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I've only got 3.

1998 Leasingham Bin 61 Shiraz
1999 Lillydale Vineyards Cabernet Merlot
1999 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir (Will be drinking this over Christmas)

However, having read many TN's on this forum where "I wish there was more left in the bottle" sentiment, I was thinking that perhaps I'll buy more to avoid disappointment when you open that magical bottle and it just wasn't enough.

Cheers
Elvis

Don't buy 'em anymore. Much prefer to drink another wine rather than two bottles of same.

Just counted them: 35 - I better get started drinking them....

Typically at dinners I have found it is more interesting to open something else rather than worry that you have run out of something and you wouldn't have with a magnum. I'm only buying magnums for the kids birth years - so far have 5 2002 magnums for number one might buy a couple more. Don't yet have any 2005 magnums but I'm on the look out.

I have about 10. great at parties. We can sink about 3 different magnums at a party no trouble

8 so I went 4-9:

Rockford BP 98, 99 x 2.

Clonakilla SV 01 and 02.

Knappstein Riesling 97.

Wynns Black Label 96.

Lindemans 150 years Cab 1990.

I think that is it. I drank the 97 Lizzy and 2001 Heritage Rossco's this year.

...but I also have a 1977 Redman Imperial!!!

Adair

If you changed the option to 0-3 I could vote!

Why do magnums typically cost more than two 750ml bottles of the same wine?

Thanks,

Craig

Four for me:

1999 Rockford BP (21st present)
1999 Rocford Home Block Cabernet (21st present)
1999 Penfolds St Henri
2003 Cloankilla SV

Have a feeling they may be all drunk at my 30th in 2013!

Hypnotoad wrote:Why do magnums typically cost more than two 750ml bottles of the same wine?

Thanks,

Craig

Craig, you left out "much", before "more", at least at the premium end of the market. The pricing is set by whatever the market will bear, people who want to cellar wine a long time seem willing to pay the premium, so the practice continues.

There are additional costs for a magnum, but not enough to explain the difference any other way.

16 for me. Didn't think I had that many.

Made up of:

2000, 2001, 2003, 2003 Schubert Goose Yard Block Shiraz
2002 D'Arenberg Dead Arm
1998 Glaetzer Shiraz
x3 1998 Grant Burge Meshach
1999 Grant Burge Meshach
x2 2003 Kalleske Greenock Shiraz
1998 Voyager Cabernet Merlot
2003 Viking Grand Shiraz
2000 Fat Bastard Shiraz
1998 McGuigan Shareholders Shiraz

Should be a few fun parties to be had with these.

Where's the best place in adelaide to buy magnums? I found that the price is always more higher than in shops in sydney...

guest wrote:Where's the best place in adelaide to buy magnums? I found that the price is always more higher than in shops in sydney...

Well buy in Sydney then.

Red Bigot wrote:

Hypnotoad wrote:Why do magnums typically cost more than two 750ml bottles of the same wine?

Thanks,

Craig

Craig, you left out "much", before "more", at least at the premium end of the market. The pricing is set by whatever the market will bear, people who want to cellar wine a long time seem willing to pay the premium, so the practice continues.

There are additional costs for a magnum, but not enough to explain the difference any other way.

Thanks for that, Brian.

98 redman x 3
94 lakes folly reserve x 1
96 L Folly x 1
97 L Folly x 1
98 L Folly x 1
00 L Folly x 1
03 L Folly x 1
93 J Riddoch x 1
02 Clonakilla SV x 1
98 Glaetzer x 1
02 Oscar semmler x 1
02 St Jakobi x 1
03 WDC Springlflat x 1

I love bringing these to a dinner party as there is always enough to have a good glass from.
c

Anonymous wrote:98 redman x 3
94 lakes folly reserve x 1
96 L Folly x 1
97 L Folly x 1
98 L Folly x 1
00 L Folly x 1
03 L Folly x 1
93 J Riddoch x 1
02 Clonakilla SV x 1
98 Glaetzer x 1
02 Oscar semmler x 1
02 St Jakobi x 1
03 WDC Springlflat x 1

I love bringing these to a dinner party as there is always enough to have a good glass from.
c

me
christo

TORB wrote:If you changed the option to 0-3 I could vote!

Here here

Barry

Hypnotoad wrote:Why do magnums typically cost more than two 750ml bottles of the same wine?

Thanks,
Craig

Frankly I have way too many @#*%ing magnums for my own good! The cellar is running out of space not surprisingly as a result.

The (official) reason why would be that for some reason every wine I've tried from a magnum has been better than a 750ml.

Then again maybe it's a compensation thing - the bigger the size of the bottle the smaller the member of the owner!

At least I don't own any imperials!

Cheers
Ian

I have 15. More than I thought. Only 1 is anywhere near drinking though,

AB

Nepenthe Hungry Ground Cab Sav 00
Taylors Cab 01
2x Crofters Cab Merlot 99
Centenary of Federation 99

I think that's all. Most came free with dozens. The Nepenthe was about $25 at auction, the Centenary was about $40.

Kieran

TORB wrote:If you changed the option to 0-3 I could vote!

Hi Ric

I realised after I posted the question that there should have been a 0 option.

Any idea's on how to edit the poll question?

Elvis

Only a few for me:
98 Penfolds RWT
98 Penfolds 389
99 Houghtons Jack Mann
02 D'arenberg The Laughing Magpie
and a DM of the 98 Rosemount Balmoral Syrah

Cheers
Popov

Bout time i drink mine to but the cost is the worst
2x grange 2000
1x grange 1998
1x 389 2002
1x oscar semmeler 03
6x yalumba signature97
1x kilikanoon oracle 2000
and a few more i cant remember

I answered 1-3.

I've got Katnook Cab Sauv 1999 and Lindemans Limestone Ridge 1997. I only bought those 2 because they were marked down to less than 2 times a single bottle.

Anyone think the Katnook will last 20 years?

I think I've got one other decent one but I can't remember what it is.

I also have 4-5 ordinary magnums like Koonunga Hill and Rosemount Shiraz etc which I didn't buy as special bottles, I think they were promotional bottles that either came with a six pack or the stores didn't move them and ended up selling them off as clearance items at only about 15-20% more than the single bottles so I bought 'em. But I didn't include them in my poll answer.

I saw a 99 St Henri magnum for $95 about 12 months ago. I wish I'd bought it.

None.
Only silly ppl. buy Magnum in Australia. Twice the volume, thrice the price

Anonymous wrote:None.
Only silly ppl. buy Magnum in Australia. Twice the volume, thrice the price

Well it looks like there are many "silly people in Australia." But then there are many "silly people" all over the world; look at the prices paid for some Oz wines in the US we we get them for about a third of the price.

Everything is relative Guest. It only "looks" expensive if you have somthing to compare it to.