Pinot Palooza

[RooFlyer]

Anyone been to this before? I received notice via Henschke: Pinot Palooza

Anyone thinking of attending in MEL or SYD?

Its hard to find the dates, so here they are from the Henschke e-mail:

 

[strippett]

Sounds Like Fun might go the Melb one.

 

[TomVexille]

$60 :shock:

 

[boomy]

I'm considering going to the BNE event.

Anyone been last year, does it worth the ticket price?

 

[TheRealTMA]

I'm considering going to the BNE event.

... does it worth the ticket price?

It's a possibility.... One gets a free reidel glass (not that I need anymore!) plus lots of nice Pinots to drink so the ticket price seems reasonable. The backstage MC may also be interesting.

ed: Ahh Bu**er! Just realised we'll be in London so can't go to this year's event.

 

[TomVexille]

It's a possibility.... One gets a free reidel glass (not that I need anymore!) ...

So we should all chip in and send QF WP​ to the BNE event

 

[TheRealTMA]

So we should all chip in and send QF WP​ to the BNE event

Good idea but maybe that could be embarrassing. What would he do with the extra Riedel glass?

 

[penegal]

I am thinking about it.

I have heard mixed things. In the early years it was in a parking garage which smelt like a parking garage.

 

[DrSammyLee]

I'm heading to the SYD one. Went last year and it was pretty good fun. Atmosphere is light and goofy but the wine is still seriously good. Lots of good vendors plus a few from across the pond that do not have a big distribution here yet. Last year I found Charteris (a newish husband-wife team that branched out from Brokenwood to start their own winery in NZ). Plus quite a few stalls always have some extra bonus wine not listed officially. i.e. pre-release vintages, new labels etc. I find these tasting events good in a different way to the more formal trade-tastings, everyone's in a light mood and the winemakers are more likely to let their hair-down and give you the full goss about their wines (both the good and the bad).

I heard the Melbourne last year was held in a garage and lots of people complained (including the vendors). So it looks like they took the criticism and moved it to a better spot this year.

The same guys that organize this event (Bottleshop concepts) are also doing Vin Diemen (formerly called Tasmania Unbottled), a showcase for Tasmanian wines. It's a smaller event than Pinot Palooza (and cheaper at ~$32) but still quite interesting if you want to explore Tassie wines, last year Tolpuddle and Holm Oak were my highlights.

 

[penegal]

Does anyone want to go to MEL with me? Uppy? Roo Flyer?

 

[RooFlyer]

Does anyone want to go to MEL with me? Uppy? Roo Flyer?

Arrgh! Edit this post. I WILL be o/s at that time. I was thinking of the wrong month.

 

[penegal]

Arrgh! Edit this post. I WILL be o/s at that time. I was thinking of the wrong month.

Damn, hopefully we run into each other soon.