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The reason for logging this post is that Vintage Cellars (sorry Gavin) give this stuff away under their rewards system (cellar-shares). Yes, you need two of these cellar-shares to get two bottles of the aforementioned, and you need to spend $500 with VC to get a cellar-share.

My questions are:

Isn't this a 'less than mass produced' wine (i.e. is isn't Bin 65) from a producer with an ultra-premium reputation?
Are the quantities that large to supply the VC chain around the country?
If so, are we no longer talking estate grown fruit?

For my money (or cellar shares, and I've had a few of these wines as a product of the VC system) this is a very good Oz chardonnay. It's not Leeuwin Estate Art Series, but most other Margaret River producers cannot match it (and yes, I know it's a Gary Farr from Geelong).

Really, all I want is a rationale as to why VC are 'giving' away this wine under its reward scheme as cheaply as they are. Can anyone disillusion me here

Cheers

The one occassion ive drunk this wine it really impressed me, I can think of worst wines to be given

It's interesting you brought this up, as last Friday I scored the last bottle of 2002 being cleared at the Adelaide Central Market store for $25 (marked down from $52).

When I showed this to another retailer his jaw hit the floor - according to him that's below cost and the price is just stupid. I'm guessing VC are choosing not to stock them anymore and getting rid of it whatever way they can - another sign of the wine glut and the selective ruthlessness of the two big wine retailers dominating the market.

Cheers,
Ian

You may notice in the latest cellar share list that unfortunately you now need three, not two, cellar shares to collect a couple of the Bannockburn.

At two shares it used to work out like a 10% bonus for spending your $500/share, but now it's down to their more standard 7%-ish level.

dkw wrote:You may notice in the latest cellar share list that unfortunately you now need three, not two, cellar shares to collect a couple of the Bannockburn.

At two shares it used to work out like a 10% bonus for spending your $500/share, but now it's down to their more standard 7%-ish level.

Bugger!! I hadn't noticed, and yes, you're right. A lovely wine nonetheless, but one which may come off my affordability list. Does anyone know of offers or bargains similar to the $25 one described above?

HI All

I work for pt for VC and they have increased the shares for Bannockburn from 2 shares to 3 shares. But the loop hole is if you can produce your redemption sheet that shows you only need 2 shares we will generally honour it subject to the store managers discreation.

Calvin