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JamieAdelaide wrote: ↑Fri Apr 18, 2025 4:20 am

Jimmya wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 12:47 pm

Interested in your terms Jamie...

Bottle for bottle exchange.

Somebody contacted me and I may have misunderstood their offer, but it seemed they were after multiples of GC Burgundy or “elite” Barolo as they called it, per Giaconda.


Hmmmmm….

Sent you a PM

Incidentally, on the FB page for wine lovers, I offered mature Grand Cru Burgundy as a swap for the latest Giconda. No takers!
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Interested in your terms Jamie...

The cheapest price for the Buisson-charles in oz is $350...

I forgot to add has anyone tried the Savaterre and what that is like for a comparison to Giaconda? Savaterre is very good, but not in the same league as Giaconda. Sorrenberg, OTOH, is fabulous and a genuine alternative (if not as reductive). However, that too is extremely difficult to purchase outs...

Hey Mike did u take notes? Interested in the years up to 06 that went through full malo and are 14.5% alc

Bytown Rick wrote: ↑Fri Feb 14, 2025 5:03 am

Ian S wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 11:34 pmI recall Brian (aka red bigot) setup a bargain hunters site, but don't know if it's still going.

Last updated 23 October 2021. https://redbigot.info/

Its forum only now, but still going strong

Thought BP had a 6 bottle limit for the first cut?

Didnt realise lulu is open for lunch! Is it just Sundays?

There seems to be no Rhyme or reason, got hit and delivered weeks ago, got 3 each of the Shiraz, Shiraz mataro and cab malbec, 4 bottles of each would have been better but I've never missed out completely so can't complain!

Product review or the amount on gumtree that "no longer cool" provides all the info you need on vintecs....I've also previously owned one

Yikes. Don't think I'll be locating my fridge in a room that gets above 20 degrees (partially below grade and naturally fairly well insulated), but I don't think I can quite get my head around a product which can't achieve some semblance of consistency on internal temperature. It's just not worth t...

I'm pretty sure the Swan Valley is the second oldest wine region in Oz behind the Hunter. Its extremely hot in summer, I know Faber have almost had 2 verdhelo vintages in 1 year ie picking 3rd of Jan. The best and oldest producers of fortified are Talijanisch and Kosovich, but other go alright too, ...

IMO these wines are the best of their style in Oz...yes beating Rutherglen etc

NSW red stripe. I ordered 6, CC got hit today for what looks like 4 bottles. Based on the dollars it seems like I missed out on the Shiraz Mataro this year. I rang last week. They've run out of Shiraz Mataro. So has any red striper got their full order? Yep, got my full order delivered last week. 6...

Just so we are clear, you are not allowed to share your allocation with friends.

Just so we are clear you are allowed to share your allocation with friends * if your name is Jamie...and its for a tasting

Is there a parrellel universe in this thread?

There's certainly a few years where BL is better than JR too...

sjw_11 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 12:53 am 6x Giaconda Chardonnay 2021

Sold out in an hour...I logged on at 6 am perth time and all gone!

Ages quibble aside, the next question is do these wines improve with age or just get older and different?

Hmmmm that 61 palmer sounds good....

9 bistro
Marumo
Monstrella

Also perth easily has the worst wine lists in the country and generally wine is 3x "normal" price

I picked up some stuff at auction: 83, 2*90, 2*93 Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 1*76 Yalumba Riesling 1*09 Gonon St Joseph + a few bottles bottles of 60’s and 70’s reds from a mixed lot. I like the MW system for bidding, but I really don’t understand why they don’t photograph all the wines. The...

I wouldnt be suprised if it depends on who is filling the orders! I assume its all hands on deck.

"Penfolds post the 70s pretty much a mess" mess doesn't mean shit?
maybe you should re-read what you wrote....

The problem is that researching and purchasing wine is almost as fun as drinking them. I’ve often thought the only way to reduce purchasing is to unsubscribe from mailing lists, stop going on forums like this and generally read less about wine - which isn’t fun :) 100% , the time spent ignoring my ...

Mahmoud Ali wrote:

phillisc wrote:BP worth it, yes, but I tasted a wine later that day ( a clue, incredibly close to home) that blew it out of the park...and was cheaper.

Aren't you the coy one.

Yeah! Name names!

How much is the dry country? im a stonewaller but cant see it online

Yep, too many flogs on this thread

To be honest felix, i cant wait for you to go home either

Yeah, I was on again tonight. Same thing. I'm going to send a second email to them. Hopefully they can find the time to reply this time.. Good luck with the email, been coversing with a few "higher ups" including tamara, head of auctions, i *think* they mean well but its a shit show, not ...