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We've had a new addition to the cellar - a 2006 vintage, his name is Raz (short for Shiraz), should reach his peak in about 8 years and hold on to 12-14 yo.

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I thought you knew your vintages?? Always buy top vintages, avoid poorer ones.

That vintage was a dog!! :lol: :lol:
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Red Bigot wrote:We've had a new addition to the cellar


Gee and I think it is dangerous letting my four year old in the cellar but a puppy :shock:

I have a t shirt packed in plastic which makes it look like a bottle which master four is allowed to touch - does this mean you will need a squeeky toy in the shape of a bottle in the cellar or would that only encourage chewing wine bottles :lol:
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What is he? He looks like he will grow into a big'un.

Just think how much wine you would have been able to buy with all the money you will be spending on PAL.

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Ratcatcher wrote:What is he? He looks like he will grow into a big'un.

Just think how much wine you would have been able to buy with all the money you will be spending on PAL.


He is a weimararner, beautiful dogs, we had two for 14 years until about 3 years ago, we looked at other breeds, but once you've lived with a wei everything else looks second best. About 35 kg when fully grown, maybe a little more. We'll probably get him a friend (another wei) later in the year.

PAL?? Try the price of Eukanuba, even at Ric's Mates Rates, I had to take 5 dozen bottles to Langtons when we picked him up to pay for his food and necessities over the next 6 months. ;-)
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Red Bigot wrote:
Ratcatcher wrote:What is he? He looks like he will grow into a big'un.

Just think how much wine you would have been able to buy with all the money you will be spending on PAL.


He is a weimararner, beautiful dogs, we had two for 14 years until about 3 years ago, we looked at other breeds, but once you've lived with a wei everything else looks second best. About 35 kg when fully grown, maybe a little more. We'll probably get him a friend (another wei) later in the year.

PAL?? Try the price of Eukanuba, even at Ric's Mates Rates, I had to take 5 dozen bottles to Langtons when we picked him up to pay for his food and necessities over the next 6 months. ;-)


Easier just to trade em with TORB for the tucker I would have thought :roll:

Nice dog, but what is she holding :twisted:

Glad to see you have started to fill the nest again, hope you have heaps of fun, especially the toilet training bit.

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Oh Davo,

Andrea will get you for that one :shock:

Yvette had a weimararner when she was a kid and loved it, only problem was they had to get rid of it cause it kept eating the neighbours chickens. :o

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Red Bigot wrote:[
PAL?? Try the price of Eukanuba, even at Ric's Mates Rates, I had to take 5 dozen bottles to Langtons when we picked him up to pay for his food and necessities over the next 6 months. ;-)


That's a great photo of the Raz, but a shocker of Andrea. :shock:

As for selling 5 cases of wine to pay for the stuff, I am glad you got rid of those bottles of Yella Tail Shar-don-ay! :P

The first six months of owning a new pup is always the most expensive, you have to buy all the bits, the vaccinations, desexing etc. Something has to pay for my wine. :wink:

.... and if you think it's expensive owning Raz, try having to foot the bill for Goofy, Red, Sam, Tokay, Cranky Muscat and Rat Bag Port. :oops:
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OMG he's gorrrrgeous!

Congrats on the new addition to the family. I'm sure he'll feel right at home very quickly and eating all the furniture before you know it's gone.
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Sean, already working on that:

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Well okay, if we're going to show our new puppies....

This is Kila. She's now 12 weeks old. This was taken a fortnight ago after a day of pruning. Her apparent job for the day was spreading our neat piles of prunings all over the vineyard.

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Brian

I must only admit to surprise that you settled for one ... instead of getting at least a dozen!

(Same goes for you Max!)
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And robbed me of my Robe of Honour —Well,
I often wonder what the Vintners buy
One half so precious as the ware they sell.
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Dis4Durif wrote:Brian

I must only admit to surprise that you settled for one ... instead of getting at least a dozen!

(Same goes for you Max!)


At that "bottle" price I can only afford one now - and maybe another one later this year.
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