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Indeed. Thanks for sharing your positive experience. So glad it worked for you and the family. I should have gone through immigration and spent an evening in HKG itself. When I realised I was on a loser, I was already on the airside, trying to reach yet another lounge about 3 hours in to my...

I don't. I just assumed Virgin Atlantic would look after me like Etihad has done on partner flights. What a wrong assumption!

I had a torrid time in HKG recently as I transited through from SYD to LHR and back again on the Virgin Australia / Virgin Atlantic route. When I booked the VA83 / VA 5341/2 route I knew there was a 7hr 20min lay over on the way out and a 3hr 30min lay over on the way back. I assumed I would...

That is such lovely news, BC. Super happy for you both. Stay well. And my warm wishes for motherhood x

What's the score BC?

Thanks for the tip. I think the problem is Atlantic do not have their own lounge in HKG anymore and use the Plaza Premium one for eligible guests. It looks pretty ordinary. Tempted to travel in to town given I have over 7 hours to kill. But if I can be guested in elsewhere, then that would be...

I can guest x1 as follows: - VA 83 - 20 Nov 18 - SYD - HKG (The House - old Etihad Lounge at SYD) - 7:15 am - 10:15 am - VA 5342 - 27 Nov 18 - LHR - HKG (Virgin Atlantic Club House at LHR) - 6:00 pm - 9:00pm - VA 82 - 28 Nov 18 - HKG - SYD (The Club Autus at HKG) - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

On VA83 20 Nov 2018 SYD - HKG arriving 4:35pm in HKG. Leaving HKG - LHR at 11:55pm on VA 5341. I have a 7 hour 20 minute layover in HKG and have been told by VA that I don't have lounge access to VAs lounge as I am technically on a Virgin Atlantic ticket from HKG to LHR (cannot believe the...

I had a 15 Theorem over 3 days. Each day it got better. They are incredible wines, built for the ages, but with some serious aeration, drink beautifully early. In my opinion (and this is a big, qualified claim), the best of Standish are as good as Hill of Grace and any other single vineyard...

Never heard of the event. But it looks targeted at the overseas Asian market, a super important segment for Penfolds these days, as they press for higher margins and global market share and reputation. I do try to attend as many tastings as I can. Top tips to get the invite: - sign up to the...

Agree, @gxia. But I'm guessing / hoping the 2015 St Henri will be a slow evolver as they've held it back an extra year. It was out of whack still for me even with the extra year. Time will tell ...

I think they put extra caps back on the table as I'm pretty sure it was under cork. I didn't get a picture of the neck of the bottle to double check.

@Viridianne and me had the privilege of sampling the new Penfolds Collection of 2018 at Dan Murphy's a few days ago. We got to sample: - Penfolds Bin 95 Grange 2014 - Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2015 - Penfolds RWT Bin 789 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 - Penfolds Reserve Bin 17A Adelaide Hills...

Hi there I am afraid I cannot do the Monday or the Tuesday lunchtime. But happy to see if we can do a coffee instead. Text or email me if you have any available slots on the Tuesday afternoon. Cheers, Wozza

Tried the Serrat - Serrat Chardonnay 2017 over the weekend. Understated, super classy and very approachable. Very much White Burgundy in style. A Halliday 97. But just off the pace of the PN and SV for me with a Wozza 95: Wozza on Vivino Community Tasting Note - 2017 Serrat Chardonnay

A JH98? Wow. I'm not surprised. The nose is a 98 for me. But still very youthful palate isn't quite there. Hence a Wozza 96 from me at this just released stage. Glad I got some. A bit gutted I didn't get to try Carson's first Nebbiolo release. I bet it's a cracker for the future (knowing Nebs...

I opened the Serrat - Serrat Pinot Noir 2017 last night and found it utterly beguiling. Especially on the nose. And despite it's obvious youthfulness on release. I can't think of a better Pinot in Aus at the moment at this price point. Sadly, they have sold out ar Serrat and I am not sure if...

Thanks mate. I've just booked flights to Tassie in the middle of Feb next year. I'm hoping we can organise a dinner or lunch and maybe some cellar door visits. I've spoken with Steady, and I'll post something up soon. It would be lovely to meet you. Hopefully the stars align. Cheers, Wozza

It's been a while since I last posted a review in this thread. But it would be super rude to keep this one to myself ...! The Serrat - Serrat is sublime. Much more elegant than 2015 and 2016. And it's all the better for it: Wozza on Vivino Big recommendation from me.

Hi all, in particular Steady, Delectable and Roo (and anybody else in Tassie) I have been threatening to come to Tassie for too long. I have my Velocity free return flight to book and have missed out on the Exceptional ticket allocation in Sydney. Would you like to do a catch up in Tassie...