Wine lovers musings, amusings and news

[TheRealTMA]

No but i read the news.

Man behind Yellow Tail wines charged over his alleged involvement in a major drug syndicate

If i had first hand knowledge i wouldnt be posting it here.

So how's that relevant to a discussion on wines?

It's illegal for Australians to drink "Yellow Tail" anyway isn't it? Even if they've shipped more than a billion (1000 Million) bottles of the stuff the the US.

 

[sigmadelta]

You're right of course. Please accept my apologies. My sense of humour seems to have disappeared.

 

[TheRealTMA]

you're right of course. Please accept my apologies. My sense of humour seems to have disappeared.

To paraphrase Frank Zappa* - "Don't drink the Yellow Tail!"

*"Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" is a song about a man who dreams that he was an Eskimo named Nanook. His mother warns him "Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow."

 

[beefarmer]

I find anything to do with wine related tales of interest, whether it be fleeting, or whether it be stored in the grey matter. We can all let ourselves go a bit here since it's a very diverse forum. Don't forget clean wine jokes are acceptable as well.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I find anything to do with wine related tales of interest, whether it be fleeting, or whether it be stored in the grey matter. We can all let ourselves go a bit here since it's a very diverse forum. Don't forget clean wine jokes are acceptable as well.

But, I don't know any jokes about "clean wine"? Enlightenment required.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

But, I don't know any jokes about "clean wine"? Enlightenment required.

Sip happens.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Sip happens.

Well that definitely sets the bar...

 

[qaz]

I started this thread to become a home for all of the general wine chatter and news that doesn't really fit in the existing wine "deal" threads (often getting moderated/deleted as OT and lost forever...)

I'm looking forward to to seeing it grow

I'll start it off with these posts from qas and Dr Ralph

Thanks but it's actually qaz and Jeremy Oliver's Wine Annual was posted a couple of days earlier

Pinot noir pleasures (Huon Hooke, 2016)
The Australian Wine Annual 2016 (Jeremy Oliver)

Free Online Wine Course: World of Wine - From Grape to Glass @ edX - The University of Adelaide

d'Or to Door wine delivers the goods (and the greats) eg. Massive Wine Clearance



same price with Coldstream Hills at 1st Choice

2013 Mystery 96 Point Tasmanian Pinot Noir $29.99 @ My Wine Guy
= Handpicked Collection Tasmania Pinot Noir 2013 ($35 elsewhere)
their Mornington Peninsula one was superb

Victorian Pinot Noir Sale @ Pinot Shop eg. 94-96pt Hurley Garamond Pinot Noir 2013 $67

[post=1476336]Langton's $300 2013 Australian Pinot Noir Compilation 6pk[/post]
two each of By Farr Farrside, Dawson & James, Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard

also 98pt Dry River Pinot Noir 2014 $120
Dry River wines of Martinborough a well-kept secret for too long



Yes, I wasn't too impressed by it either, but like other Yarra Valley pinot noirs, 2015 is better

 

[Steady]

Thanks but it's actually qaz and Jeremy Oliver's Wine Annual was posted a couple of days earlier

I would edit it but it is longer than 24h so cannot

 

[penegal]

Moss Wood are having a wine tasting / dinner in PER see here

Tempting, but I have to be in MEL for a birthday party the Sat night.

 

[beefarmer]

Sip happens.

These have to be better.


I’ve trained my dog to bring me a glass of red wine.

It’s a Bordeaux collie.


I’m a wine enthusiast.The more wine I drink, the more enthusiastic I get.




I was sat with my wife while she sipped on her glass of wine, when she said, “I love you so much, you know. I don’t know how I could ever live without you.”I said, “Is that you or the wine talking?”
She said, “It’s me talking to the wine. She got me bad.







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What did the grape say when it was crushed?Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
An oldie.




A priest was driving down the road one day when got stopped by a cop.The cop smelled alcohol on the priest’s breath and saw an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.
He said to the priest, “Father, have you been drinking?”
The priest replied, “Only water, officer.”
The cop then asked him, “Then why can I smell wine?”
The priest looked at the bottle and said, “Good Lord! He’s done it again.” Kerchink.




It doesn’t matter if the glass is half empty or half full. There’s clearly room for more wine.






I enjoy a glass of wine each night for it’s health benefits.The other glasses are for my witty comebacks and my flawless dance moves.

I think that's enough.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I think that's enough.

well said...

 

[qaz]

Some good news.
Casella Family Brands Buys Morris Wines off Rutherglen

+1

Casella says it's "business as usual" at the winery with David Morris continuing in his role as chief winemaker.
The transaction – completed today – includes purchase of the winery, cellar door, 80 hectares of vineyards, stock and the Morris of Rutherglen brand IP.

 

[beefarmer]

Zema Estate lost the 58year old winemaker/owner yesterday. Poor bugger died driving on the way to hospital I believe. Massive heart attack was thought to be the cause. Recently I bought some of their cabernet, 2012 I think, for about twenty dollars. Great drinking. Sprinkle or intern in the terra rossa.

 

[beefarmer]

[h=1]Wine grape harvest see record crush, prices[/h] July 26, 2016
AAP and Inside FMCG

Australia’s grape harvest has been a good one this year, with higher prices paid for wine grapes and a bigger intake of fruit.
The wine sector’s peak body, Wine Australia, said many in the wine industry are describing the 2016 vintage as “sensational”.
The national crush is up six per cent to about 1.8 million tonnes, and the average price for wine grapes lifted 14 per cent to $526 per tonne – the highest average price since 2009.
The amount of premium fruit selling for more than $1500 per tonne accounted for seven per cent of the total crush.
Wine Australia CEO Andreas Clark said increased international enthusiasm for Australia’s finewines from the US and China was helping to support stronger demand for premium grapes in Australia.
“The positivity for Australian fine wine is resonating within our key export markets, ” Clark said.
Prices for premium shiraz grapes rose by 14 per cent and premium cabernet sauvignon grapes by 17 per cent.
Wine Grape Growers Australia executive director Andrew Weeks said: ‘There is still much work to do, but with recent improvements in key markets and firming in wine grape prices across the nation, there is reason for cautious optimism. It is vital that this positive trend continues and that all in the wine sector are focused on continuing to build demand in key markets.’
The data for the Vintage Report 2016 was collected by Wine Australia through the Wine Sector Survey 2016 and gathered responses covering an estimated 88 per cent of the crush. The report provides price dispersion read-outs and average purchase prices for varieties in more than 40 Australian wine regions.

What are peoples thoughts about this in relation to where our retail prices are going, is the glut over as such, and will overseas sales really get a kick along?

 

[sigmadelta]

The winemakers are taking on risk by paying more per tonne, and increasing production. I dont believe they will find buyers overseas to increase their appetite so as to push the cost per bottle up across the board. I think you will see some great bargains if you are patient and know where to look.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Falling AUD will help exports

 

[sigmadelta]

Maybe the US and China will take up some of the slack as UK imports will surely fall. The uk is the biggest wine export market for Australia, at about A$600M. The wine producers will have bought their fruit before Brexit. I don't think it's so much a case of European wine being cheaper than Aussie wine for UK buyers, it's that all imports are now more expensive for UK buyers.

https://www.wineaustralia.com/en/Market Development/Market Programs/EMEA.aspx

 

[beefarmer]

Re: Dan Murphy's and Other Wine Deals

Sorry for the confusion, 2 May is the date. The Monday group meets about every week on a Monday (P/H etc excluded), has done since sometime in 1975, I joined in 1976, there are no original members left.
Each participant ranks the wines in their preference order, 1 to 6 and I calculate a "group preference/ranking" from a simple weighted summation of the individual rankings (using a spreadsheet on a phone/tablet).

You were lucky this was one I wrote up on my Forum, I'm a bit slack in that regard as the Monday group is as much about social catch-ups as it is about wine these days and I don't take notes that often or always post them when I do. My members chastise me regularly for my slackness in that regard.

I got it now...ok here's a tough one for you. Name your personal top three wines from vintage 1996 or after. A tough ask.......sure.

 

[beefarmer]

Maybe the US and China will take up some of the slack as UK imports will surely fall. The uk is the biggest wine export market for Australia, at about A$600M. The wine producers will have bought their fruit before Brexit.

https://www.wineaustralia.com/en/Market Development/Market Programs/EMEA.aspx

nice ezine there, worth a good read in the future.