The Auswine Forum

i really do have something to confess. Xmas time I almost always end up drinking Midori. .... i know, i know.

Dont be too hasty. It might not fetch a high price, but if I owned it, I'd open the sucker up and drink it one evening with a few wine buffs and see what you think. I cant tolerate Hardys at all, but you wont know until you try it!

you simply HAVE to go to Daniel Schulsters winery. Its a little north of CHch in the Waipara region. Good wine and a great bloke.
Theres many others in the same area but his is the pick of the bunch. (no pun intended)

mabey Red Velvet and Max have a point... lying them down increases surface area for sediment and/or Oxygen. with this "theory" it would be irrelavant what type of stopper is used.

We pretty much all know about the "correct" way to store conventional wines that are cork sealed, but the question I am pondering is Do you have to lay down your screw cap bottles in the same fashion as cork? Would it even make a difference? This may be a simple question, but Im new to all this so i...

shingle peak pinot noir 2004 Pegasus bay pinot noir 2002 If you havent had it, try it. saints shiraz 2004 sentura pinot noir 2004 (it was on a dare...honestly) Wolfblass Presidents Selection cab/sauv 2001 a fantastic blend, smooth, subtle and utterly delicious. I managed to pick it up for $15 which...

thanks GRB for the info!!!

I recently opened a bottle of Pegasus Bay 2002 Pinot Noir (not an Australian wine I know but anyway...) And found on the bottom of the cork what appeared to be sugar crystals. Little roughly square whitish deposits. Is this a common thing to find? I've certainly not noticed it before. And is it suga...

I would shorten TORB's pronunciation and just say "frog bubbles" I like that alot.

Yup, its good alright. I dont really write "notes" I just remember the good ones and forget the rest. I liked its ripe berry tones and its meandering length.

You've stumbled onto the truth... Penfolds did indeed steal all the good juice for the 707....hence the price we are all forced to pay