The Auswine Forum

Date: 16 September 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Shark Fin Inn
Theme: Aussie Pinot vs Rest of the New World

Confirmed attending:
1. Benchmark
2. Benchmark+1
3. ChrisH
4. Brodie
5. Diddy
6. grb2001
7. Ozzie
8. Ozzie+1
9. via Collins

Reserves:
10. JohnM

I'll act as the gatekeeper to ensure we get a good representation from each side. Please let me know which side you're going to represent once you've decided what you're going to bring.

Capping the numbers at 9 as per usual. If anyone else is interested to attend, please let me know and I'll put you on reserves.

Please put me down as a reserve thanks

Brodie

brodie wrote:Please put me down as a reserve thanks

Brodie

Done.

Just booked Shark Fin as well.

May I go down as reserve # 2 please?

via collins wrote:May I go down as reserve # 2 please?

Done

Hey conformistepete! A place has been reserved for you, but you've been all quiet on the email front. Can you please confirm if you're able to make it?

Apologies, have been trying to sort out the social calendar.

Unfortunately I am out of this one.

Enjoy!

No problem, conformistepete. Brodie, you're in.

conformistpete wrote:Apologies, have been trying to sort out the social calendar.

Unfortunately I am out of this one.

Enjoy!

Social butterfly.

Unfortunately the date clashed with Pete's Quidditch tournament

I just missed out on the fun of Harry Potter, although I can see how everyone seems that young to you Chris.

Hope you all have a great night. I look forward to the tasting notes.

Hi guys, I will be in Melbourne next week so let me know if a spot becomes available. Was at the Adelaide offline last month. Can slip a bottle in the luggage. Happy to bring a older burgundy (or an oz or kiwi if preferred). Have a 91 Tollot-Beau Aloxe Corton close at hand but can get to my cellar over the weekend. Cheers, John

johnM wrote:Hi guys, I will be in Melbourne next week so let me know if a spot becomes available. Was at the Adelaide offline last month. Can slip a bottle in the luggage. Happy to bring a older burgundy (or an oz or kiwi if preferred). Have a 91 Tollot-Beau Aloxe Corton close at hand but can get to my cellar over the weekend. Cheers, John

I've added you to our reserves.

A Pinot Noir offline on International Grenache Day?

Sacrilege!

Cheers

Michael

Did we put a vintage range on this one or is it open?

Michael McNally wrote:A Pinot Noir offline on International Grenache Day?

Sacrilege!

Cheers

Michael

Surely Grenache and Barossa Valley Pinot are the same thing?

Benchmark wrote:Did we put a vintage range on this one or is it open?

Open slather on vintage.

Probably not going to have any 15+yo Oz or other New World Pinot

mjs wrote:Probably not going to have any 15+yo Oz or other New World Pinot

you may be surprised!

brodie wrote:

mjs wrote:Probably not going to have any 15+yo Oz or other New World Pinot

you may be surprised!

Not the CraigLee haha.

Benchmark wrote:

brodie wrote:

mjs wrote:Probably not going to have any 15+yo Oz or other New World Pinot

you may be surprised!

Not the CraigLee haha.

The first vintage of Hollick Pinot Noir was in 1986

There are exceptions, but a lot of Australasian Pinot is made to drink relatively early, before its tenth birthday. Time is not kind to a lot of the older ones.

Ozzie W, I am going to have to pull out of Friday for family reasons unfortunately. Hope it goes well

Gonna miss that '86 Hollick's pinot

cheers, Malcolm

No problem at all, Malcolm. Via Collins, are you still available? I'll let you know what to bring via PM.

Reckon I am Ozzie.

Give me 30 mins to confirm,

cheers

and....confirmed. see you there.

If we are doing the usual food, I'll bring a white to go with the duck and jellyfish salad.

Just remembered that I had volunteered to bring a port for ron, not coming now. Next time!

I'm bringing an interesting sparkling Pinot as an extra which we can either have after Chris' white or at the end.