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[Fantic125]

Mine arrived today - 2 bottles of Yering!

 

[Canny man]

Similar. I have 3/12/11 as ready for dispatch, but no gift.

Granted, with 3000 P1 members, it's an expensive exercise for Qantas and I wouldn't expect express delivery.

 

[Canny man]

Update...
Just been emailed a notice that the parcel has been delivered.

 

[Canny man]

2 bottles of Brokenwood Wade Block 2 2009
Very nice.
Thanks Qantas!

 

[pagingjoan]

2 bottles of Brokenwood Wade Block 2 2009
Very nice.
Thanks Qantas!

So both 2009? They really are mixing things up, are they not.
Are you Plat 1, by any chance?

 

[Canny man]

Yes P1.

I think the Brokenwood is a bit nicer than the Yarra if it's the regular, not the reserve.

 

[pagingjoan]

Yes P1.

I think the Brokenwood is a bit nicer than the Yarra if it's the regular, not the reserve.

Would agree with that!

 

[N860CR]

Just polished off my Yering Chardonnay. Was left sitting at my door this morning. Almost overpowering woody aroma, but quite nice. I also scored the USA export model. Given the 2008 blend fell right in the middle of the US downturn, I'd assume that perhaps they over-budgeted and QF picked up a cheap lot.

 

[JohnM]

Just polished off my Yering Chardonnay. Was left sitting at my door this morning. Almost overpowering woody aroma, but quite nice. I also scored the USA export model. Given the 2008 blend fell right in the middle of the US downturn, I'd assume that perhaps they over-budgeted and QF picked up a cheap lot.

Any wine with a export back label that gets sold domestically is a clearance. Not necessarily over-budgetted - it could be a cancelled order. It's very common these days and shows how tough it is for our wine industry .

 

[Storyteller]

O/T. Enjoying a clean skins classic white. Can't believe it was $5.99.or maybe $4.99.
Hopefully we still have a wine industry in 10 years.

Trying to do my best to talk about Aussie wines overseas, & almost always buy local wines here.

 

[JohnM]

I'm afraid that relying on the mass cleanskin-type market, while pleasant wine, is not the way to differentiate ourselves for higher margins in overseas markets. There is some criticism that some of our well-known overseas mass-market brands have been counter-productive to the image of Australian wine. Trying to sell the good stuff overseas is very tough. The image of Australian wine is that it is pleasant and (was) cheap but not worth serious money.

With our cost structure, we'll never win a race to the bottom against S American and S African producers. It's not a happy time for the wine industry .

(Just to clarify: I'm only involved as a drinker but I follow what's happening in the industry as part of my hobby of both drinking wine and visiting the world's major wine regions on my travels ).

 

[cove]

If you have Australian costs and values on wine you can be easily pleased. I was surprised to see a top Penfolds drop for sale in California for about half our Australian price. If QF can pick up cancelled US destination wines for us then that is wonderful.
The pre Christmas upgrades were really well received but when they stop you know what you are missing!

 

[Canny man]

It is common to see top Oz wines cheaper overseas. I couldn't believe the price difference when I first arrived in Oz. Wines I regularly enjoyed in the UK were out of my price range closer to home. Best thing that could happen to the Oz wine industry to is to change the tax from value to volume, as the current system penalises premium wines. Sorry for going OT.

 

[Vinny]

Oz wines are commonly sold and readily available in supermarkets in France. Prices often less than here despite freight and a higher tax base, and with the currency exchange of late I expect it will be a bit less expensive again.

And by the way quite a few of our mid range wines are seen as quite respectable for the price.

 

[asdf]

Not a bad deal - I quite like the free Yering Station bottles I got last year (around the time of the flight disruptions).

Purchase 6 bottles of Yering Station Shiraz Viognier 2007 to receive a bonus bottle of Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2005 or 2006*. This offer is valid for a limited time. The first 471 purchases will contain the Wolf Blass 2005 vintage, the following purchases will contain the Wolf Blass 2006 vintage.

Wines | epiQure by Qantas Frequent Flyer

 

[Sprucegoose]

2 bottles of Brokenwood Wade Block 2 2009
Very nice.
Thanks Qantas!

I got those as well. Not a bad drop either.