Wendouree allocations and general discussion

[Steady]

HI everyone i am new to this site/forum. I am from South Australia and also new to Wendouree wine mailing order allocation. I saw from some websites it will be slightly easier to be on the mailing list if i can mentioned a name / acquaintance from someone here. I am only after a small allocation (one of each type will be great otherwise anything will be perfectly fine). Any assistance from your all here will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Welcome aboard mrengineer, I have not heard this mentioned previously and am not sure it is accurate

 

[JakeBarnes]

HI everyone i am new to this site/forum. I am from South Australia and also new to Wendouree wine mailing order allocation. I saw from some websites it will be slightly easier to be on the mailing list if i can mentioned a name / acquaintance from someone here. I am only after a small allocation (one of each type will be great otherwise anything will be perfectly fine). Any assistance from your all here will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I wouldn’t stress too much about it. It really isn’t hard to get on the mailing list. Just write them a letter or give them a call and tell them you want to be added. You may not get an allocation in the first year though, depending on the size of the vintage but should be pretty smooth sailing after that

 

[Dr Ralph]

I saw from some websites it will be slightly easier to be on the mailing list if i can mentioned a name / acquaintance from someone here.

I don't believe that there is any validity to this.

Look through the messages on this thread (eg Wendouree allocations and general discussion) and you will see that plenty of AFF members have followed the advice set out here by myself and others about how to get on the list. No referral is needed.

 

[mrengineer]

Sorry for being a nuisance but i remember i seeing it somewhere but just don't exactly recall it.
Thanks all and i will call and / or write them a letter to be in the mailing list.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Sorry for being a nuisance but i remember i seeing it somewhere but just don't exactly recall it.
Thanks all and i will call and / or write them a letter to be in the mailing list.

Please do report back on your experiences. Unless things have recently radically changed you should be fine.

 

[Steady]

This year may be a good year to join, potentially millions of Australians will have reduced incomes and that will see much smaller orders (IMO)

 

[year of the roo]

This year may be a good year to join, potentially millions of Australians will have reduced incomes and that will see much smaller orders (IMO)

Finally got off my clacker and joined up. Got a reply back saying that this vintage will be small, so not promising for new members. They expect next 2 vintages to be much the same as well.

Oh well, I'll shake the tree and see what comes out.

 

[redbigot]

Finally got off my clacker and joined up. Got a reply back saying that this vintage will be small, so not promising for new members. They expect next 2 vintages to be much the same as well.

Oh well, I'll shake the tree and see what comes out.

Many producers in Clare and some other areas od SA are reporting yields down 50% or more.

Good quality wine but not much to drink as SA winemakers battle tough vintage

It's been a challenging vintage for South Australia's wine grapegrowers and winemakers who have battled frost, bushfires and smoke taint, but you can expect a good quality drop.

www.abc.net.au

 

[year of the roo]

Many producers in Clare and some other areas od SA are reporting yields down 50% or more.

Good quality wine but not much to drink as SA winemakers battle tough vintage

It's been a challenging vintage for South Australia's wine grapegrowers and winemakers who have battled frost, bushfires and smoke taint, but you can expect a good quality drop.

www.abc.net.au

That article talks about vintage 2020, which will be unsurprisingly light on. The next Wendouree vintage released will be 2017, and I thought 2018 was supposed to be a good year in Clare? So I was surprised to hear from them that the next few vintages aren't looking promising.

 

[CJEMNMAC]

That article talks about vintage 2020, which will be unsurprisingly light on. The next Wendouree vintage released will be 2017, and I thought 2018 was supposed to be a good year in Clare? So I was surprised to hear from them that the next few vintages aren't looking promising.

2017 was released last year

2018 is released this year

I cannot comment on the accuracy of this statistic, however most vintage reports indicated around 10%-14% reduction compared to 2017. Although the quality appears to be good the yields are lower for 2018

 

[Steady]

Should only be a week or so more to wait for the letter.......

I guess it may arrive a bit later with AP's performance of late

 

[eJamie]

It begins...

 

[Wendouree]

I got my offer letter in mail today ( in SA) Excited!!

 

[Dr Ralph]

I got my offer letter in mail today. Excited!!

With a name like Wendouree I can see why!

 

[Wendouree]

I am a big fan of wendouree but only on their allocations list for 2 years

 

[year of the roo]

When I saw that Wendouree had replied to this thread, I had hoped it was them! Although, that wouldn't be their style to sign up here.

 

[OrangeRoughie]

6 bottle limit on all wines this year. I guess this is reflective of some of the posts up thread re 2018 yields.

 

[year of the roo]

What are the offerings? 6 reds and the muscat? No Pressings?

 

[Kohen]

No pressings, usual suspects. Ordered a bit of everything. Always send back form ASAP which seems to work for me as black signature. Now the waiting game

 

[Jennifer999]

Got my letter today in Sydney