try to find the CARM website for you all.

Try here http://www.carm.pt/english/home.htm

Just finished a 98 Wild Duck Creek Alan's Cabernets (Vat 1) which is a very nice wine - if only I'd let it breath for a couple of more hours. Now onto a Dutschke 2001 St Jaks - not a great vintage for Dutschke - but still showing a little chocolate, a little oak and nice fruit flavours. Not a great ...

David,
Any thought of bringing the Open House to Brisbane???

John

Just a few points that may or may not be relevant: Parker promotion of Aussie wines severly distorted the development of some of the export based wineries and skewed the views of those who wanted to be part of the game. Some US importers, one in particular, are obviously mercenary and show little or...

Harewood Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Reserve - new release this year. Lovely balanced wine with fruit salad and lemon butter nose, crisp full mouthfeel and a nice lingering dry finish.

Rocknoise, not sure how long you have been building your cellar, but yes I at least do change my preferences overtime and do have wines in the cellar that I pass over because I believe I have something better in another box. Its all part of both your own changing tastes and the ever increasing chang...

Try the CorkPops III here, removes just about any cork in any state without fuss.

Dan wrote:I love that he hates Merlot. Yet his most prized wine is packed with it.

A wine packed with cabernet franc and merlot!

And its largely about Pinot Noir!!

Lordson, Wiz rarely talks s^&T. He has given you a very good answer - it's not as good as mine - but then i stole it from: m and it is this: Despite its negative appeal to American wine drinkers, sediment is usually an indication of a wine that was not only made many years ago but made with extr...

Dolium Reserva 2005
Dona Paula 2006

Guys,
What's with the surge in membership? It appears that since 11th Sept 2008 there have been 582 new members - in 6 days??? Prior to that membership had got to 1415, but it took 5 years. Some of these 'new members' have obviously generated names.

Just asking!

John

No you can't afford it! Poor student remember?
Haven't been to the site yet have you?
Naughty boy.
D- coming your way.

Try the Ash Grove, Wood Park Whitlands and Whitehaven. Ashgrove Liquorstop has most, if not ask them to get some.

I dont want to get involved in the personal nature of the last few posts but I have to agree with the Red Bigot in at least one respect and that is that the higher alcohol content of red wines does actually do more to 'sooth and blend well with' the heat of hot Thai food. I spend some time in Thaila...

Lordson, please go to a site such as m and read all of it. If you are a student then you can achieve that quite easily. Wiz may be right and your comments are simply innocently based. I have a 23yo daughter however and I do know that she presents herself in a much different manner. Once you have bee...

I just opened a bottle of Taylors Promised Land Shiraz Cabernet 2005, won a bunch of gold awards in several shows ..SNIP.. i also have a question. will the wine change with vintages? such as in 2002, they will add different things (plum, black cherry, etc.) into it than say in 2005? as in, will the...

Lordson is a anagram for what? However as an aside - why do I buy what I do buy. Well I am one of those that buy from a select number of wineries simply because I like to experience the variation and development over many years (since the early 70's in some cases). I rarely pick particular years, p...

Lordson is a anagram for what? However as an aside - why do I buy what I do buy. Well I am one of those that buy from a select number of wineries simply because I like to experience the variation and development over many years (since the early 70's in some cases). I rarely pick particular years, po...

Lordson, Are you getting the message yet? I truely appreciate your 'thirst' for knowledge, but as you will have noticed by the posts regarding decanting, which by its nature is a very simple thing , i.e. pouring wine from one vessell into another, there is a variety of viewpoints. And that is what w...