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[ste667]

389 and 407 have only gone up $5 so should still be gettable in the $55-$60 range with some careful shopping.

Think the St henri has gone up $25 though..

 

[Wozza]

Just a little shout out to say thank you for the little things in life:

I have met some great people through the Wine Lovers forum, including the thoughtful, enigmatic and generous, Buzzard.

It's so nice to be part of such a lovely online (and offline) community of like minded people.

Cheers, Buzz. This little gift will be treasured and, God willing, well used over the coming years.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Conundrum:
I have a 330 bottle VinoVault wine cooler that stays in an underground storage in Brisbane. I leave the keys with a relative in BNE.

I'm visiting Brisbane this weekend and my relative has misplaced my keys.

I've emailed the retailer from which I bought the VinoVault to ask about spare keys. They don't keep spares and the model is out of production.

Before I attempt to completely remove the locking mechanism, does anyone have alternative ideas?

FWIW the mechanism looks like this:

 

[JessicaTam]

A locksmith. It might cost a couple of hundred dollars, though.

 

[Captain Halliday]

A locksmith. It might cost a couple of hundred dollars, though.

That's what I'd quite like to avoid. But a couple on hundred on a locksmith is a small amount relative to the value of the contents.

I'm also considering buying every Allen key Bunnings sells and trying them all.

 

[JessicaTam]

That's what I'd quite like to avoid. But a couple on hundred on a locksmith is a small amount relative to the value of the contents.

I'm also considering buying every Allen key Bunnings sells and trying them all.

I wouldn't worry about the allen keys. The wine safe key will have 5 or 6 indents of different depths which an allen key won't replicate. They are a bit like a normal house key rolled up.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

That's what I'd quite like to avoid. But a couple on hundred on a locksmith is a small amount relative to the value of the contents.

I'm also considering buying every Allen key Bunnings sells and trying them all.

Do you know what the key used to look like?
I have something that looks fairly similar at the bottom of one of my Vintec's, and a flat head screwdriver (or an appropriately sized Allen key) can open it. That said, maybe you have an actual keyed "key" for your type of lock.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Do you know what the key used to look like?
I have something that looks fairly similar at the bottom of one of my Vintec's, and a flat head screwdriver (or an appropriately sized Allen key) can open it. That said, maybe you have an actual keyed "key" for your type of lock.

Hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like this:

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

"Deep feelings of treachery and betrayal led a respected Barossa Valley winemaker to destroy 27,000 litres of shiraz and chardonnay at a rival company, a court has been told."

A story to make you cry in your chardy !

Maggie Beer backs winemaker who destroyed $300,000 of rival's stock =

Maggie Beer backs winemaker who destroyed $300,000 of rival's stock

 

[Steady]

Blending blends....

 

[TheRealTMA]

Blending blends....

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A word starting with a capital W comes to mind. But, hey, if it makes Penfolds money from rich Asian investors, go for it.

 

[Wine Fiend]

Just a little shout out to say thank you for the little things in life:
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I have met some great people through the Wine Lovers forum, including the thoughtful, enigmatic and generous, Buzzard.

It's so nice to be part of such a lovely online (and offline) community of like minded people.

Cheers, Buzz. This little gift will be treasured and, God willing, well used over the coming years.

The Durand takes it to the next level. Awesome for old corks. Got one here Durand Vintage Bottle Opener - Wine Decoded had it for about a year and it hasn't failed me yet

 

[Wine Fiend]

60 vintage tasting of wynns black label
Love 60's and 70's Black Labels so elegant

Wynns Coonawarra Cabernet – 60 vintages tasted | Chris Shanahan

 

[Steady]

Its that time of year again - one day I will make it along

Moss Wood Open Days
Visit our winery & taste current release and old vintage wines
Friday 17th and Saturday 18th November, 2017

Dear Steady,

Moss Wood Open Days are this Friday 17th & Saturday 18th November, 2017.
We are looking forward to welcoming you and your friends for a tasting of our recently released wines and a few specially selected old vintages we will open for the occasion.
There is no need for an appointment and no need to be a member on these days only. This is a rare opportunity to glimpse our winery at work and to meet our experienced personnel without needing to make an appointment.
With our best regards,

Clare and Keith Mugford

Moss Wood Open Days

Moss Wood, 926 Metricup Rd, Wilyabrup WA
Friday 17th November
Saturday 18th November
(Closed on Sunday 19th November)
Between 10am and 4pm
No appointment necessary or need to be a member on these days only.
Taste current releases & rare and specially selected old vintages.
All current releases will be available to purchase from the winery.
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2015 Merlot
Moss Wood 2016 Chardonnay
Moss Wood 2017 Semillon
Moss Wood 2015 Pinot Noir
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

 

[QF WP]

Chinese police find 14,000 bottles of fake Penfolds wine in counterfeiting scam:

Chinese police find 14,000 bottles of fake Penfolds wine in counterfeiting scam

 

[qaz]

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[qaz]

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[georgehall]

Is anyone else having problems with the Vivino app? Since two updates ago it seems to be really glitchy, jumps around, seems to stumble down the list of friends wines?
It’s been pretty much unuasable for me for the last few weeks

 

[Delectable Blue]

Is anyone else having problems with the Vivino app? Since two updates ago it seems to be really glitchy, jumps around, seems to stumble down the list of friends wines?
It’s been pretty much unuasable for me for the last few weeks

It has been a little unstable for me. I sometimes end up rebooting my phone which seems to settle it down a bit.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Is anyone else having problems with the Vivino app? ...
It’s been pretty much unuasable for me for the last few weeks

It’s pretty unusable at the moment (at least the IOS version). Maybe the android version is doing better.