Vinomofo Wine Deals

[Wozza]

Is this a BYO in Sydney?! If so whereabouts please?!

Hi RRV. We almost always meet at Martin Place, for it's central location. On Friday, we ended up at Ambar Bar and Cafe [the place on the right at the top of the steps to the MLC Centre food court that overlooks Martin Place]:

AMBAR

And it turned out to be BYO.

I reckon we'll make it a regular spot for our monthly / bi-monthly meet ups now we know it's BYO. I've put it out there before. Others are welcome to join us. We mostly talk wine, the Wine Lovers thread and life. We often share wine swaps too, splitting 12 and 6 packs or just swapping and gifting wines we know the others will like. I'll post up details of our next get together on the Wine Lovers Meet Up thread I started last year.

 

[unnamed]

Folks, play nice now.

But we are...

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Ive missed out on wines I've really wanted because of the circular answers and 'do your own search' responses that fill this thread, because I'm too afraid to ask to be pointed to the wine I'm keen on only to be told to work it out myself. To be honest the only wines I've purchased in the last 12 months have been those that one particular member has alerted me to.

Let's smoke a peace-pipe. I'm more than happy to help out with any particular wine you're looking at that you're not sure about (except for those few I've been asked not to). You're a regular contributor here, and as you point out (and I agree) we're here to help each other out. I'm only reticent to spoon-feed people who are 1-post wonders (they are the only people that I give pointers on how they can help themselves, especially if someone's posted the answer recently already). I have a reasonably complete copy of all VM deals, and happy to help out anyone who's a regular contributor. More than happy to take PMs from you or any other regular contributor if you don't feel up to posting pubicly

 

[Fridge]

Great work folks. This is a super forum. Wozza, Anonymous Coward and Red Bigot are just some of the identities that make this space work. Let's celebrate!

 

[Buzzard]

Wozza, Katy et al, now I know where to find you when I'm in SYD with nothing to do on a Friday

 

[sigmadelta]

https://vinomofo.com/wines/red-wine/secret-deal-western-australia-cabernet-blend-2012-dd933d18

(edited) It looks like Houghton CW Ferguson 2012 Cabernet/Malbec blend which was discussed earlier.
This wine is also on auction at Grey's. You might get it a lot cheaper than at the 'fo.
Mycellars also has it for $40 a bottle if you don't like to experiment with 6-packs.

 

[penegal]

I'm on the fence re this - on one hand great reviews for previous vintages. On the other - they all had some years of bottle age. I'm a bit wary of buying really young 'premium' stuff. Other people's thoughts on this?

My main focus is the premium on the cheap, love the building of a cellar, only problem is I can't wait until ~2020+, arguably ripping my hair out wishing my life away!

Hmmm, I didn't jump on this one mainly because I am in a self-imposed ban.

Young premium stuff is always a gamble IMHO. For winemakers there is a tax advantage for releasing wine as soon as possible, but the better houses wait a year or two so there is some bottle age. A lot of premium wine which is made to age actually tastes fairly "average" or somewhat underwhelming at bottling. A classic example is the 2012 BP which has developed noticeably from first taste to last weekend. But it has many more moons to go.

Aging wine is an inexact science. I tend to think a minimum of a few years certainly helps. The 7/8 year mark is a good point to make a dent as many wines may turn in the years following this.

 

[penegal]

I reckon we'll make it a regular spot for our monthly / bi-monthly meet ups now we know it's BYO. I've put it out there before. Others are welcome to join us. We mostly talk wine, the Wine Lovers thread and life. We often share wine swaps too, splitting 12 and 6 packs or just swapping and gifting wines we know the others will like. I'll post up details of our next get together on the Wine Lovers Meet Up thread I started last year.

Sounds good. I will have to come along to this one.

 

[sigmadelta]

I'm on the fence re this - on one hand great reviews for previous vintages. On the other - they all had some years of bottle age. I'm a bit wary of buying really young 'premium' stuff. Other people's thoughts on this?

In general : if (1) the price is right and (2) you have enough space and (3) the winery is consistent then it's a good bet.

In particular : you buy from vinomofo, then don't like it => get a refund! No problemo.

On the other hand, if you have too much of one variety so that you can't get through them before they expire then that's clearly a problem solved by sharing it out.

Unfortunately I can't comment on the wine, but will be able to in a few days ;-)

 

[AnonymousCoward]

My main focus is the premium on the cheap, love the building of a cellar, only problem is I can't wait until ~2020+, arguably ripping my hair out wishing my life away!

If you have space for storing thousands of bottles of wine, then by all means - grab everything you can. It's just that with needing 5+ years of cellaring, buying a lot of 2014/2015 stuff means you have a lot of wine going into the cellar, and no much coming out. As compared to buying 2006-2010 vintages, which you can start reducing straight away, to make more space for other stuff. Buying 2011-2012 would fall somewhere in-between, I guess - can try 1 or 2 now, and keep the rest for a couple of years+

 

[redbigot]

Re: Vinomofo Wine Deals - Hart of the Barossa

Not a mystery wine, but the Hart of the Barossa The Brave Shiraz 2012 at $14 is a good buy.
https://vinomofo.com/wines/red-wine/hart-of-the-barossa-the-brave-shiraz-2012
Not a big lush style, more medium-weight but intense, a pretty good deal at that price. I have ordered a dozen, was surprised to see it on VM.
I bought a mixed pack of the 2010 vintage ex-winery a couple of years ago and enjoyed them all, but didn't go back for more as the one I liked best was $70+.

Hart of the Barossa - Wines

 

[redbigot]

If you have space for storing thousands of bottles of wine, then by all means - grab everything you can. It's just that with needing 5+ years of cellaring, buying a lot of 2014/2015 stuff means you have a lot of wine going into the cellar, and no much coming out. As compared to buying 2006-2010 vintages, which you can start reducing straight away, to make more space for other stuff. Buying 2011-2012 would fall somewhere in-between, I guess - can try 1 or 2 now, and keep the rest for a couple of years+

You all looked pretty young in the photo above.

The joy of pulling out a nicely cellared red at any time to suit any occasion is one of life's great pleasures for those who plan ahead.
Before I retired I worked on having 10 years of good drinking stashed away in case I couldn't afford it later and I've managed to keep it at about that level after 10 years retired.
So today I'm able to pull out 6 reds from 2006 for my Monday tasting group to enjoy (and help me see how they are going) and can pull out reds from 1999-2009 as mid-week drinks with the right food, while trying as many likely-looking new releases as I can to find candidates to top up at the young end.

 

[DrSammyLee]

Hi RRV. We almost always meet at Martin Place, for it's central location. On Friday, we ended up at Ambar Bar and Cafe [the place on the right at the top of the steps to the MLC Centre food court that overlooks Martin Place]:

AMBAR

And it turned out to be BYO.

I reckon we'll make it a regular spot for our monthly / bi-monthly meet ups now we know it's BYO. I've put it out there before. Others are welcome to join us. We mostly talk wine, the Wine Lovers thread and life. We often share wine swaps too, splitting 12 and 6 packs or just swapping and gifting wines we know the others will like. I'll post up details of our next get together on the Wine Lovers Meet Up thread I started last year.

I work right up the road there and was short walk away having some wine of my own last Friday (a Giant Steps Applejack 2012 Pinot Noir). Let me know next time and I'll join up.

 

[Katy]

I work right up the road there and was short walk away having some wine of my own last Friday (a Giant Steps Applejack 2012 Pinot Noir). Let me know next time and I'll join up.

It would be great to see you again!

 

[Wozza]

I work right up the road there and was short walk away having some wine of my own last Friday (a Giant Steps Applejack 2012 Pinot Noir). Let me know next time and I'll join up.

I sure will, Sammy.

In fact - scratch that - if you intend to bring Pinot Noir along (even the amazing Giant Steps PN - such a great wine from what I hear), then Katy will have a heart attack or a rage attack and we or she will be in BIG TROUBLE!! She is Big South Australian Red kind of girl!

I'll post up our next meet up as promised, and I'll send you an email too. It would be good to catch up. We haven't seen you since January.

 

[Katy]

In fact - scratch that - if you intend to bring Pinot Noir along (even the amazing Giant Steps PN - such a great wine from what I hear), then Katy will have a heart attack or a rage attack and we or she will be in BIG TROUBLE!! She is Big South Australian Red kind of girl!

Oh tosh! You can bring whatever you please - I'll just sit in the corner nursing my big SA red

 

[mathiex]

When the vintage Krug goes on special please call me urgently !!

Winestar has 2000 and 2003 for $299.99 a bottle - not sure of vintages VM had, but same price I believe.

 

[sigmadelta]

Looks like the winefront have reviewed Hannah's Swing 2014 a couple of weeks ago. I'm due to receive mine today but won't have a chance to try until the weekend.
Can anyone with a subscription comment on whether the review was favourable, pretty please with a cherry on top?

 

[Rocket09]

Looks like the winefront have reviewed Hannah's Swing 2014 a couple of weeks ago. I'm due to receive mine today but won't have a chance to try until the weekend.
Can anyone with a subscription comment on whether the review was favourable, pretty please with a cherry on top?

Pretty sure the 94pts was from CM who is a part of Winefront.

 

[sigmadelta]

Pretty sure the 94pts was from CM who is a part of Winefront.

Good spot, thanks!
(slaps own forehead)