Vinomofo Wine Deals

[beefarmer]

2 cases of 2012 Glenlofty Cab Sauv. arrived today via Nexday. I'm now sharing with so many that only 4 of these are mine. Never mind, it gives an opportunity to diversify and earn a few points on the back of others
The wine, well it was sitting outside all day at about 12 degrees so it was a bit cold when I excitedly opened it and poured a glass for +1 and I. Whilst I think it a steal at under $9, I should have waited a few hours for it to warm and breath. I am sure that the next one I open will be twice as good as I'm going to plan it better.
So what's next on the Fo?

Give us a fair dinkum review next please......

 

[beefarmer]

First I've heard about them using Aus Post again.

VM have boasted over the past 12 months or so about how superior the courier they use is compared to Aus Post (they used to use Aus Post).

Very good news from my perspective if they are moving back to Aus Post. Nexday have been hopeless.

even ordering a case a week, I am happy with it all....the liver is still intact.

 

[jet1233]

Has anyone cracked the BM Reisling deal yet?
It doesn't seem to say who gave it 94 pts and I am having trouble working it out.

 

[redbigot]

This is correct the Trade Practices Act (Cth) 1974 was repealed in 2010. Anyone making reference to such an Act is unlikely to be apprised of current consumer protection law. The TPA was replaced by something similar, which is contained within Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act (Cth) 2010 and is colloquially known as the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

There are no specific sections of that Act which deal with wine, however section 54 which relates to 'Guarantee as to acceptable quality' may be relevant, but it is not axiomatic to therefore suggest that the merchant is obligated to replace the wine because you were of the view that it was off. A claim that a merchant has to replace wine because you think it is off is simply wrong. Although out of the interest of preserving their reputation and to maintain good customer relations a merchant may choose to voluntarily do so.

The above relates to consumer protection law, a statutory area of law, and is different to any policies that the merchant may have which could be contractual in nature.

I'm not sure it is correct to say it was "repealed" in entirety.
"The TPA has been renamed and is now known as the CCA. For transactions that occurred up to 31 December 2010, the TPA will continue to apply." So if I strike a cork-tainted wine prior to 2010 vintage I can invoke TPA provisions still, if necessary.
But that's just being pedantic, the same/similar/improved provisions apply in the new act..

I did NOT say that the merchant/producer had to replace it if you thought it was off or didn't like it (although VinoMofo does that).
I DID say the obligation was to replace/refund it if it was faulty, wine is no different to any other goods in that respect. The issue is recognising and/or being able to prove the fault.

As per the article I linked to, some faults can be tested after the event of opening the bottle and will survive for testing on return of the opened bottle.
Cork taint for example is a result of a manufacturing defect and the wine is ruined as soon as the tainted cork is inserted. The CCA provisions clearly apply, same for the other faults, but some can be difficult to prove, eg where did the heat damage occur?

I hope that's useful for you when you next strike some faulty wine.

 

[Wozza]

The Star Lane Merlot arrived a few days ago, along with two other VM boxes, so guessing it came by Aus Post too, judging by the other posts. It was looking all fancy in its laid down box. Is it just me, or do the wines seem more fancy when they are packed that way? I will be trying it over the next three nights, and will report back as promised...

 

[redbigot]

The Star Lane Merlot arrived a few days ago, along with two other VM boxes, so guessing it came by Aus Post too, judging by the other posts. It was looking all fancy in its laid down box. Is it just me, or do the wines seem more fancy when they are packed that way? I will be trying it over the next three nights, and will report back as promised...

That looks like a NexDay label (the not-shown part should be clearly labelled NexDay), Aus Post are different.

I'm still getting dispatch emails which mention NexDay.

 

[Steady]

I can track my deliveries through NexDay so I don't think they are coming through AP (they just aren't being delivered on the date their site indicates)

 

[bmhchang]

That looks like a NexDay label (the not-shown part should be clearly labelled NexDay), Aus Post are different.

I'm still getting dispatch emails which mention NexDay.

Just received email that my case of Hewitson Mother Vine and Fox & Hounds Shiraz is to be delivered by NexDay tomorrow.

 

[Wozza]

A brief report back on the Wynns V&A that I finished last night:

Day 1 - straight from the first sniff and taste you could tell this was a well structured and well balanced wine for cellaring, even before it had really opened up. Those first two glasses were 'very drinkable', with subtle lawyers of cherry (the predominant flavour) and oak. Smooth tannins.

Day 2 - amazed at how consistent the taste and experience was between Day 1 and Day 2. Two more glasses down.

Day 3 - Wow, the wine has really opened up and the fruit has come to the fore, brimming with berries (still that cherry taste, but others too) and chocolate. There was a dash of spice at the end of the medium finish.

Great wine, with great potential. It is very, very drinkable now, and a classy affair. Luckily I have lots of other VM wines to get through before circling back to the rest of the 6 pack - if I didn't, I suspect the rest would go very quickly!

[And if I compare it to its brother - The Black Label - tried the month before, it is a similar experience, but probably better value given its price point.]

Highly recommended.

 

[blackcat20]

A brief report back on the Wynns V&A that I finished last night:

Day 1 - straight from the first sniff and taste you could tell this was a well structured and well balanced wine for cellaring, even before it had really opened up. Those first two glasses were 'very drinkable', with subtle lawyers of cherry (the predominant flavour) and oak. Smooth tannins.

Day 2 - amazed at how consistent the taste and experience was between Day 1 and Day 2. Two more glasses down.

Day 3 - Wow, the wine has really opened up and the fruit has come to the fore, brimming with berries (still that cherry taste, but others too) and chocolate. There was a dash of spice at the end of the medium finish.

Great wine, with great potential. It is very, very drinkable now, and a classy affair. Luckily I have lots of other VM wines to get through before circling back to the rest of the 6 pack - if I didn't, I suspect the rest would go very quickly!

[And if I compare it to its brother - The Black Label - tried the month before, it is a similar experience, but probably better value given its price point.]

Highly recommended.

It's definitely a wine that benefits from being open for a while before you drink it.

My Prosecco has apparently just been delivered. I like Nexday as they know where to leave the wine, out of sight, when I'm not home. In fact, they leave it there even when I am home...

 

[Buzzard]

How did you treat the wine Wozza? Did you decant or pour straight from the bottle? If you decanted am I coorect in assuming you poured back into the bottle at the end of each night?

 

[simonk83]

How did you treat the wine Wozza? Did you decant or pour straight from the bottle? If you decanted am I coorect in assuming you poured back into the bottle at the end of each night?

Just on that, I've had a bottle of Winesave that I use whenever I have a bottle open overnight or longer (basically adds a layer of inert Argon gas above the wine to stop air getting to it). I've no idea if it works really but it makes me feel better

 

[Wozza]

Good question Buzzard - if I am drinking a wine over three or four nights, which I tend to do during the week, I do not decant, but leave it in the bottle open for the evening and then closed until the next day. It usually means you don't get the Real McCoy until the last day or two, but I love the journey the wine goes on (and sometimes doesn't go on - that's what happened to the Bleasdale Generation Shiraz over the weekend - a complete gonna after night one). It also means the wine is not spoiled and donated to the sink after the first night, and means I can keep the calorie count down, my waist in check, and keeps me compos mentis for the inevitable ups and downs of being a relatively young father (there are often big night shifts during these miserable Winter nights)!!

It's not a practice I do with the pricey stuff I have acquired from VM (pricey for me, is anything over the $35 a bottle mark). That stuff usually gets the royal decanting, airing treatment and is usually consumed with friends over a meal that night.

What's your practice when tasting wines during the week?

 

[rawlax]

Good question Buzzard - if I am drinking a wine over three or four nights, which I tend to do during the week, I do not decant, but leave it in the bottle open for the evening and then closed until the next day. It usually means you don't get the Real McCoy until the last day or two, but I love the journey the wine goes on (and sometimes doesn't go on - that's what happened to the Bleasdale Generation Shiraz over the weekend - a complete gonna after night one). It also means the wine is not spoiled and donated to the sink after the first night, and means I can keep the calorie count down, my waist in check, and keeps me compos mentis for the inevitable ups and downs of being a relatively young father (there are often big night shifts during these miserable Winter nights)!!

It's not a practice I do with the pricey stuff I have acquired from VM (pricey for me, is anything over the $35 a bottle mark). That stuff usually gets the royal decanting, airing treatment and is usually consumed with friends over a meal that night.

What's your practice when tasting wines during the week?

This is exactly what i do. In fact this whole post sounds like me with the exception of the night shift

 

[Buzzard]

At my place +1 and I usually finish the whole bottle on the night. Like you Wozza I have had a few that "turn" after one night.
Since I have a couple of decanters I am now into the practice of decanting all my wine. Perhaps a waste of time with some wine but I figure I may as well use the decanter instead of having it as a show piece only. I also enjoy pouring from the decanter. Maybe I'm just being silly but there you go.

On the odd occasion that we do not finish the bottle, I pour it back into the bottle from the decanter.

 

[ehiggo]

On the odd occasion that we do not finish the bottle, I pour it back into the bottle from the decanter.

Would that not aerate the wine further, hence speeding up the ageing?

 

[Rocket09]

I have a few referral credits in my account....does anyone know if these will be reduced to $25 per referral after this month?

 

[bmhchang]

I have a few referral credits in my account....does anyone know if these will be reduced to $25 per referral after this month?

Yes, spend it if you can!

 

[ehiggo]

Yeah they will, there's a write up at the bottom of the invite friends page

 

[Rocket09]

Yeah they will, there's a write up at the bottom of the invite friends page

The way it reads is that if 'They' don't buy before the end of the month, it will be reduced, but it doesn't really specify if the referee's credit will be reduced?