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Hi All.

I’m slowly going thru my cellar sorting out what to send to auction and reorganise what I’m keeping.

So I thought I’d post some pictures while I’m doing it.

If you guys have any pictures you’d like to share I’d love to see them.

Cheers Con.

Few more.

Few more.

A couple more.

Con, can I come and live in your cellar?

Seriously, some serious wines. Hope it's not too much of a wrench to dispose of them. Ever thought of offering them privately first, to avoid buyer and seller fees?

cheers, Malcolm

Con, are you buying a new house, what a haul.
Had that Wendouree a few times... great wine.
Cheers Craig

Keep it coming Con.

That Pewsy Vale Looks to be in great condition.

mychurch wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 10:38 am Keep it coming Con.

That Pewsy Vale Looks to be in great condition.

I would have to agree. I last had the 1979 in 2000, and the empty is still in my Wall of Fame.

some heavy hitters there! nice one.Drink one, sell one?

Bit nervous showing my collection. The other day in California someone drilled through a roof at a wine shop and took off with their best.

Nice wines Con. Most truly age-worthy so no need to sell. You’d probably get more money overseas for them than our market?

Yep...same thing happened to a retailer who had a wine shop for years on the King William Rd bend Hyde Park in Adelaide. Two sheets of galv jemmied and a host of Grange's from the 50s/60s gone. Sold the business shortly afterwards.
I have a lot of bottles but none would be considered 'porn'.
Cheers Craig

Sensational collection Con. Very grateful you shared a few of these with us a month or so ago.

Unfortunately most of these will be sent off to auction very soon.

I’d love to look at all these in verticals and horizontals but I have to look at the $$$ that I can get.

I will keep a few but it’s deciding which is the hard bit.

Here’s a couple more pictures.

Cheers Con.

Here’s a couple more.

Cheers Con.

They make great verticals. Did most of them in Hong Kong where there’s plenty of interest in doing those types of events. It’s a shame they aren’t more popular down this way.

Hope you get a great price.

Yeah I remember you’re great write ups Jamie on the Winstar forum. Actually those write ups were some the inspiration for me collecting a lot of verticals.

There’s still a chance the Pewsey Vale is corked, there’s a cork under the screw cap.

Cheers Con.

Does anyone know the logic behind the screw-cap and a cork Bottles ? I have a few Ports with the same construction and it really makes no sense.

mychurch wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:43 am Does anyone know the logic behind the screw-cap and a cork Bottles ? I have a few Ports with the same construction and it really makes no sense.

I understood it to be a 'belt and braces' approach, but one which risks being the worst of both worlds. That said, for a product like Port, expected to be cellared for many decades, perhaps the logic holds up a little better?

Were the wrong bottles on the wrong bottling lines, or that cork and screw cap closures were mixed up and came out of the same hopper??
Maybe part of this was done before machines took over?
Cheers Craig

Great bottles there, Con! Out of interest, which auction house will you be using? I'm thinking of sending some bottles off too.

phillisc wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:14 pm Were the wrong bottles on the wrong bottling lines, or that cork and screw cap closures were mixed up and came out of the same hopper??
Maybe part of this was done before machines took over?
Cheers Craig

No, because you needed a screw top bottle - larger bore and therefore bigger cork.
When these screw off closures first came out, they were promoted as being pilfer-proof and were more of a capsule dressing for the cork inside.

Con what an amazing trip through the cellar! Wow
Didn't even put the fortified pics up yet either

Rossco wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 9:26 am Con what an amazing trip through the cellar! Wow
Didn't even put the fortified pics up yet either

Hi Mate.

Yeah I started with R rated and will work up to XXX fortified.

Cheers Con.

Tell you what guys, it was a lot easier deciding with the younger vintages to pull the trigger.

Here’s a few more photos that could have ended up bad.

Cheers Con.

As FARR as the eye can see.

One of my favourite Aussie Pinot and Chardonnay producers.

Cheers Con.

Con J wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:58 pm As FARR as the eye can see.

One of my favourite Aussie Pinot and Chardonnay producers.

Cheers Con.

Phwoar!

I used to think of these sort of wines as curio’s and extras.

Cheers Con.

That HJ bottle looks great. His tasting powers would have been near the peak at that time and imagine it will be a great bottle - very interesting to compare to the normal 75