Wine lovers musings, amusings and news

[Daver6]

So I just got given these, stored in a cellar on their sides. No idea on condition (or if any value). Guessing the wines will be gone, but the Tawnys i'm hoping will be great!

If the cellar conditions were ideal, you never know. Report back. Certainly looks interesting.

 

[AnzacPaul]

If the cellar conditions were ideal, you never know. Report back. Certainly looks interesting.

There were a heap more, but I essentially grabbed all the Tawny's (approx 5). There were some whites and some Shiraz Ports too (which I don't like so let them go, mate said he'll sell them at his Lion's Auctions)

All seem to be South Australian wines from what I could tell on the labels. Unfortunately no Grange

 

[tielec]

Got an email from CellarOne hocking a few unremarkable deals so I thought I would jump on and see what's up with Accolade Wine lately. A few decent specials on some Bay of Fires stuff, and St Hallet but nothing worth posting here.

Anyway, I saw I had 0 C1 points and I was 'Bronze' tier, and I was wondering what I had to do to get to 'Silver'. Turns out you need 100,000 points at 20 points per dollar; that means you need to spend $5000 to simply get to the second tier of their membership. Spend another $2000 and you can make 'Gold', and then spend another $5000 and you can be 'Platinum' (!)

It's not clear if the C1 points expire, so perhaps it's lifetime spend and you can get 20k by referring a buying member, but no benefits are listed except getting more points per $ spent - which you can cash in for truly marginal cashback rates. If you spent the $12,000 required to reach platinum you would get $300 back.

For context if you spend $5000 at CellarDoor you are immediately top tier status and get given ~$400 of wine for free plus a $35 birthday voucher. At CellarOne you would get $100 back.

I wonder how the C1 loyalty program is going...

 

[misohoney]

For context if you spend $5000 at CellarDoor you are immediately top tier status and get given ~$400 of wine for free plus a $35 birthday voucher

Thats $5k a year. Otherwise you get demoted and sent a bottle of upside down Sauvignon Blanc

 

[AnzacPaul]

I know of another VinoMofo style company looking to get up and running very soon.

It's literally ready to go (site/artwork/suppliers/warehousing), but corporate red tape is holding it up.

If I get any more info on launch date i'll update.

 

[AnzacPaul]

I know this is old news, but I can't get over the ridiculous markup of wine at restaurants and hotels.

Bin 28 is $148 at the restaurant I'm at, and at my hotel Dandelion Vineyards is $184!! You can get it at liquorland for $24!

 

[billbro]

I know this is old news, but I can't get over the ridiculous markup of wine at restaurants and hotels.

Bin 28 is $148 at the restaurant I'm at, and at my hotel Dandelion Vineyards is $184!! You can get it at liquorland for $24!

That's insane, we've been to some fine diners where the mark up was 3-5x. Usual restaurant mark up is probably 2.5?

Where was this at?

 

[boomy]

I know this is old news, but I can't get over the ridiculous markup of wine at restaurants and hotels.

Bin 28 is $148 at the restaurant I'm at, and at my hotel Dandelion Vineyards is $184!! You can get it at liquorland for $24!

Simple solution, don’t support these places.
When choosing restaurant I try to look at the wine list, if marked up too high then move on to next option. Greedy owners will only learn if their revenue suffers.

 

[AnzacPaul]

That's insane, we've been to some fine diners where the mark up was 3-5x. Usual restaurant mark up is probably 2.5?

Where was this at?

Hotel was the Langham, and restaurant was somewhere on the Southbank in Melbourne

 

[Rug]

Hotel was the Langham, and restaurant was somewhere on the Southbank in Melbourne

Nice hotel but everything connected to it is mega inflated prices. We stayed there but ate in the city. Much better value.

 

[billbro]

Hotel was the Langham, and restaurant was somewhere on the Southbank in Melbourne

BYO? We'll probably be visiting France Soir, Scopri when we visit - plus other joints where I assume the mark up will be reasonable (haven't checked yet) but thinking Public Wine Shop.

 

[Rug]

BYO? We'll probably be visiting France Soir, Scopri when we visit - plus other joints where I assume the mark up will be reasonable (haven't checked yet) but thinking Public Wine Shop.

France Soir, Dans Queen Vic for sure

 

[Daver6]

I know this is old news, but I can't get over the ridiculous markup of wine at restaurants and hotels.

Bin 28 is $148 at the restaurant I'm at, and at my hotel Dandelion Vineyards is $184!! You can get it at liquorland for $24!

What vintage was it?

 

[Dr Ralph]

What vintage was it?

Had to be 1839 at that price.

 

[Rug]

Simple solution, don’t support these places.
When choosing restaurant I try to look at the wine list, if marked up too high then move on to next option. Greedy owners will only learn if their revenue suffers.

Penfolds Bin 389 is $79 at Costco for 2020 vintage at the moment. Would have been a better buy at their Docklands store

 

[Whining&dining]

I realise it that it limits the available options but mostly stick to BYO where possible, had enough of being offered wines I woudn't cross the street for being marked up to astronomical heights...

 

[Buzzard]

I know this is old news, but I can't get over the ridiculous markup of wine at restaurants and hotels.

Bin 28 is $148 at the restaurant I'm at, and at my hotel Dandelion Vineyards is $184!! You can get it at liquorland for $24!

One reason why I like the Duke in ADL.
Wine is not much more than cellar door price. Mind you, the Duke is not a "proper" restaurant as it's a pub serving great food.

 

[Rug]

I know this is old news, but I can't get over the ridiculous markup of wine at restaurants and hotels.

Bin 28 is $148 at the restaurant I'm at, and at my hotel Dandelion Vineyards is $184!! You can get it at liquorland for $24!

Bin 28 is $46.99 at Costco

 

[Whining&dining]

I know this is old news, but I can't get over the ridiculous markup of wine at restaurants and hotels.

Bin 28 is $148 at the restaurant I'm at, and at my hotel Dandelion Vineyards is $184!! You can get it at liquorland for $24!

Bin 28 roughly three times RRP, sounds about right

 

[Major]