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Being mindful of the company, I guess that I will bring a red and a redÂ… from WA of course.

Peter.

Davo,

Its been too long since my last offline, so count me in.

Peter H

Mark, Perth has only one paper the West Australian which therefore can lay claim to having both the best and the worst food and wine supplement. The WestÂ’s supplement appears in WednesdayÂ’s paper and is called Fresh, which broadly covers a food and wine. The Fresh supplement ...

Good notes Justin, Thanks Davo for organising another top evening, and of course the lift home which was a bit hazey. Davo you are right, Romano's would make a great spot for off-lines in the future, the food was excellent, the service was good without being over bearing, the price was very reasonab...

Count me in, might not be able to muster a '91, but I'm sure that I can find something close.

Regards,

Peter.

Nice notes Justin, pity I missed the evening but by the time I read the post it was all over... I musn't let the curse of the drinking class get the better of me in the future. On the Batista Pinot, I was very impressed with ??? vintage on release, but the wine faded after a few months in the celler...

I have some Jarrah racking for about 10 dozen bottles, which is surplus to requirements. If there is anyone in Perth who would like them for the right price (free) and is willing to collect drop me an email (peter.gigi@bigpond.com). I out grew the wooden variety and now use weld mesh... definitely t...

Dave,

Thanks for the heads-up, I would have love to come but I have other commitments.

Peter.

RB wrote BB, I think it's just about the longest thread so far, and I just wanted some knowledgeable person to tell me how SC could make a profit by selling at US prices I guess the most knowledgeable person on the subject who (sometimes) reads the forum is our benevolent forum dictator, who retails...

Simm wrote: Sure Peter, but why not just take the smaller cut in profit here? Wouldn't this absorb shipment etc, or am I just dreaming? Seems once again the Americans have done some deal, the returns of which are invisible or are side-stepped so deftly with excuses so often that there winds up being...

A couple of relevant snippets on Southcorp from research done by a well-known stockbroking firm... 80% of 2004 US sales are covered by hedging, although this drops to 25% in 2005. 40% of Southcorps sales come from the US, which is in oversupply, therefore to maintain market share, margins would need...

Jamie, A good guidebook for travelling in the Rhone Valley is "Wines of the Rhone Valley" by Robert M Parker Jr (ISBN 0-684-80013-6). It list most of the producers with their contact details and has a guide to accommodation, restaurants and food specialties of the region. A couple of tips from the b...

My top three are as follows: 1) Penfolds, which is the largest producer by far, but is reducing as a proportion of the cellar as time goes by. 2) Henschke, I love the Keyneton estate (but is getting a little expensive) and the Riesling. 3) Seppelt, a producer with a diverse range but good in so many...

My dream bottle is a bottle of Chateau Latour. I bought a bottle a couple of years ago after waiting over 20 years before I could afford/justify a bottle and it will be another 20 years before it is mature enough to drink... I could be setting myself up for one of the biggest disappointments of my l...

Paul,

I will bring some bubbley, and some red as well.

Peter.

Des,

You are more than welcome to the offline, it is open invitation.

I would register on the members list with an email address though, as it probably will make it easier for Paul S to make contact with the details of the venue etc.

Peter

The "vintage of the millenium" theme sounds like fun... either 96 or 98 is fine by me.

Peter.

For temperature, the way to go is a refrigerative air conditioner, which can be modified to incorporate a precision thermostat if you want. The unit can be bought to suit the size of the room and local conditions. Humidity can be maintained with a small evaporative air conditioning unit, which are r...

Paul, I would second Jacques, which is a top restaurant. The Witches Cauldron would not allow BYO last time I tried (maybe because it was at the weekend) although we had an offline there some time ago and were well looked after. A bit of a shame about Blakes, I was there last night for a Moroccan ev...

Paul,

Yep, I'll be there with glassware.

Peter.

I have just been given a bottle of wine which comes from Kalgoorlie and dates from the early to mid 70's, it has wonderful tasting notes on the label which are worth sharing: The Goldrush Kreppy's Rotten Klaret An unusual "Rough as Guts" Red Wine that has the Distinctive Bouquet of old and ill-cared...

Paul, The 5th sounds good, no suprises the boss will not be able to make it and there is an outside chance that I may have to go overseas on business at short notice. As far as glassware is concerned, I could probably cover up to 16 people with red and white glasses, so I think that we should have i...

I would love to complain... except I havent been able to send (or receive) any emails (complaining or otherwise) since Saturday.

Another mighty miffed customer.

Peter.

Paul, Wednesday the 5th sounds good to me, I will ask the boss as well, although she has always been able to find an excuse up until now. I think that I can cover the glassware, but I only have a couple of decanters... lets see how many people before I make any rash promises. As Paul has said, the m...

Paul, We are just starting to get into that time of the year again, but at the moment the 18th, 23rd and 25th of this month are out. Blakes are unlikely to have any decent glassware, but I may be able to help out there if needed. I would also avoid booking on a Friday or Saturday because they have a...

Paul,

Count me in.

I have come across a restaurant called Blakes, which is on Blake street North Perth, it is BYO and the food is good at a reasonable price... Just a thought.

Regards,

Peter.

Davo,

Thanks, I will have to check it out.

Peter.

Penfolds Clare Estate 1994

On the way down hill, it still has some nice hints of violets and blackberrys but was much better a couple of years ago.

I have given the subject of how to rate wines some thought over the last couple of years, particularly after a couple of debates about the merits of the various systems on this forum. The 100 point system has some merit, most wines these days are quite passable and therefore it is not unreasonable t...

Drinking well at the moment, a well rounded wine with flavours in the dark chocolate/plum end of the spectrum. Very good.