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Yeah, Savitar and GAM now in slope shoulder bottles and cork seals. The Savitar 2020 uses Diam corks, hope GAM does too,

I pulled the cork from the Triple Creek Shiraz 2021 tonight, it's the same cheap agglomerate cork as the 2022, with a little layer of proper cork at each end, only lightly stained. I seems a little less savoury now, but the fruit isn't really singing and the line of minerally acid is the...

Actually, looking back over at my place, I think GWD had taken over The Colonial Estate rights by 2010/2011, so everything since then made by/for them. Lots of mentions of 2006-2009 TCE reds cleared by GWD. I did also see mention that Dan Standish took over the actual winery/cellar door site.

Yes, they were great wines at the clearance prices. I have occasionally bought self-mixed packs of Colonial, Viking etc wines to see how the quality is and have only rarely been impressed, but the Emigre 2021 would be a decent buy at around $30.

My memory of their sales attempt in Australia was that they were considered over-priced for a start up winery with no local pedigree and the marketing didn't work for local sales. I suspect you are correct re export sales. This one is actually a good wine and a lucky clearance buy from GWD in...

Yeah, that should hide the taste of that Gin! :rolleyes:

I have a bit of Mitolo in my cellar, from good vintages, mostly GAM. Savitar is always a more tannic, structured wine than the more fruit-driven GAM and in ordinary vintages, like 2017, can be very hard and not easy to like and maybe never will be. I bought the 2020 Savitar and decided to keep...

Very interesting, two quite different styles of Shiraz. The 2021 has a lighter and more advanced colour and development than you would expect from the 1 year difference. It's savoury and mellowing rather than fruit driven and the acid pokes out a little. Despite the high a/v (15.5%) it isn't...

After seeing the damaged return I ordered a 6-pack of each of the 2022 and 2021 and got a refund for the damaged 2022 pack. They arrived today, taped together. I'll probably sample them both tonight via Coravin.

I refused to buy from GWD for many years after a very nasty exchange with the aptly named Tony Sells who was running the show back then. After he moved on I still only buy very occasionally and very selectively, mostly the quite reliable Colonial Estate Sparkling Shiraz when at the bottom of the...

:) I think it would be a little difficult to go that far back. With Reschke there was a huge amount in bottle, tank and barrel at point of sale. That looks like the original label/packaging, but CW seem to have excellent arrangements for labelling/packaging etc.

CW Wines is a very inventive and organised company. When they take over other producers (eg Ulithorne, Cape Barren, Schild) they go on to release a raft of wines from vintages prior to the takeover which were never part of the range before the takeover. Either they were exceedingly good at...

Some of the prices on offers carried over from the previous sales are higher in this one, so check carefully.

https://www.hewitson.com.au/shop/p/cask-66-shiraz If nobody buys it at $450, no one is being hurt or ripped off. ACCC can't keep up with the big rip-offs let alone the teeny, tiny, little stuff like this.

It's not hidden: Patritti Wines 'B.S.V' Shiraz 2021 - Red Wine

Seems to be single use per account, but does work for Guest checkout.

Hmm, $15 on Wednesday, $20 last Sunday, $20 4-5 November, that's 4 I've used this month,

Not quite yet, but history says it's likely. They have outlasted many other ambitious start ups though. I just ignore the offers like those you listed, fridge magnets, etc, etc. They actually have quite a number of mid-level offerings: $15 range, $25-$30 range, a few up to $50, from good...

Was down to $20 in a 4-pack back in August.

My order has been held up in Sydney for nearly a week, probably damaged.