Wine thread

[horrie hastings]

Noticed the Summerhill Wine Shop had the 2018 Ringbolt Cab Sav on for $20.

 

[horrie hastings]

Squealing Pig Hawks Bay Syrah 2016, reduced from $24 to $5 at Liqourland.

 

[Bazal]

Squealing Pig Hawks Bay Syrah 2016, reduced from $24 to $5 at Liqourland.

What!!!

 

[Bazal]

Must be a ticketing error. Website is still $24 and a quick text to my old mate who manages Gungahlin confirms $24 on shelf.

Sigh. Shame.

 

[horrie hastings]

Must be a ticketing error. Website is still $24 and a quick text to my old mate who manages Gungahlin confirms $24 on shelf.

Sigh. Shame.

Interesting because it just scanned at $5 for me

 

[Bazal]

Interesting because it just scanned at $5 for me

Yeah, the tickets print as per the price in system.

So if the batch comes down in a certain state or area or even store with an error, the error has still been applied in the system.

Basically you're luckier than me haha. I'll still check out my local if I get the chance

 

[horrie hastings]

Must be a ticketing error. Website is still $24 and a quick text to my old mate who manages Gungahlin confirms $24 on shelf.

Sigh. Shame.

Did your mate scan it at the register, definitely $5 In our system

 

[horrie hastings]

Obscene, 6 bottles for $27

 

[horrie hastings]

Yeah, the tickets print as per the price in system.

So if the batch comes down in a certain state or area or even store with an error, the error has still been applied in the system.

Basically you're luckier than me haha. I'll still check out my local if I get the chance

Almost criminal

 

[horrie hastings]

Must be a ticketing error. Website is still $24 and a quick text to my old mate who manages Gungahlin confirms $24 on shelf.

Sigh. Shame.

It was funny, i was off yesterday so wasn't there when the ticket batch came through, it was a staff member who works at the nearby drive thru shop came in and said did you get any of the Squealing Pig Syrah for $5, we had 6 bottles sitting on the shelf with no ticket on it so scanned it and it came up $5, scanned the bottle for a ticket and it came up as $5 also, you gotta love Liquorland sometimes

 

[Bazal]

I CBF with the vintage, Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir.

Not the Hills, the estate. f**king hell, this used to be a cracker. How easy is it to churn out below par juice when you write the most popular book that rates your wine?

This easy.

It's not awful by any means, it's just nothing on what it used to be. Simple nose, tart cherry and sap. Palate is much the same, it's got some spice and a nice kind of velvety texture for sure but it just feels lacking.

Shame, because it used to be excellent and good value. And the chardies are still excellent. Maybe it's just a shit year

 

[Bazal]

2018 Yarrh Wines Natural Shiraz.

Hand plunged, wild ferment, no oak and no preservatives, filtering or additives.

Tastes like high quality free-run shiraz juice straight off the crush, just about. Great stuff to just drink

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

2018 Yarrh Wines Natural Shiraz.

Hand plunged, wild ferment, no oak and no preservatives, filtering or additives.

Tastes like high quality free-run shiraz juice straight off the crush, just about. Great stuff to just drink

Get down to VC Manuka mate, Coles are going spastic with the clearances.

 

[horrie hastings]

Get down to VC Manuka mate, Coles are going spastic with the clearances.

They sure are, I did the late shift today so missed the ticket run but there was a 11 pages and most of them were $5 , I think a lot we didn't have or only a few bottles left, obviously a lot would have gone by the time I got there at 2pm . Just for a cheap Quaff I picked up the 1lt Mad Fish white for $5 but as I was doing a quick face up at closing I thought I saw Brands Laira Cab Sav for $5 , going to check it out properly tomorrow. Mind you I picked up the Squealing Pig Syrah yesterday for $5 , had other shops ringing up looking for it today.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

They sure are, I did the late shift today so missed the ticket run but there was a 11 pages and most of them were $5 , I think a lot we didn't have or only a few bottles left, obviously a lot would have gone by the time I got there at 2pm . Just for a cheap Quaff I picked up the 1lt Mad Fish white for $5 but as I was doing a quick face up at closing I thought I saw Brands Laira Cab Sav for $5 , going to check it out properly tomorrow. Mind you I picked up the Squealing Pig Syrah yesterday for $5 , had other shops ringing up looking for it today.

Apparently the world needs more James Busby top shelf international wines...

 

[Bazal]

Get down to VC Manuka mate, Coles are going spastic with the clearances.

Might do that....anything I should look out for?

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Might do that....anything I should look out for?

Bannockburn Serre PN for about $60
8 Popes Shiraz for about $40

Like HH, the store had been belted by the time I got there at 4.

 

[Bazal]

Went down to VC. Not a whole lot of high end stuff on, but did get some steals.

Off the top of my head, got;

Pizzini Nebbiolo $29
Some Young Punks Passion Has Red Lips $10
Yarra Burn Vintage Rose $10
Squealing Pig Syrah $10
Maison Champy White (Forget which one) $10
De Bortoli Bella Riva Sangiovese $5

Sadly all out of the Deep Woods Shiraz Et Al and Cab Malbec for $5 a pop as well.

My two local Liquorlands have zero clearance buys though. Apparently First Choice are going loopy too but I CBF going there now the nearest one is the shit city store.

 

[horrie hastings]

Batch X McLaren Vale Shiraz down to $5, i let the hunters get them this morning seeing i got the Squealing Pig Syrah for $5. Stock on hand did say we had a couple of bottles left even though the shelf was empty, will check the tops tomorrow to see if there are any strays.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Seppelt “Drumborg Vineyard” Pinot Meunièr 2016. Nowhere near as good as I remember when I had this wine about 8 or so years ago. Acidic and thin, I am genuinely not finding any redeeming features in this wine.