Wines drunk while watching the Bledisloe Cup

Craig(NZ). · Post by **Craig(NZ).** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:51 am

The easiest of wins even though the margin doesn't show that. Thanks for trying Australia. Although you only spent 2 minutes in our 22, at least you scored a try.

2003 Main Divide Riesling. Just a gorgeous Medium Dry Riesling. Sweetness balanced by gentle citrus acids, light and easy to drink at only 9% acl. Buy of the year so far. Cheap and so good.

PaulV · Post by **PaulV** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:28 am

Craig

Just think, we would have won if we had spent just 4 minutes in your 22 :lol:

Anyway you easily deserved to win - but what a boring game

Paul

Muscat Mike · Post by **Muscat Mike** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:47 am

The Kiwis deserved the win, but I must say it was the best defensive show the Wallabys have put up for many years. If not, the score would have been huge against us.
MM.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:50 am

I just got back from NZ, so I thought that I'd drink a NZ red and enjoy an Australian win. Not to be..

I openned a bottle of 1999 Cross Roads Reserve Syrah from Hawkes Bay. This was by far the best red I tasted while in the Hawkes Bay region.

It was a very frustrating game knowing that all we needed was some possession and try time. The All Blacks didn't let that happen thought.

David Lole · Post by **David Lole** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:05 am

Wonderful weather; exciting, fast flowing, open, mistake-free Rugby; minimalist, precise refereeing; end-to-end stuff - it had it all, didn't it?
I was so excited watching it, I just had to flick over to a tape of Australia playing Scotland in the lawn bowls, in all the breaks, to maintain my level of interest. :wink:

Wizz · Post by **Wizz** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:18 am

British Open golf was more interesting. :shock:

Michael Campbell is in good position too.

AB

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:19 pm

1999 Cross Roads Reserve Syrah from Hawkes Bay

An absolutely fantastic wine! Was my pick of the crop too (pun intended) followed by the 2000 Cross Roads Talisman.
This winery has really turned itself around after it was sold a few years ago.

Unfortunately I didn't get to watch the game as I was enjoying a superb Greek restaurant in Adelaide called Ambrosia on Henley Beach Rd (same owners as Eros Ouzeri but more traditional food). Corkage $6.50 in a city where $10 has become the norm, with some restaurants up to $15.

The wine was a magnificent D'Arenberg Coppermine Cab Sauv 200? (latest release), I had enjoyed a glass of this recently at CD with Janice the CD manager so knew it was going to be a good match for the food, and it was just what I was in the mood for.

The muse of the night was watching 30 people arrive for a large table, several of them had brought wine and I could make out a Wynns Cab Sauv, Penfolds Kalimna, but one had a bottle of wine he carried in a nice bottle-bag, and upon uncovering it, it happened to be a bottle of Banrock Station. I smiled and thought to myself the corkage fee is actually more than the wine.

Cheers for now

radioactiveman · Post by **radioactiveman** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:59 pm

David Lole wrote:Wonderful weather; exciting, fast flowing, open, mistake-free Rugby; minimalist, precise refereeing; end-to-end stuff - it had it all, didn't it?
I was so excited watching it, I just had to flick over to a tape of Australia playing Scotland in the lawn bowls, in all the breaks, to maintain my level of interest.

I put on a tape of the origami world championships instead. As a result, I have lost my voice, and Beck won't speak to me. :wink:

Jamie