crusty2 wrote:trufflequeen wrote:Meanwhile, the first of the 2014 shiraz is now up for auction at Langtons - 3 bottles, already bid up to $160
2 weeks ago i saw 6 x 6 packs of the 2014 Wendouree at a local auction house that was beiing onfowarded to a Sydney address. The boxes were labelled as x/16. So some doctor (acording to the original address) in Adelaide is helping his mates or selling.
Jealous that i connot afford 16 x 6 packs in the first place.
Cheers
Phill
Phill, what you describe sounds all too familiar.
In the good old days ( before wine was stolen from my residence and or idiot delivery companies dropped wine off on 40 degree days...neither connected to Wendouree I might add), each year I was on the first Wendouree run in inner Adelaide. I now have all wine deliveries sent to the office.
For about 15 years like clockwork, a van pulled up, bloke got out with a clip board and the door slid open. It was eye watering, probably a hundred cases, and they were 12s back then...equally for those with deep pockets, no six bottle limits either. The same names were on the clip board every year...funny knew nearly all the punters on the list....any yes many were medical specialists.
I think there are still a few on the mailing list even today (regular buyers round the traps have said as much) who use fake names, cheques/money orders/credit cards to get multiple orders either for themselves or have other mates on the mailer who are just mules.
Said it before but fondly remember an independent retailer sending a couple of junior staff up from Adelaide to the CD on a weekend, with the van parked under a gum tree, and giving punters money and instructions to by a few extra bottles so said retailer could have them in their shop the following Monday, to sell for big profits.
More recently have seen double dippers (purchases made both via mail order and in person) at the opening CD weekend at Greenock Creek.
I suspect the Brady's have seen it all before and with change in the winds its probably a bridge too far. I am fortunate that I get an order each year and understand that those who are unable to get a bottle or two would be bloody annoyed at cases of current vintage already being at an auction house.
Interesting times and guess it all comes round again in about 9 months or so.
Cheers
Craig
So my card was finally charged late this afternoon for the full order. Things I've learned this year - AMEX is ok to use, the method / order of processing remains a mystery, and probably best to stay away from the Wendouree Mailer forum until card charged! Although from what Jamie has hinted at, this may be the last year that most of us get to partake.
