Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Daver6]

bringing better halves => drinking better wine?

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That's a fantastic line-up!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

bringing better halves => drinking better wine?

bringing better halves => drinking better wine => (Pinot included better?) => better halves = better judges 100%

Statements from multiple better halves => ‘Drinking Pinot like drinking lemonade so treat it the same!’

Out of respect to better halves in attendance - pictorial evidence of lemonade Pinot bottle necking is witheld

I rest my case!!!

 

[qaz]

bringing better halves => drinking better wine => (Pinot included better?) => better halves = better judges 100%

Statements from multiple better halves => ‘Drinking Pinot like drinking lemonade so treat it the same!’

I rest my case!!!

exactly - and who doesn't like good handmade lemonade?

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Picked up at a Langtons auction. Beautiful nose, mulberry, cherry and vanilla galore.

 

[afro]

Bought these 2 bottles of each at a supermarket, around $20-$30 per bottle, both had a bottled corked, smell like a wet towel been hanging at your bathroom for a few days.

The other bottle of 08, tasted normal , some black fruit left, quite simple, more on the past the peak side than on its peak.

The 2013 was a bit better in terms of flavour, but both of these are quite simple, cheap but won’t buy again.

And since we don’t have even wine, a friend brought in a “spare” in case someone want something different. 6 of us nearly finished that bottle, a nice 3 and a half hour lunch.

 

[kevviek]

Caught up with some old work friends for an express BYO lunch at Cosi in Sth Yarra….was trying to remember where the Savaterre came from and just looked it up - a $40 price match at Dan’s!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Pertaringa is a favourite of mine - big bold flavor driven which I always enjoy although I know others view differently - Michael is the Ette’s all time fave - she scuttles up to highest point in our cellar where I hide them without fear nor favour - 150 very much meh and I am a big Penfolds supporter - and who hasn’t had their lives saved hangover avoided by a soda water?

 

[cove]

Does soda water really fix hangovers?
Tried a 2015 Moss Wood red and it was over the hill.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Does soda water really fix hangovers?

Avoids

 

[cove]

I did the usual Krug and icy vodka on my return from Los Angeles. Stopping in Narita means you get it twice to get to Singapore.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I did the usual Krug and icy vodka on my return from Los Angeles. Stopping in Narita means you get it twice to get to Singapore.

Do you remember what gate you arrived at? Or easier were you directed to United or ANA Lounge?

 

[cove]

In Narita we passed on going to a lounge. It was quite a distance and with my knee replacement I didn’t want to walk that far. They have quickened the process so you just come off the plane and wait in a holding area instead of having to go thru a screening process. We would usually go to the ANA lounge.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Bacchus at Rydges Brisbane south bank. Exceptional wine list. Now which Sassicaia to choose!

Wine — Bacchus Restaurant

In honour of Bacchus; the God of wine, drama, and revelry. An interactive, engaging experience, delivered by passionate and unassuming experts. Unlock the world of wine as we create a sense of time and place in every glass.

www.bacchussouthbank.com.au

 

[boomy]

Bacchus at Rydges Brisbane south bank. Exceptional wine list. Now which Sassicaia to choose!

Wine — Bacchus Restaurant

In honour of Bacchus; the God of wine, drama, and revelry. An interactive, engaging experience, delivered by passionate and unassuming experts. Unlock the world of wine as we create a sense of time and place in every glass.

www.bacchussouthbank.com.au

Used to be a favourite of mine back when I was Plat and Rydges offered 50% off F&B with no restrictions!

 

[Bill Bosworth]

Just necked my last of the completely famous failed export '16 'Yalumba Signature'... still not awful but is it...

 

[TheRealTMA]

Bacchus Rydges South Bank Brisbane

 

[henleybeach]

Very good
Peppery, cinnamon, dark fruits
Lovely with a steak from Aurora restaurant ADL

 

[SYD]

One for the “Not so nice wines I did not try” list…(as seen in SCL).


At $2.70 per 500ml, it possibly tastes like cat’s pi$$….

 

[drron]

So we are going to downsize in 2025. So now I have to concentrate on drinking the cellar. At it's peak close to 2000 bottles. I bought 1400 with me to the Sunshine Coast when we moved from the Hunter Valley in 1992. Fortunately I cut out buying winw about 4 years ago so now am down to just under a 100 bottles of table wines. The 37 bottles of vintage Port are probably going to take a bit longer.

Today I drank a bottle of 1996 Petaluma Reisling from their Hamlin Hill vineyard. The cork was still perfect and it was at peak or very slightly past. Which got me to thinking. What will our cold climate reislings be like with the screw tops. Certainly the reds I have had with screw tops are less advanced than their predecessors with corks. Unfortunately no way I am going to find out. Another 28 years to wait for a reisling I buy today will see me aged 105. Exceedingly unlikely I would get to taste it.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Yum.