Wine thread

[Skinner]

I love the blends. Not fond of merlot on it's own.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Looking to put away tonight a bottle of Little Yering 2010 Pinot Noir. I'm a fan of Yering Station, so I've got big expectations for Little Yering.

 

[_Johnsy]

Had a bottle of Wolf Blass red label cab merlot, airated and in decanter. Missed the usual bottle with mrs Johns on the deck on a balmy Northern NSW deck under a poincianna on Friday night. So subsequently moved to Sat evening, Enjoyable, about $14 from memory, not bad. great quaffer.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

$14, poor bugger. At Palm Beach they're only $9.99, excluding mates rates...

Did the Wolf Blass tasting event in Brisbane this year. Their wines have improved drastically. Ones to look out for are:

- Red Label Shiraz Cabernet
- Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvingnon
- Gold Label Pinot Noir Chardonnay
- Platinum Label Shiraz

(Grey Label + Black Label were very ordinary this year).

 

[_Johnsy]

$14, poor bugger. At Palm Beach they're only $9.99, excluding mates rates...

Did the Wolf Blass tasting event in Brisbane this year. Their wines have improved drastically. Ones to look out for are:

- Red Label Shiraz Cabernet
- Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvingnon
- Gold Label Pinot Noir Chardonnay
- Platinum Label Shiraz

(Grey Label + Black Label were very ordinary this year).

Meh what's $5 between mates. Although i cannot verify the accuracy of the quoted price, 3 bottles of wine will do that.

Good night champ, off for an early night ;-)

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

3 bottles, good man!

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Cracked open a bottle of port from a local winery at Mount Tambourine (Cedar Creek Winery), and the only thing I can say about it is that it's the worst port I have ever had! Horrifically bitter, no fruit sweetness at all. $20 for 375mL of a 1997 vintage port. Waste of money.

Might move on to the Mount Tambourine Distillery Wattle Toffee Liqueur, bloody good liqueur that one!

Edit: This stuff is sex on my palate!

 

[Bazal]

$14, poor bugger. At Palm Beach they're only $9.99, excluding mates rates...

Did the Wolf Blass tasting event in Brisbane this year. Their wines have improved drastically. Ones to look out for are:

- Red Label Shiraz Cabernet
- Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvingnon
- Gold Label Pinot Noir Chardonnay
- Platinum Label Shiraz

(Grey Label + Black Label were very ordinary this year).

I thought the 09 Grey label shiraz cab was very good tbh. The Yellow chardy is a surprise packet too.

Been at a wedding where the table wine was Tyrrells Glenbawn range. I rate them as quaffers. The shiraz cab is very plummy and soft and the white must have a high percentage of verdelho as I got a lot of pineapple. Perfect wines for good conversion and pub food I thought.

I also had the chance to try the 02 Dom Perignon today and I fell in love. Honey, cinnamon, brioche, peach and a perfect acid backbone. I wish all champagne was this good! It will live longer than me and I wish I could afford it...

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Even with the 50% staff discount...

 

[Twizzle]

At some stage I am doing the tour of the Wolfblass winery, the grey and brown labels are some of my fav reds

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

I thought the 09 Grey label shiraz cab was very good tbh. The Yellow chardy is a surprise packet too.

I wasn't that hot on the 09 Grey Label Shiraz Cab, particularly in comparison to the 08 Grey Label Cab Sauv. The Yellow + Red Labels have really improved a lot, and the Gold Label is really punching above its weight.

 

[Bazal]

Swung into Eden Road wines new cellar door on the way home from Clonakilla today, and tasted the best value chardy I think I have ever tried. The Seedling Tumbarumba chardonnay, absolutely fantastic for 15 bucks...rich and well oaked, great fruit flavours and dangerously easy to drink. I bought 6 of em. The Barbera/Cabernet was excellent as well and found its way into my boot.

 

[Twizzle]

guys, just wondering

firstly do you have a favourite wine glass ?

secondly, do you wash it with the rest of the washing up, like oily shit and crap from your plates and pans etc. ?

I always try and wash mine separately, or at least put it in with stuff that has no oils or fats in the water, and I have a favourite wine glass, it just feels good in the hand and its not too big and bulky

wine glasses are serious stuff

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

I have a group of glasses I use, they're all the same. Don't really have one I pick out from the group. As for washing, I wash all my glasses before cutlery / crockery / pots + pans, so everything is clean for the glassware.

 

[Bazal]

Yeah I wash them seperately. Only have one set that I use though, Burgundy style wide ones (but not too wide) that are great for red and white.

 

[_Johnsy]

3 bottles, good man!

I managed 2 & Mrs Johns 1, woke up ok. Breakfast at Kirramisu, great day.

 

[_Johnsy]

guys, just wondering

firstly do you have a favourite wine glass ?

secondly, do you wash it with the rest of the washing up, like oily shit and crap from your plates and pans etc. ?

I always try and wash mine separately, or at least put it in with stuff that has no oils or fats in the water, and I have a favourite wine glass, it just feels good in the hand and its not too big and bulky

wine glasses are serious stuff

Always wash them separately.

As I am only a red man, I love using Reidel "O" series glasses.

If I dont use them I have a few of the large round varieties. Similar size to below, wheel & barrow always have decent sized glasses.

 

[Bazal]

Drinking a 2009 Clonakilla SemSav and watching the storm...well, storms, there's been about 5 so far

 

[_Johnsy]

Off to bed soon, up @ 4am home at 6pm. long day looking forward to friday off !!

Will make sure to polish off a bottle red before wifes x-mas function.

 

[_Johnsy]

Baz,

I'll keep an eye out for the Seedling Tumbarumba chardonnay, my beautiful bride loves a chard.