Wine lovers musings, amusings and news

[AnonymousCoward]

Mmmm that one had a hole in it......

That literally happened to me on a CBR-SYD J flight. The guy in 1A lifted his wine glass off his tray, but the stem had come off leaving just the bowl with a hole in the bottom. He held it over my seat whilst the steward poured wine into the glass - which promptly ended up in my lap. Steward couldn't work out why glass wasn't filling up so kept pouring. I ended up drenched, sitting on a wet seat. Wasn't a pleasant taxi ride home once I arrived.

 

[Steady]

That literally happened to me on a CBR-SYD J flight. The guy in 1A lifted his wine glass off his tray, but the stem had come off leaving just the bowl with a hole in the bottom. He held it over my seat whilst the steward poured wine into the glass - which promptly ended up in my lap. Steward couldn't work out why glass wasn't filling up so kept pouring. I ended up drenched, sitting on a wet seat. Wasn't a pleasant taxi ride home once I arrived.

Bugger, a funny story now but I bet it wasn't very amusing at the time :shock:

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Bugger, a funny story now but I bet it wasn't very amusing at the time :shock:

It was a bit surreal - I was watching the wine falling out the bottom of the "glass" that the pax was holding, the Steward obviously wasn't paying attention (probably thinking about the next thing he needed to do), the pax wasn't paying attention either. I was kinda stunned and thinking "when's this muppet going to stop pouring wine on me?". Eventually had to speak up. By then, I'd ended up with about 1/3 of bottle of wine on my tray table, spilling onto me and the seat. Luckily it was a Sauv Blanc rather than a red, so I didn't end up with perma-stained clothes, but they were definitely majorly smelly by the time I got off the plane. I wonder how many people thought I was some kind of derro as I walked by at the airport and down to the taxi rank...

 

[beefarmer]

It was a bit surreal - I was watching the wine falling out the bottom of the "glass" that the pax was holding, the Steward obviously wasn't paying attention (probably thinking about the next thing he needed to do), the pax wasn't paying attention either. I was kinda stunned and thinking "when's this muppet going to stop pouring wine on me?". Eventually had to speak up. By then, I'd ended up with about 1/3 of bottle of wine on my tray table, spilling onto me and the seat. Luckily it was a Sauv Blanc rather than a red, so I didn't end up with perma-stained clothes, but they were definitely majorly smelly by the time I got off the plane. I wonder how many people thought I was some kind of derro as I walked by at the airport and down to the taxi rank...

....only if they were standing closer than 6 six away or were a super smeller. I can only hope the local strays(cats) weren't attracted to you particularly if was a pongy new Zealand savvy.

 

[AdMEL]

It was a bit surreal - I was watching the wine falling out the bottom of the "glass" that the pax was holding, the Steward obviously wasn't paying attention (probably thinking about the next thing he needed to do), the pax wasn't paying attention either. I was kinda stunned and thinking "when's this muppet going to stop pouring wine on me?". Eventually had to speak up. By then, I'd ended up with about 1/3 of bottle of wine on my tray table, spilling onto me and the seat. Luckily it was a Sauv Blanc rather than a red, so I didn't end up with perma-stained clothes, but they were definitely majorly smelly by the time I got off the plane. I wonder how many people thought I was some kind of derro as I walked by at the airport and down to the taxi rank...

I suspect I posted this in another thread, but just in case I didn't....

I was at a St Hallett wine dinner a few weeks ago and had not one, but two glasses of wine spilt on me - down my front and on my iphone that was sitting innocently on the table! And as most would know, St Hallett aren't really known for white wine! The cause - I happened to be sitting near a join in two tables at slightly different levels, hidden by the table cloth and the waiter kept putting the wine down in that exact spot! Almost wore a third too! Suffice to say I was not very happy with the waiters, who offered nothing more than a napkin!

 

[penegal]

Are you trying to talk yourself out of something penegal

Maybe, maybe not.

And beefarmer and AC - Cab certainly feature prominently in my current buying patterns, especially Coonawarra and Margaret River.

 

[penegal]

That literally happened to me on a CBR-SYD J flight. The guy in 1A lifted his wine glass off his tray, but the stem had come off leaving just the bowl with a hole in the bottom. He held it over my seat whilst the steward poured wine into the glass - which promptly ended up in my lap. Steward couldn't work out why glass wasn't filling up so kept pouring. I ended up drenched, sitting on a wet seat. Wasn't a pleasant taxi ride home once I arrived.

That's a bit ridiculous, was there any compensation?

 

[beefarmer]

Maybe, maybe not.

And beefarmer and AC - Cab certainly feature prominently in my current buying patterns, especially Coonawarra and Margaret River.

The king of the grapes they say about the Cabernet, and it seems from the press that the finesse of Margie cabernet is winning through against all others. I really don't know about this as you can pick up great wine anywhere, but they also write about undervalued barossan cabernet. Once again, don't really know but I love reading about the industry.

Being a drinker who preferentially prefers body in my wines, you would think, or I would think, that cabernets should out perform shiraz in this area. But 'it ain't necessarily so" is it ? In the last few years, I've had stunning full bodied shirazes that easily match the cabs. particular traits and characters of individual regions are something that I like looking for in both varietals. Just allround good fun enjoying the experience.

 

[penegal]

Reviews and awards are in themselves fads (or sorry "industry trends").

There seems to have been a strong bias to "big Shiraz" as being the quintessential Australian style over the last 15-20 years. This has meant our equally excellent Cabs have been a bit overlooked.

Pinot is a bit more tricky and certainly not to everyone's taste, but VIC and TAS have started to produce some genuinely excellent examples.

I too am a mere novice beefarmer, but it always good to read things.

 

[penegal]

Speaking of being a novice, the big downsizing project has begun.

I moved about 200-250 bottles today, and my back is a bit sore, so perhaps my technique was a bit off. Also it probably doesn't help that I'm not very fit, and I'm getting on in years.

I think I will have to hire a labourer to carefully carry the remaining collection (once I work out where it's going of course).

In the meantime, send the physio stat...

 

[AnonymousCoward]

That's a bit ridiculous, was there any compensation?

QF sent me a $50 voucher to compensate for dry cleaning, after I got in touch with them. Was a bit ordinary, but was in my early days of flying, so didn't really know what to do.

I did like those non-parliamentary sitting days, when rebooking work funded Y to J (CBR-SYD) cost about $50 for an extra 20SCs One time I was on a 737 with one other passenger. I was the only one in J, and they had the whole Y cabin to themselves (plus 4 crew!) I guess the plane had to fly anyway for positioning, but that was an flight even the crew took photos of. I got to keep the bottle of wine I had a glass from

 

[qaz]

I would also add that the "best" also means certain styles tend to be regarded as "Better" or "The Best".

A wine might be considered the best within its style/class/varietal, but across all? That's definitely subjective...

What makes a good wine? Balance, nose, depth, length, complexity, finesse?

Do some styles meet those criteria better than others? Must noble grapes make the best wine or is it just that that the focus has been on them?

Whilst I love big reds, I don't drink big reds every single day. Sometimes Champagne or a medium bodied red is quite adequate.

Big reds aren't the best, so I don't drink them everyday

 

[georgehall]

QF sent me a $50 voucher to compensate for dry cleaning, after I got in touch with them. Was a bit ordinary, but was in my early days of flying, so didn't really know what to do.

I did like those non-parliamentary sitting days, when rebooking work funded Y to J (CBR-SYD) cost about $50 for an extra 20SCs One time I was on a 737 with one other passenger. I was the only one in J, and they had the whole Y cabin to themselves (plus 4 crew!) I guess the plane had to fly anyway for positioning, but that was an flight even the crew took photos of. I got to keep the bottle of wine I had a glass from

I did that route twice a week for two years. It was funny to watch the service when the plane was full, they were almost throwing the little boxes of cheese at you to get through the whole plane in time lol

Had a similar experience to you, but mine involved one of those cheese boxes and some feta water...walked off the plane looking like I had pissed myself smelling faintly of cheese.

 

[Steady]

I see Domaine A was awarded "Best Small Cellar Door in Southern Tasmania" by Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine. Anyone know who got Australia's best Cellar Door overall (if there is such a category) ?

Here is the Tete-a-Tete 2016 vintage report PDF if anyone is interested

 

[Steady]

The "Savour" wine and food festival is on in Singapore this weekend

Dear Steady,
Our Singapore distributor, HaiChoo Wines & Spirits will be at the Savour tasting this weekend inSingapore. Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon and MossWood Ribbon Vale 2012 Botrytis Semillon will be featured along with otherwines in their portfolio.
The Savour event is considered to beone of the world’s best wine and food festivals and we encourage you to visit. Please let the team on the Hai Choo Wines & Spirit’s stand know thatyou are a Moss Wood member and if you wish to purchase Moss Wood wines directfrom Hai Choo Wines & Spirits, they can arrange delivery direct to yourhome or office after the event.
With our best regards,

Clare and Keith Mugford

​

 

[Steady]

Has anyone noticed how often Langton's update their Australian Vintage Chart?

 

[qaz]

Matthew Jukes: 100 Best Australian Wines 2016/17

Has anyone noticed how often Langton's update their Australian Vintage Chart?

No - what would you like to know?

 

[Steady]

No - what would you like to know?

What were the 54 wine regions rated out of 10 by Langton's for 2014 and 2015 :shock:

 

[Steady]

I just saw on the local news that Brook Eden Cellar door at Pipers Brook burnt to the ground today with all of their stock lost

I am not familiar with their wine but still not good to hear

 

[sigmadelta]

We visited them 5 years ago, in 2012 the owners sold up. The new owners were newcomers to the area and came from a corporate background.