Wine Thread

Pinot Noir is my drink at the moment, especially from Burgundy, New Zealand and Mornington Peninsula. Merrick's Creek is one to look out for from the Mornington Peninsula area, lovely elegant wine with good flavours. £20 over here so you should be able to pick it up for $40-$50 at a good wine shop.

I that you work in wine land 

As my man is at Wolf Blass, I must admit I've been drinking a fair bit of that stuff of late.

Also, absolutely loving the Kabminye Grenache Carignan... Mmmm....

As my man is at Wolf Blass, I must admit I've been drinking a fair bit of that stuff of late.

Also, absolutely loving the Kabminye Grenache Carignan... Mmmm.... :inlove:

I wonder what treats Tony will bring home tonight 

I've never been a big fan of fortified wine but on a recent trip to D'arenberg I tried their fortified shiraz and it was beautiful, just the right amount of sweetness and body to it.

went on a Mclaren Vale bus tour on Saturday and went to a few nice boutique wineries. Picked up an awesome 2004 grenache from Bent creek and nice Cab Merlot from Woodstock. Was a messy day indeed after we started sculling the cheap sparkling reds from the bottle as we didn't have any glasses on the bus

My current favourite is Claymore wines Dark Side of the moon, a 2005 shiraz. Very fruity and spicy with a soft finish. Give it a go. It's usually about 20 dollars a bottle.

had a bottle of 83 Pinot Noir peter lehmann the other week.
nectar of the gods.  A+++++

D'arrenbergs shiraz is pretty good as well

Tony brought home a yummy rizzer last night, I think it was called Pegasus something. Liquid gold. mmmmmm

Had a glass of the 2006 Rockford Alicante Bouchet. Heaven!!

Had another nice, semi dry rose on the weekend from East End Cellars, will have to post up what it was next time I am there...

I put two bottles in the fridge the other week for the weekend. Didn't last long.

Might put another couple in.




oh, and Raita.... I thought that was a bottle of '82 cos i sear it was the same as the one we popped at Audrey??

The Alicante ain't bad but its still nothing more than glorified lolly water.

So many better Rockford wines to choose from. Actually, come to think of it, every other Rockford wine is better than it.

Yeah, it was hangover breakfast.

Isn't that all it's good for??

May I recommend the Rockford Black Shiraz, the E&E Sparkling Shiraz or the Peter Lehmann Black Queen for a better breakfast option.

Nothing beats a nice cold sparkling red in the morning.

I cant seem to stand sparkling shiraz, let alone for breakfast!

Lollywater does it for me dude. But I have been on the lookout for a really decent red bubble drop, so i might grab the Rockys Black.

I heard Black Chook was decent.... but it was far from it.

I really should have recommended something else. If you're lucky enough to actually find a bottle, chances are you'll need to be prepared to spend $100+ to get it.

I'm not sure if Rockford even sell the Black Shiraz outside the winery?

Edit: Just looked and you actually need to be a Stonewaller to purchase the Black Shiraz and then it can only be purchased from cellar door. I believe the allocation is 3 or 6 bottles per Stonewaller per year. I also believe there is a decent wait at the moment to actually be accepted as a Stonewaller so I don't like your chances of getting a bottle.

And I certainly ain't sharing any of the ones I have. They're saved for ulta special mornings at Better Than Menglers!

What chump buys Rockfords from anywhere but the winery?

I have seen Alicante at the Liberty Diner for $25 before!!

Reccommend anything decent for under $40? I'll be grabbin it from the cellar door too, BV aint far away at all. I went to Nuri for four hours on Sunday night

The Alicante is one of their poo wines made more to pay the bills than anything so you can get that anywhere.

With the Rockford SVS's, Black Shiraz etc you still can't buy them from cellar door. You have to be accepted as a Stonewaller and then order them through that.

Woo hoo, we're in!

Had another amazing tasting at work tonight. Some great Red Burgundy's and a 1991 Colhieta Port which was stunning. My work can be really tough sometimes.

My friend is a Stonewaller!!! And said he'd buy wines for me!! What else do u recommend Noddy/Tony? *gets out notebook*

my uncle is too!  cept i'm broke and couldn't afford any this time round!

nah 93 my son. i swear. 
red and bubbles just shouldnt go together full stop. that shit u brought around smirko was rank. drank it though. 
had another bottle of pl's shiraz a few months ago. aged like 5 or 6 years before its even released.  costs a fair amount though. (in the hundreds) good old pa coming up with the goods. 
also had a bottle of granache/shiraz/merlot from 76!!!!! my old man pulled out of the celler. thought it would have fortified but tasted goood.
think it was sepeltsfield...

What do you know Muttley??? You drink Tequilla and Lemon sqaush 

Sparklin Shiraz for breakfast any day!

The Barossa breakfast!!!!

Cant be beaten.

Not a wine but i had a Sparkling to die for at Cafe Ceno last sunday, Windy Peak Pinot Noir, could drink it like water was beautiful.

Also picked up a Nine Vines, Grenache Shiraz Rose for this weekend 

My mate Chippy (who used to work at Rockfords) gave me a Stonewallers identity disc but I am pretty sure I don't appear on their books. Haha.

From Rockfords the Basket Press and the single vineyard releases are outstanding. The Cabernet is one of the Barossa's best also. I am actually a fan of the Rizza and Semillon also. There really isn't a bad wine.

At my lecture today we drank Pol Roger Vintage Champagne.....mmmmmmm tough life.

mmm, basket press!

don't mind the rod & spur either!

White:

Cloudy Bay & Cape Mentelle

Red:

Grosset Gaia & Katnook estate


not cheap, not outrageously expensive, worth every penny!

I just want some    wiiiiinnee!

I just want some  :biggrin:  wiiiiinnee!

I've been kickin the Zin's lately... Was down in McLaren vale on saturday and picked up a few from Kangarilla Road... They've also got an ok Sangiovese.

Best buy of the day though was the Kay Brothers Liquer Muscat..... to die for

Oh, and an interesting German style riesling at Mr Riggs which I'll be taking to the next blind tasting with the boys! They rate it pretty highly so we'll see how it compares to the real thing soon!

I love wine!!

mmm, haven't the zinfandel in a while!!  may have to purchase me some over the weekend!

I bought some random rose from Mansions bottle shop... Will tell you how it went later! Cracking it open in 30 mins *watches clock*

ok its domain day mt crawford, one serious rose not bad!

I went here http://www.westcoteinn.co.uk/ yesterday they have an excellent wine list
http://www.westcoteinn.co.uk/wine-cellar.html

and got smashed on 2 Côtes de Saint Mont Rosé Producteurs de Plaimont 2006
"Best served ice cold this is refreshing, gulping rosé"

Really nice rose wine 

Could not believe it when ordered a bottle of the "house" sparking wine at Cafe Paradiso yesterday thinking that for $25 it would be half way reasobable and they presented us with a bottle of the Lakes. Absolute fucking highway robbery!

As for wine I am slowly coming back to reiselings after being off them for a while, but still cannot get past a decent Sav Blanc from Marlborough region especially Coriole Chenin Blanc gets me vote quite often and in the red the coriole nebbiolo.

Don't mind a decent sparkling red, the D'arenberg Peppermint Paddock one comes to mind . .. it is like mousse in the mouth if that makes any sense!

peter lehmann 91 merlot. fuckin A. went down a treat with lauras scrumptious dinner tonight. time 4 a booty call. 

98 st henri.....yeh boooiiiiii

if ne1 is interested ive got 97 98 99 grange that i want to get rid of...$1500.00
pm me
 

This place is having a sale on clear skins at the moment.

Gotta order a dozen, but at $4 a bottle (down from $10) it's a bloody good deal, especially over christmas

http://www.winesale.com.au/ProductList.aspx?title=&variety=Cleanskins&vintage=&range=&orderby=&count=7

But the question is J, are they any good?

I find cleanskins to be a bit hit & miss a lot of the time.

We drank a bottle of Billecart Sunday arvo followed by a Kabminye aged rizza & then another piece of Kab-gold, their Grenache Carignan.

I really like St Hubert Cab Merlot as well, just got a dozen of them a few weeks ago.
 

But the question is J, are they any good?

I find cleanskins to be a bit hit & miss a lot of the time.

We drank a bottle of Billecart Sunday arvo followed by a Kabminye aged rizza & then another piece of Kab-gold, their Grenache Carignan.

I really like St Hubert Cab Merlot as well, just got a dozen of them a few weeks ago.
 :biggrin:

I agree, but are there any really bad Australian wines at the moment??

And considering people buy wine in a bag....

if you're doing the christmas thing and don't want to spend too much on wine / alcohol it seems like a good idea.

Will make cheap pressies too!

that comment is almost as bad as some of mine, if not worse!

I can no longer stand Cask Wine!

And cleanskins are definatley hit and miss, there are HEAPS of bad wines in SA.

And Julian, you cant give Cleanskins as presents! its not the done thing, if a bottle of wine has no label, and you dont know what it is, you have a 50/50 chance of giving a really good, or a really SHIT present! 

Good for the extended family though 

Man im so in love with good quality Sparkling at the moment, cant wait for the wedding tomorrow, free Chamapz bizzo *apoplgies to those who recieve drunken messages* 

i always thought a clean skin was when you dropped a tidy nugget and didnt have to wipe 

Tim!! Thats disgusting 

Or work mates / secret Santa / the homeless when you think they're just going to take the money and spend it on alcohol anyway...

Hahahaha! Good work J! 

*see you in Feb*

Hahahaha! Good work J!  :lol:

*see you in Feb*

Drank a lot of wine today for lunch. Went through 3 bottles of Annies Lane Cab Merlot in about 3 hours.  Had a gold red wine chuck before and am ready to go to HQ now. See some of you fuckers there hopefully.

Holy shit i love christmas, and I LOVE Australian wines!

Wines drunk over the past few days include:

1998 St Hallets Old Block (Magnum)
1997 Wynns Shiraz
1997 D'Arenberg Mourvedre
1998 Leasingham Cabernet Malbec
2000 Leasingham Cabernet Malbec
1998 Wendoree Shiraz Mataro (HOLY JEEBUS FREAKING CRIPES this is a tidy wine!)
2002 Wendoree Cabernet Malbec
1992 Hollick Ravenswood Cabernet
2000 Bethany Steinbruch
1990 Tyrells Semillon (DROOOOOOOOOOL!)
1989 Louis Roederer
NV Veuve Clicquot

and so many others i could mention!

Yep... some solid drinking has been done! Now looking forward to a similar style lineup for NYE! BOH!

bastard!

I drunk some nice South Aussie wines on Christmas too...

- "Wallace" by Ben Glatzier (SP?) - Shiraz Grenache blend
- a 2006 Shiraz by Jim Barry (It had a cricketer on the label...)

no one has mentioned goon yet so ill man up and do it

cheaper than bottled water
thats how i like my wine
mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmm
lol

hold comments until after new years eve.... then hate me!!

French day 2008

My pick of the bunch:     Dom Ruinart Blanc De Blancs

Fuggin gorgeous day!

Thanks to Langmeil Wines once again

You bastard!!! That is a helluva Champagne Yummmm.

Generally a red drinker im broadening my horizons and trying some whites. Any recomendations??

Beringher White Zinfandel from the Napa Valley in California.

Only $8 from Dan Murphys. Starts off just like Rockford's Alicante Bouchet but finishes like Turkey Flat Rose.

DEEP & CHEAP!! (and reasonably sweet) Perfect hot weather wine!!

Can't go past a good Barossa Riesling IMO.  

Can't go past a good Barossa Riesling IMO.  :biggrin:

Nepenthe Tryst Sem/Sauv/Pinot Grigio

Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay or Sauv Blanc

Longview 'Whippet' Sauv Blanc

cheaper...

Coriole Chenin Blanc

Babich Black Label Sauv Blanc

McGuigan Pinot Grigio

Nobilo Sauv Blanc

Any Whites from New Zealand are Wicked... Well we sell a lot at the cafe...

Check some of these...  

Nobilo
Babich
Stoneleigh

Yeah Boy just opened a bottle of south island sav blanc. Not Bad

Cheers for the tips crew.

any sav blanc from the marlborough region (nz) is pretty good, not that expensive either

Hmm... 

Thinking I might have a Binge tonight now. 

*Checks W/Rack*

  Thank Fuck for That...   

I had a glass of heaven at a business lunch today 

Maxwell Ellen St 04 Shiraz mmmmm

Top 100 Wines 2007

Very good selection indeed 

1980 barrie robran testimonial (roosters, north adel) tribute vintage port.
havnt tryed it yet.  should be interesting

Being Barrie Robran it should be a gun. But the North Adelaide connection will probably mean it's corked.

Got a nice bottle of 05 Grant Burge Miamba Shiraz for today

mmmmmmm 

Tony has brought home 4 bottles of surprise for my birthday next week so we can sip them by the fire in Finland and be all romantical. (spew)  Dunno what they are cos they are all wrapped up, but they are bound to be good if he has anything to do with it. 


Oh n Mikey, where's the wine drinkin smiley?  We only have beer cunts.

I'm not Mikey, but I like this one....

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I was blagging to a guy I know here that's a wine buyer about Tony... that's why I asked in that sms...

He knew the company.

And it made me sound like I knew what I was talking about, even though when he ordered Pinot Noir I expected a white wine

cracked a bottle of 1996 Penfolds bin 707 Cab Sav on the weekend. My dad has about 4 bottles of it and I have been pestering him to drink one for ages. Must say it was amazing. 

its almost to sweet. tiny sips style. fortified to fuck though.

Rapper Lil Jon is releasing his own brand of alcohol -- and it isn't malt liquor, it's wine. Yes, really.

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Little Jonathan Winery (notice how he spells out "little" when it comes to his winery?) has begun producing its own vintages of merlot, cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay. Liquor store owners everywhere have been warned.

Yyyyayyeeeaaaahhhhh!!!!

Crunk!

Just enjoying a 2005 Grant Burge Miamba Shiraz...

I slurped down some of Stanley's finest the other night. It was so-so.

Straight from the bag?

No. I have more class than that. It was actually from a cordial glass.

on our cellar door enture the other month, went to two hands, torbreck, st hallets, and langmeil.

i would recommend just about any red from all of those, except for two hands, which just went way over the top of my head.



i have wanted to go down to langhorne creek forever times, and wanted to know any hot tips of wineries down there. lake breeze, potts and bleasdales are well cemented on my list so far.

also want to head to longview, but that's a whole other story.

Head to Bremerton if your down that way. If you can get your hands on any old adam shiraz your onto a winner. They do a mean cab merlot too. Consistent 90 plus wines with the old adam getting a 98 off that american twat who knows everything. Get stuck into the fortified at bleasdales too. Used to work with a wine making student at BWS who did a couple of vintages at bleasdale. He used to rave about their malbec and tokay.

Edit  http://www.langhornewine.com.au/visiting/cellar/default.asp

If you ask me, Malbec is a grape that needs at least 50 - 75 years behind it before it gets any good, and AFAIK Bleasdale has the oldest Malbec around, but it is only about 10 years old.

Will definitely check their forts though.

Never realised Bremerton was from down that way. Cheers for the tip


PS: I have always my Langhorne Cab Sauvs.

Di Giorgio Pinot Noir Chardonnay...
Mmm I like it.

I'm more of a white/Rose person than a red person, that said I will drink reds but I don't appreciate them as much as others do.

Some fave whites are Geisen Sav Blanc,
Babich Sav Blanc,
Sunset Bay late harvest Reisling,
Rockfords Frontignac (so so sweet, only little bits though)
Rockfords Alicante Bouchet

My folks are good friends with the Mitolos and they always get bucketloads of The Jester whenever they can. I just can't get into it. Not a fan of the rose either, it's too acidic.

Got 4L of goon to make punch with for this weekend!

Had a free tasting of The Black Chook Sparkling Red the other day. Was excellent. I'm not a huge fan of sparkling wines but it went down really well. On that note the normal red of the same name is excellent also.

don't you talk to me about shame.

i get drunk and i get happy. only time i will ever have to hang my head is possibly over a sink or toilet.

seriously don't gaf about it enough to be bothered spending anymore than $15 a bottle from a bottlo. if i have to spend anymore, i'd rather just get spirits or beer.


handy. now i just need to locate a thirsty camel near me.

edit: that was easy, goodwood park hotel.

really? i thought it was absolute pap, but i am hard to please

get your hands on yalumba black d for a good'n.

i need to get my hands on the next vintage of rockfords black shiraz.....

Are you a stonewaller? If not, then good luck getting some.

I dislike most sparkling reds.

Thats just asking for a hangover.

Chris, how can you say that you would never spend more than $15 bucks on a bottle? My mimimum is generally 15 bucks a bottle.

In Australia we are pretty lucky. We can buy a half decent bottle for around 15 to 25 bucks and really dont have to spend too much to get good quality.

Reubs and I got a bottle of Veuve and a bottle of Moet the other night. Went down a treat. Not too expensive if purchased through Dan Murphys

i was speaking to a chick who used to work there who, funnily enough, is the daughter of the/an owner and she told me otherwise.

she reckons that all you have to do is go there when the vintage comes through and anyone can get it OTC.

The owner has 2 sons!

welly welly well..... chicks 

One of his sons is gay though so that's kinda like a daughter.

very easily erika. like i said, i don't care enough to begin with. i quite like what i drink still. hit's the spot nicely even.

i don't buy it for friends or for birthday's or anything though. just for me to sit and get drunk at home. i don't get hangovers either so i can't say i care what type of wine i drink. as long as it isn't red of any sort.


hell, i used to love goon spritzers, so i daresay i've moved up in the wine stakes anyway.

You dont get hangovers?

Wow, that is a blessing. You are seriously blessed by god.

Youve never been seriously hungover to the point you wish you were dead?

 

Just about every weekend for me 

can't say i've really ever been at that point no. i've had a headache here and there, but that's about it.

when i was playing footy all the time, i'd play saturday's, get absolutely blind saturday night then play again for the seniors side on sunday.

Well today's lectures consisted of 12 Bordeaux reds, whites and sweeties, then 8 wines from the Loire Valley.

How do I cope?

By not doing your homework!!!

question time:  when do new Australian vintages first get released onto the market - is it around July/August?

It really depends on the wine.The earliest things to be released are usually Sauvignon Blancs and Rieslings. We have had the 2008 Grosset Riesling here since September so I would say August.

ok so i never thought canada could make good wine (and cant believe i'm about to say this) but FYI the stuff out of the okanagan region (british columbia) is pretty damn good!     but ice wine from ontario is exceptional!  (expensive too!)

Yeah ice wine was really nice. Friend bought a little bottle back.

Fucken love that shit!

picked up some more Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay 07, Rockford's Late Pick Riesling 06, Turkey Flat Rose, Bella Rouge, and more of that Torbreck sticky 'The Bothie' 07. i have my habit under control   




anyone throw some pointers my way on how to make a good sangria? like even what varietal i should lean to for that sort of thing. i walked down the Italian and Spanish aisle at the wine store recently but had no idea which way to go.

i'm talking the zesty, chilled summer variety too, as opposed to the warm cinnamony/spicy winter stuff.

looking at you Yak, for some reason

Just opened an 07 Semillion Sauvignon Blanc from Schild Estate in the Barossa

Not bad for a $15 white - will keep this one in mind for future

Some highlights from the last month have been.

Noon Reserve Shiraz 2006, McLaren Vale - For me Drew Noon makes the second greatest reds in Australia behind Torbreck Vintners, absolutely top draw stuff.

Taylors Vintage Port 1985 - Amazing Vintage Port. Rich, decadent stuff.

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 'Clos St Jacques' 2003, Burgundy - One of the greatest wines I have ever tasting. Pinot Noir at it's best.

Jacques Selosse 'Substance', Champagne - An amazing Champagne made from a Solera system dating back to the early 80's. What real Champagne is all about.

making there labels is a pain in the arse haha

I just printed that label for the USA bottles so many technicalities when it gets sent to the us had to be called the chook not black chook and had to make the picture of the chook brown with out it looking to black also on the blurb on the back had to take the word powerful out.  This was all advised from the Attorney General over there.

Ha, pretty PC over there hey.

can't wait for Vino + Vibes supported by Langmeil, Torbreck, Tin Shed, Vinecrest, McLean's Farmgate and Murray Street wines, and featuring art exhibitions by the one and only Stampy.

I'll be there representing the Tin Shed massive.

Gonna be a very messy night by the sounds of things.

nothing special but i just cracked open a Zonte's 06 Cabernet Malbec from Langhorne Creek to have with dinner tonight. i really like the Cabernet from out that way, and can really see Malbec being good in that region also.

i am quietly excited  

hence the name. 

alot of the cheaper stuff i'v had shits on other wine that i have spent a fortune on.
had a redmanns 2000 shiraz the other night. brilliant!!!!! although it did cost a bit but well worth it.

what are some sweet whites? i only like reeally sweet stuff like moscato

Bethany Late Harvest Riesling from the Barossa is absolutely SHIT hot. Get if for $20 - $25

Tapestry Verdelho is a great choice also, at about $15. They also do a half decent Late Pick Riesling.

You would probably also like Brown Brothers Spatlese Lexia and a few of their other varietals like the Orange Muscat and Flora or the Tarrango, all of which would be more in your price bracket at under $15.





was utter pus. lesson learned - do not believe the guy in the wine section at Dan's.

Thanks Kurko wine extraordinaire 
Have tried a cheapo late harvest riesling and liked its style, keen on the barossa stuff!

Tried the brown brothers lexia last weekend, quite nice

Lets do another wine tour when it gets sunny again!

Sal have you tried Pertaringa's Moscato?

Best sweet wine ever!

http://www.pertaringa.com.au/products/wines

McLaren Vale is where its at.

Can't say I have, only had the BWS moscato's! Thanks for the hot tip

I havent liked any of Tapestry's range. (I'm not a big wine drinker so there is a fair bit I dont like)

At work we just got some of the orlando, brown brothers and d arenberg contracts. Damn they make alot of wine doing a run of 500,000 labels this week and its just one kind.

Tapestry is shithouse. If you do a day of wine tasting, skip Tapestry. The wonly good thing about the place is that it is a nice venue

Wont be going there in a hurry!


I really liked D arenberg! Great wine and an awesome spot!
Hugh Hamilton and Gemtree were really fuckin good too.

yeah we do thier labels as well, fucken hugh hamilton is so anal with his labels he spends like 6 hours oking one label

Awesome location!  Really beatuiful spot

yeah it's a GREAT spot to do lunch. no they're not the best winery by any means, but their Verdelho is honestly good.

anyone tried this one? would be worth a bit now, surely...

   Among other nice wines, still got a magnum of St Hallet's 1994 ( could even be 1998 ? ) Old Block kept and turned nicely...should be cranking and i'm be drinking it within the next year or so... Best 21st pressie ever !!! Thanks Sarah !!!
 Gave my dad a bottle of 2005 Tomfoolery 'Dust Up' Cabernet Sauvignon, for his birthday on the weekend and sent a bottle of 2007 Massena Eleventh Hour Shiraz to a mate in melbs for her birthday... Respect and Thanks to Macro Sharing the boutique goodness that is quality wine...

www.catchoftheday.com.au are doing a wine deal each week now.

Last week I bought half a dozen bottles of 2006 Half Island Chardonnay for $10 + $7 for shipping. Basically, they'd bottled a whole bunch of it for export and the buyer ended up going bust. They only have the back lables on the bottle as well. Was expecting that the wine would be awful, but for $17, who gives a shit right? May as well try it. It arrived today and I gotta say, I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm not generally a huge fan of wine, but this is actually nice and can see it going great with some pasta or fish.

So, may be worth checking for you winos

The current deal is 6x 2006 Deacon Esatate Rose for $29.95

Not sure. I've seen it start to filter into some of the bottleshops though. Prices obviously higher than cellar door though.

I'm up there again in a few weeks. If there's anything left, I'm also going back for seconds!

They are still open but, it is a long weekend this weekend and i doubt they'd make it much further than that.

East end cellars had 08 apricot block in there the other day.

Will be up Monday for more if there is any left.

Just spoke to them... they are sold out of the grenache and Roenfeldt rd cabernet and other products may have a purchase limit depending on what you're after.

Anybody had Stalking Horse before? I'm not a huge wine drinker, but I tried a 2008 shiraz of theirs recently and it went down a treat.

Had a bottle of the 2007 Greenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz tonight at kegel and it was amazing.

Up there with the best reds I've had so far this year. So good.

One of the most consistently amazing wineries I've ever come across. Had a 2002 Roennfeldt Road recently. Incredible wine.

Nice ive got about 5 bottles left from the dozen 08's I purchased. Got to put them to bed for a while now but I keep drinking em.

That 02 Roennfeldt would have been stunning.

Just came back from a big weekend in the Barossa with a light wallet and a full boot of booze. Thanks to the following:

Kabminye for the stickies and original red blends
Charles Melton for the Nine Popes
Rockfords for the 08 Basket Press and 02 SVS
St Hallett for the 05 Jerobam of Blackwell
Kaelser for the Mataro
Hentley Farm for the Beast and Clos Otto
Two Hands for the Olive Oil and Muscat
All of the above for the various white wines I will be purchasing via mail order for the summer

and finally...

Greenock for even more of your 08 and 02 goodness...

Oh, and god I hate Maggie Beers place! Filled to the brim of pushy annoying mum's all trying to be Maggie Beer! UGH!


One final note to those that want to try a good priced stomper - Teusner 'The Dog Strangler' 2009 Mataro is AMAZING and only about $19 bucks! Dan Murphy's bought pretty much all of it from the winery and I've already bought out 3 Dan Murphy's stores of their allocation! Better get in quick or I may get the rest!!!


Back to work for me, I need to refill the dent in my wallet!!!

Hit up Krondorf Road much? How beautiful are Kabminye's dessert wines? Their food is awesome too.

I opened a bottle of 2006 Grant Burge Balthasar Shiraz Viognier the other day. Was stunning! Beautiful wine.

Yep love Krondorf Road and definitely rate Kabminye's dessert wines! Collecting a few of them in time for the warm nights ahead!

Burge Balthasar is a cracking wine too. Such an easy drink!

Next on the list is to stock up on some Eden & Clare Reislings and some Moscato's for summertime drinking! I can't bloody wait!

some serious Krondorf Rd lovin there   


where is Hentleys that i keep on hearing about??

Good haul man. Agree with you on the Teusner , the name says it all its a belter. Leave some for me. Need to hit the BV soon and Clare.

Go and see Karina at Taste of Eden in Angaston. Small producers from Eden Valley use that as their cellar door, it's lovely and full of Rieslings and cooler climate reds.

I love living in the Barossa! 

Thanks Stampy, will do 

Kurko - Hentley Farm is just off Seppeltsfield Road. Head around past Seppelts and you will see a sign on the left to their cellar door (its right on the bend in the road), along a dirt road. If you hit the sign to Greenock Creek Winery (on the right), you've gone too far! If you're coming from the Sturt Highway, take the exit at Greenock, hook a right and you'll see the turnoff on your right. Worth a visit!

Hentley Farm "The Beast" and "The Beauty" are brilliant. The Hentley Farm Shiraz is pretty good too!

Worked my way through some cracking wines at lunch to help try and get rid of this hangover. 2006 Peter Lehmann Mentor was bloody good but the various David Franz blends were the stand out. I would go as far as saying he's probably making the best wine in the valley at this point in time.

Big fan of the Mentor. Had a 98 Stonewell recently that was awesome. The David Franz blends were they GSM?

Dave has all sorts of different blends.

Wish I could give you more info but was still seeing double from last night. Work was bloody hard today.

 

just a lazy '93 Bin 707 tonight i think

oooh yeh nice.

Cracked a 2001 Rockfords Cabernet on Saturday it was lovely also had a bottle of Tscharke 2008 Potter Garnarcha which was an absolute stunner.

How was the 707 Dan?>

The 2001 rockford Cabernet is fantastic. Have gone through a few bottles in recent weeks.

Feel free to invite me round for the next bottle Noddy! x

That could be arranged.

Keen for a movie night? Not sure I'm ready to watch The Human Centipede by myself.

i thought you would have fapped yourself silly to that a long time ago

Very interesting actually, when i first tried it during the day i thought it may have been passed it but it sprung to life later. Really quite vibrant fruit, acid was a little out of balance but the tannins were ok. May not have been the best bottle of it.... need another one to make sure of it : )

I've always believed, what doesn't kill me will make me stronger. Keen as for a movie night! x

My old man had quite a few 96's up until we drank them all about a year ago and they were the same. Almost smelt like dirt when they were opened but came good after a few hours. After being in the bottle for that long it would have needed a good stretch of the legs. If you need a second opinion on the next you know where I am.

We need to join the nailsworth petaunque club and drink wine with the old boys while we destroy them at their game!

About to take the top off a 2005 Menge Estate Midnight Sparkling Shiraz.

Perfect weather for it. 

2007 Dog Ridge Square Cut Cabernet tonight yum. Massive wine its a meal in itself.

Hope everyone has their wine sorted for Christmas! My auction wines have come in and I have already cracked into a few!

Magnum of 1999 St Henri
1999 Rockfords SVS Flaxman
1985 Petaluma Essence

Coupled with some black angus rib eye steaks cooked on the webber and some manchego cheese with truffle honey to finish, it was a superb Saturday night!

Bring on Chrissy and plenty of French bubbles!

 

Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2004, Armand Rousseau
Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2006, J J Prüm
Fortnum & Mason Oloroso Sherry VORS, Bodegas Tradicion
El Titan 2005, Domaine Del Bendito
Willets Single Cask Pot Still Bourbon
Albarino Leira Reyero 2008, Pazo Pascual
Pastrana Single Vineyard Manzanilla, Bodegas Hidalgo
Black Queen Sparkling Shiraz, Peter Lehmann
Oberhauser Brucker Riesling Spatlese 2007, Donnhoff
Hermitage 2007, Domaine Faurie
Spitzerberg Blaufränkisch 2007, Muhr-van der Niepoort
Finca Dofi 2007, Alvaro Palacios
Gigondas Terre Du Diable 2007, Domaine Les Pallieres
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Sentiers 2001, Domaine Arlaud
Koniks Tail Polish Vodka

Naturally

 

haha nice! very multicultural!

charmes chambertin and the chambolle would have been wild.

Been a while since anyone posted here. Recently I've been trying some larger format wines:

1 x Magnum 1994 Skilagolee Riesling - held up pretty well and only cost me $30 at auction
1 x 6L 1996 Majella Shiraz - freaking awesome. big format really helps it hold its qualities... took a few people to get through it though!


What's everyone else drinking this time of year??

Ive been hitting the whites and the sparkling of late

Shaw & Smith M3 Chradonay has been on the rotation along with a number of Watervale Rieslings. Probably my fav purchase and drink in the last month or so would have to be Samuels Gorge Comet Tail Sparkling Shiraz only 490 bottles made (Mclaren Vales finest) I have 1 left. Looking forward to hitting the Convention Centre on the 26th of Feb for the Cellar Door Festival.

Shaw and Smith Chardonnay is very good indeed.

We had the export director from Tapanappa Wines in at work yesterday. We list a few of their wines already, but the entire range is outstanding. It's run by Brian Croser, the founder of Petaluma and he makes several single vineyard wines.

The Tiers Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley - In the top two or three Chardonnays in Australia.
Foggy Vineyard Pinot Noir, Fleurieu Peninsula - Lovely elegant 'Burgundian' Pinot
Whalebone Cabernet Shiraz Blend, Wrattonbully - Classic Australian Blend, rich, with that classic 'minty' character you get from wines down that way.

They are all at the Premium level price wise but I beleive they are worth it.

 

Brian Crosser is a legend

Have not tried The Tiers but heard very good things about it.

On another note.

I have found a nice little stash of Sons of Eden 2008 GSM that I have been hammering. $19.99 a bottle, sensational wine for the price if you can find it  

Can anyone recommend any good wines from the "mainstream" brands? All the talk in here is usually about boutique types and it's not possible for me to get those here.

I like to have some every now and then, I really only get into reds as well. The selection over here is limited to, as stated, mainstream brands, so with Aussie stuff there's pretty much only Jacob's Creek, Penfolds, Wolf Blass, Joy (?), etc. There's a lot more from the US, Chile and South Africa though and with those I have no idea.

If anyone can list some from any of those wineries/countries that are worth trying, I'll see if I can find it. Bear in mind I don't want to pay the earth either, import wine is taxed to hell over here, so it's quite expensive...you can buy a bottle of decent spirits for the same price as the cheapest bottles!

The last one I had was a 2008 Jacob's Creek Shiraz Cabernet and it cost me 599 baht, so about $20...does that seem reasonable?

With the big brands, Jacobs Creek and Penfolds are very well made wines and you really can't go wrong with either at decent price points. Cheap U.S wine is quite simply awful. Avoid names like Blossom Hill, Gallo and Fetzer. Chile to me is just plain boring, even at the premium level. Cono Sur is the best of dull bunch.

I personally can't stand Penfolds but I remember in London that it was all I could get.

I have had some pretty spectacular Penfolds wines but their entry level wine is quite average.

http://www.cellardoorwinefestivaladelaide.com.au/

this weekend

You weren't looking very hard then.

Wine is pretty cheap over here.

No taxes like Australia, so I'm going to attempt to make a collection.

I have one bottle, which has lasted 2 days without being opened, so that's a damn good start.

It's not wine, but it's awesome! Remy Martin XO. Thank you duty free!

I have a bottle of that in the cupboard. Hennessy XO too.

Does anyone here actually like cognac?

I reckon it's over-rated, I'd rather have a nice scotch.

Good cognac is fantastic. Good scotch is fantastic. I'll drink either on any given night. Why the false dichotomy?

Given that the two posts preceding yours were about cognac and were of a positive nature, I'd say yes.

I have to admit, the first time I tried it, I wasn't a fan. But then I tried it again (a few days later) and I've learned to appreciate it. It'll be beautiful on a cold night with the fire going.

Be sure to consume whilst smoking a fine cigar and sitting in a leather bound armchair for ultimate aristocratic effect.

I didn't know whether they'd been opened or not!

A lot of people buy it for the prestige of having it for a special occasion or whatnot. I know that's why I've entertained buying a bottle whilst in duty free shops a few times...lucky I've since tried it and discovered I'm not a fan.

maxwells silver hammer is quite a nice drop for the price