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who is here from Brissie?
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:16 am
by Serge Birbrair
the witness on my wedding in Las vegas was one of my best friends from Brissbane...let's see how many "dergees of separation" are there with all the Internet connections
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:46 pm
by Wilson
I went to Expo in Brisbane in '88.
Does that count?
I found the water quite mineraly.
Wilson
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:57 pm
by Elvis
Start us off Serge and we'll see if anyone knows your friend from your las Vegas wedding.
The water in Brisbane is crap. So is the local wine.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:02 pm
by BA
Wilson wrote:I found the water quite mineraly.
Wilson
Funny you should mention that, Wilson.
Brisbane water has a higher mineral content than Perrier.
Yet we still only have one winery - and it's very ordinary.
cheers
BA
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:16 pm
by markg
BA wrote:Wilson wrote:I found the water quite mineraly.
Wilson
Funny you should mention that, Wilson.
Brisbane water has a higher mineral content than Perrier.
Yet we still only have one winery - and it's very ordinary.
cheers
BA
I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:21 pm
by Gary W
markg wrote:I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water
You Adelaide guys are BLESSED with your unique limestone/calcium terroir water. I think the flavours go through into the vines when you turn on the irrigation. You can taste it.
GW
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:22 pm
by Gary W
markg wrote:I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water
You Adelaide guys are BLESSED with your unique limestone/calcium terroir water. I think the flavours go through into the vines when you turn on the irrigation. You can taste it.
GW
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:34 pm
by Kieran
I don't want to know what's in the water that feeds the Hunter then.
Kieran
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:35 pm
by markg
Gary W wrote:markg wrote:I'll bet it is not as mineraly as Adelaide water
You Adelaide guys are BLESSED with your unique limestone/calcium terroir water. I think the flavours go through into the vines when you turn on the irrigation. You can taste it.
GW
Actually Adelaide is one of only two ports in the world where ships will not fill their drinking water tanks, the other is Bombay.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:42 pm
by Gary W
Kieran wrote:I don't want to know what's in the water that feeds the Hunter then.
Kieran
Ground up bridge players. The encourage low vigour in the canopy.
GW
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:30 pm
by GrahamB
All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane
Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.
Graham
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:30 pm
by GrahamB
All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane
Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.
Graham
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:14 pm
by markg
GrahamB wrote:All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane
Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.
Graham
Are people really born in Brisbane ? Don't they slip across the border to have their children ? Otherwise they could grow up with the stigma of being called a Queenslander
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:39 pm
by mphatic
GrahamB wrote:All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane
Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.
Graham
Graham,
Where/when is this tasting and who is running it? I read an article on the winestar site regarding a good pinot tasting last week, yet I didn't hear a thing about it. I think I am out of the loop.
Serge,
I am from Brisbane, and both a friend of mine and someone I work with are Russian. Does that help??
Cheers
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:06 pm
by Stereotype
Serge, do most Russian ladies look like Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova?
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:05 pm
by Serge Birbrair
His name is Scott Phillips, he used to make splashes in the local papers back in a day when he was "bad boy"
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:07 pm
by Serge Birbrair
Stereotype wrote:Serge, do most Russian ladies look like Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova?
yes.....between the neck and belly button
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:36 pm
by GrahamB
mphatic wrote:GrahamB wrote:All the best people on this forum are from Brisbane
Because we are so good, we get to have all the best tastings. Negociants next week. That will be a good one.
Graham
Graham,
Where/when is this tasting and who is running it? I read an article on the winestar site regarding a good pinot tasting last week, yet I didn't hear a thing about it. I think I am out of the loop.Cheers
The distributer, Negociants is hosting a tasting of their premium Aus & imports for members of the wine trade in Brisbane.
Graham
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:37 pm
by Maximus
GrahamB wrote:The distributer, Negociants is hosting a tasting of their premium Aus & imports for members of the wine trade in Brisbane.
Graham
Graham,
Will you be privy to the latest offerings from Henschke and Giaconda? Is the tasting only of current releases? I wonder when they conduct the kiwi tasting night...
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:05 pm
by GrahamB
Maximus wrote:GrahamB wrote:The distributer, Negociants is hosting a tasting of their premium Aus & imports for members of the wine trade in Brisbane.
Graham
Graham,
Will you be privy to the latest offerings from Henschke and Giaconda? Is the tasting only of current releases? I wonder when they conduct the kiwi tasting night...
Max!!! Where have you been? Up to the family jewels in work?
Tucker Seabrook handle Henschke in Aus. Negociants in NZ. Don't know who handles Giaconda.
Didn't I see somewhere where they did their own sales from the Internet? Anyway, from reports a few months back, they didn't release their premiums due to smoke damage.
The tastings usually are of the currently available wines.
AUS: Bleasdale, Freycinet, Mad Fish, Primo, Rymill, Tin Shed, Capel Vale, Kooyong, O'Leary Walker, Redbank, Tarrawarra, Wirra Wirra.
OS: Bordeaux, Rhone, Burgundy, Piedmont, Veneto, Tuscany, Puglia, Spain, Germany, Martinborough.
I have the day off work and I think C is trying for a major part of the day. Miss M is totally P Offed to have to work. Maybe she could just pick us up and we can tell her about it.
When are you due back? Brisbane wine festival is the weekend of the 17 - 19 June. RNA judging is 10 to 14 July. Friends of the RNA is Friday 15 July. Begin inhaling now.
Graham
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:33 pm
by GrahamB
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:38 pm
by Maximus
GrahamB wrote:Max!!! Where have you been? Up to the family jewels in work?
I have the day off work and I think C is trying for a major part of the day. Miss M is totally P Offed to have to work. Maybe she could just pick us up and we can tell her about it.
When are you due back? Brisbane wine festival is the weekend of the 17 - 19 June. RNA judging is 10 to 14 July. Friends of the RNA is Friday 15 July. Begin inhaling now.
Graham
Graham,
I spent the majority of the Easter break down on Stewart Island, where I failed to complete the 125km NW Circuit. Expect an email next week that will tell all...
I have my flights already booked for my two weeks back in Brisbane and wouldn't you know it, I fly in on the 16th of June. How convenient. I'm heading up to the old holiday house on the Saturday at lunch time but based on the dates you've supplied, I could certainly spend all of Friday (17th) knocking back the good stuff. Are there particular hours for the people in the wine trade? Is there a website I can go to for further information? We must arrange a group of us to go including yourself, Miss M, C and perhaps my old man and some of his cronies...
Cheers,