Wine as a corporate gift

[lilyhollies]

Hi all,
So today, I found some wine deals online from this place that are doing specials on three types of wine. I wanted to ask you all which one from the following you think is more appropriate as a corporate gift to a long term customer in terms of value for money and taste. I must say I have not had the chance to enjoy these before.
2012 Birds On A Wire McLaren Vale Shiraz
2013 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
French Imported Sparkling Brut Oak Room

Any advice and tasting tips?

[Hacker]

Lily, is that your name? It is not good form to post a competitors link on Gavin's site. You should be aware that the Auswine forum is a free service provided by The Australian Wine Centre, and as such we should all respect that and not direct people to other wine sites. It would be good to remove it.

[lilyhollies]

Hacker, thanks for that tip. Link has been removed.

[Hacker]

Hacker, thanks for that tip. Link has been removed.

[sjw_11]

Interesting that the OP resurrected a 9-mth old thread in the Food & Wine forum to post:

If you're going for a classic, then try the Birds On A Wire McLaren Vale Shiraz. Perfect with roasted red meats. Has good depth, and love the peppery aroma!!

And yet posts about the same wine here, claiming not to have tried it (and linking to a commercial web site, selling said wine).

No offence to you if your actually legitimate, but I am borderline on calling this as spam.

[Mark Jappe]

Is that spiced ham I smell?

[Hacker]

Lily! And here I was trusting you!

Tell me it isn't so.

[TiggerK]

Reeks of pork product, sad to say. Something about the username and language adds to that notion for me as well. Years of moderating busy forums, you get a feel for it!

2013 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc? Or a specific wine? Hmm... BOAW, it makes you look bad.

Hopefully I'm wrong, apologies if so. Some posts seem nice and genuine, others not so much!

[Gavin Trott]

Reeks of pork product, sad to say. Something about the username and language adds to that notion for me as well. Years of moderating busy forums, you get a feel for it!

2013 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc? Or a specific wine? Hmm... BOAW, it makes you look bad.

Hopefully I'm wrong, apologies if so. Some posts seem nice and genuine, others not so much!

Hmm

Been watching closely myself, and am similarly 'mixed'.

I tend to err on the generous side, so ???

[rossmckay]

If I was buying a "corporate gift to a long term customer " I would get something good rather than that.