Re: Halliday's Book
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:10 pm
Scotty vino wrote: ... and the other 50% I'm not sure I went to the same winery.
Nice one, very droll.
Mahmoud.
Nice one, very droll.
Mahmoud.
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Nice one, very droll.
Mahmoud.
Re: Halliday's Book
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:31 pm
Scotty vino wrote: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
Re: Halliday's Book
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 7:04 am
phillisc wrote: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
Re: Halliday's Book
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:12 am
Ian S wrote:phillisc wrote: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
Re: Halliday's Book
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:56 pm
phillisc wrote:Scotty vino wrote: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.
