Halliday's Book

[Mahmoud Ali]

... and the other 50% I'm not sure I went to the same winery.

Nice one, very droll.

Mahmoud.

[phillisc]

As a lot of familes and friends know me to be a bit of a cork dork the Halliday book
is an easy gift. Not to stingy a gift and a good read on the throne if nothing else.
I find it to be a great data base and reference guide.
I often pick it up after a cellar door visit and compare the notes.
I would say 50% of the time I can relate/understand the reviews
and the other 50% I'm not sure I went to the same winery.

For the price and disregarding the inflated scores it's a great collated tome of winery/vino info for the coin.

Along with Graeme G's '14 St George tasting note, Scotty this could be the post of the year, nice link between me not giving a crap and you in a state of contemplation. Laughed my head off re the 50% bit...so so true

Congrats on the family addition...I can see a lot of '16 Clare/EV Rizza and a few tasty reds being purchased for the future.

Cheers
Craig

[Ian S]

Ian, don't get how cellar door tastings are bribery for the average punter (apologies if i have read you wrong here).

Hi Craig
Apologies if that wasn't clear - I'm basically saying the sample wines for reviewers are as much about bribery, as being offered a wine to taste in a tasting room (or a cheeseshop offering you a sliver of cheese to taste). In my view neither are remotely near it.
regards
Ian

[phillisc]

Ian, don't get how cellar door tastings are bribery for the average punter (apologies if i have read you wrong here).

Hi Craig
Apologies if that wasn't clear - I'm basically saying the sample wines for reviewers are as much about bribery, as being offered a wine to taste in a tasting room (or a cheeseshop offering you a sliver of cheese to taste). In my view neither are remotely near it.
regards
Ian

+1 Ian completely agree with you here. I think it would be a very different review if said scribe purchased the samples with their hard earned.

Cheers
Craig

[Scotty vino]

As a lot of familes and friends know me to be a bit of a cork dork the Halliday book
is an easy gift. Not to stingy a gift and a good read on the throne if nothing else.
I find it to be a great data base and reference guide.
I often pick it up after a cellar door visit and compare the notes.
I would say 50% of the time I can relate/understand the reviews
and the other 50% I'm not sure I went to the same winery.

For the price and disregarding the inflated scores it's a great collated tome of winery/vino info for the coin.

Along with Graeme G's '14 St George tasting note, Scotty this could be the post of the year, nice link between me not giving a crap and you in a state of contemplation. Laughed my head off re the 50% bit...so so true

Congrats on the family addition...I can see a lot of '16 Clare/EV Rizza and a few tasty reds being purchased for the future.

Cheers
Craig

I'll definitely be on the lookout for some commemorative '16s both red and white to keep down for a while.
Might have to search the next Halliday Edition for those.