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Killerby Dinner in Brisbane
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:56 pm
by GrahamB
Is anyone attending the Killerby dinner at Two Restaurant Next Wednesday??
Or will we be alone with all the food and wine
Graham
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:48 pm
by Red Bigot
Graham,
Hope this doesn't put a dampner on the occasion....
I've just discontinued my membership / purchasing of Killerby wines after 5 or more years, just too much vintage variation to buy regularly.
I sent the last case back after trying a bottle (2001 Cabernet), pretty boring wine. Should have done the same with the 98 cabernet, sold most of it at auction (sorry to whoever bought it).
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 5:05 am
by Jamie
A few years ago, Killerby put an advert in the Financial Review stating the 94points their Cabernet had received courtesy of Halliday. A trial bottle of the wine offered at around 25 dollars including postage. Only available at cellar door or limited retail distribution.
Why not? Called to order a bottle and received a hard sell on a mixed case. It was artificial and I awaited the steak knives to be thrown in. To get the lady off the phone I excused myself but received 3 calls over the next few days(thanks to caller ID) trying similar.
I really wanted to try that wine, Killerby 99 or 98 cabernet, but baulk at the sight of their wines due amatuerish "telemarketing".
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 6:58 am
by Red Bigot
Jamie,
The 99 cabernet is pretty good (I think that's the JH 94 pointer), the batch of 98 I got was pretty bad. If you want to try a 99 cab that badly I can spare one of mine.
In good vintages the vpr is Ok, in off vintages it's not worth the bother. Their web site is pretty amateurish too.
I had no hassles returning the final case, they sent a pre-paid consignment note without any fuss after I said I just didn't like the wine.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:10 pm
by michaelw
Jamie,
I also bought the single 1998 Killerby C/S and was hounded no end to join their wine club etc etc which I declined.
The crunch really came when I lost my job and they kept ringing and I told them of my changed circumstances and there was no way I could even entertain the thought. They said they would call back in 6 months or so hoping that things were looking up for me!
Well, I moved to Vic from NSW and haven't heard from them since! Pretty extreme, but it worked!