The Auswine Forum

There are lots of great sparklers out there, but it’s the price that is always the issue. There has been a bit of debate on WineFront about the Arras pricing - the A was always a good buy from Dans at $22 , but not so at $35 especially considering the review above. I can see why people want to suppo...

I can understand the reluctance to make a VP. I have bought a few mature examples at auction, but the only ones I drink are the Tawnys and the Liquer versions. I suppose it’s following the same fate as sweet wine - just not enough demand.

3 bottles each of the 23 Setiono wines. Fans will have to be quick - only 450 bottles of the Lowke and just over 1600 of the Flaxman Did Sam send out an email? Haven’t received it and have purchased the last few years. Cheers Es There was an email, but not sure what the criteria was.It was a pre-re...

3 bottles each of the 23 Setiono wines. Fans will have to be quick - only 450 bottles of the Lowke and just over 1600 of the Flaxman

Along with a few others from the Melbourne tasting group,

6* 2021 Denton Yellow

Denton are closing and this was on offer at $50 per 6. Loved the 15. No idea if this is good, but at that price I am willing to take a punt.

I like the Feldmarschall Ian, or I used to. Not seen it here, although it must be imported.

I was thinking more of Terlano or Lageder. Hard to find the interesting cuvées though at affordable prices.

The Gaja was mine Ian - I was hoping to bring a top white from Alto Adige, but I never quite made it into town and the choice at home was very limited. Lovely wine, but it needs a lot more time in the cellar

Yes, that was fun.

The 2020 Inami will be on my shortlist for Wine of the Year - just perfect for my palate.

The Tua Rita outshone all the other reds for me and the Passito really was drop dead gorgeous.

97CDC10F-930E-4612-B119-F3929937031E.jpeg Another get together in Melbourne. This time the theme was Italy excluding Piiadmont, which we stuck to for the reds. The highlight should have been the 06’Bondi Santi, but it was out of sorts and the replacement ‘10 was in better condition, but too young t...

A lot of wines that need to be aged are quite open when they are first bottled and then shutdown. Once the Wendouree arrives, pick a bottle and leave it standing for a few days to get over the travel shock and then open . If it’s difficult to drink, put the cap on and try again either later the same...

Phoned up today to see what has happened to my order, which they received on 17 July. Fair enough that they had put it onto the ‘on hold’ pile as we were 3 and a half weeks in Europe, and it was moved onto the process pile today - first day back All the single varietals have gone and it appearsI wil...

EC5A5A6F-019C-4764-BE86-2CDE77C8A225.jpeg Exceptional tasting as ever in Amsterdam with the boys. I took along 3 of the best Auz wines I know of and it was interesting to see the reaction, especially to the 04 Drumborg. European Riesling is very different to the Auz style and i think you need to tr...

Great notes and a real shame I had to miss this.

If i was to open a young Sami-Odi or the like, then open the cork the day before serving, and let it air for 24 hours. You can decant at the same time, but I prefer not to For older wines with a lot is sediment, stand up for a few days, open an hour before serving and decant it to remove the sedimen...

It’s not a joke, but a food mixer or a blender can help get the air in. Works for young wine, but for old ones there is no substitute for a good Audouzing

Not a surprise to me. I have bought a few gems, but the volume of wines for sale per month seems to be rather low and the selection seems to have become a bit less interesting. A real shame as I like the detail that Mark put into the descriptions.

Happy to join in Con. Are you after other bottles ? I think you might need some backups - from reading other threads, there seems to have been a high rate of cork taint, which forced them to move to screw cap - maybe Jamie or someone would could give an opinion. 21/09 is the first date I can probabl...

790A0D5D-1EB2-4C5D-866D-173284EB57E4.jpeg I don’t drink wine at this price point very often, but I am amazed at how good and how drinkable ‘cheap’ wine has become. I paid $7 a bottle for this at auction and I presume the retail price is around $20. Great wine making for the money. The package is gr...

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I joined the mailing list from the 06 Vintage, but I don’t think I have any locally pre-2010 - we got them shipped to Europe a few years before we moved to Auz.

I can swap you for a younger Shiraz. I’m not available until Mid Sept though.

So I phoned Wendouree today and explained about my mother in laws knee problem and the wine will be sent to me this year instead of her, which is actually bad for me as I have no room for it. In talking to them though I learnt a bit about the Contact Management System they use - the order form. As i...

My letter goes to my mother in law, who has scheduled a double knee replacement for the week the Wendouree mailer comes out…not looking good

7E8FD409-83D6-4F66-AB53-607AC97829A8.jpeg We finished with a 97 Tokaij. Great day - much more enjoyable for me than the previous Shiraz tasting. Vennue was good and we ended up Paying $100 a head for 5 courses and corkage, which was fair. Tom will be organising the next tasting, but we have made a ...

F0C51EF8-4252-4808-AF9B-C83CE7AAA876.jpeg 45A88A80-5223-4DB2-8779-F202246B716B.jpeg 8ED92F6A-5474-49FA-9B8E-6F1BF7DC5DCC.jpeg It was not intended as a Greek tasting, but they do seem very well suited to the food. The Alpha Estate was served blind and I thought it was from the South of France. Lovel...

[attachment=0]58F26E1F-9997-4613-829F-95862F885C49.jpeg 1A261036-EE42-444A-8067-0A06259D2A13.jpeg I think these 2 were next. Quite a contrast. I drank a lot of Dingac and Postup in the mid 90’s and have good memories of them. Great to see it here, but it’s not quite at the level as some of the othe...

4FBB1A4E-115A-43BA-931B-01DDAD780F93.jpeg A1CEEF4C-8EFD-46BB-BA2F-CB716C6DC2E9.jpeg 985477C0-3A45-4BD6-98B1-04C72496B12B.jpeg My sort of flight. 3 great wines made in an oxidative style. The Vernaccia was from 64 and was opened on Thursday. This is one of a handful of old Vernaccia’s I have tried a...

6B99DF5B-3390-4547-B81D-A191B8C178BA.jpeg 1E979437-325A-4886-88B3-77D1F35AB795.jpeg The Retsina was very good. Only 5% Sap in the wine and it added a hint of complexity. Good food wine. The Xynisteri was fully mature. Nutty, with yellow fruit it had a lot of depth and power. Great to try a Greek wh...

E008B1EA-A070-4EF7-98D8-EC5A33E9BE4A.jpeg EFCE8E14-2F77-4AB1-92A7-B7E02F5919FC.jpeg 06EA69CD-0F75-40E5-A38F-FAC32498DB7E.jpeg The Greek Sparkler was light in style and a mix of red and white native grapes. More Cava than Champange, this was a refreshing high quality starter. Wine of the day was the...

Aramex again...why cant people just use Auspost. They wont knock on my door and they will just leave the wine outside. Not so bad at this time of year, but the same happens in the summer months.

No room at home, but still ordered 6 (half of last years order). Kept up the Flaxman and 1 each of the others. Some wines you need to wait for a review, some you don’t - this is one of them.

No room at home, but I still bought a few things

3 * 2023 Flaxman Syrah, Agricola and 1 each of the other 3
2 * 2013 Grand Cuvee, Domain Hortus
1 * 2003 Maurice O’Shea Shiraz, Mount Pleasant
1 * 2015 Cri du Coer Savignin, Crittenden
1 * 1990 Kunoonga Hill, Penfolds