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Are wine buffs wankers?

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wayneL said:
I've had Grange a few times and couldn't see the fuss.

However LC gave my old man a bottle of $300 Armagnac in the 80's (can't remember the label). That was very memorable... I'd cough up for that.
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I concur on the Grange as well. Very heavy and not as complex as what I thought it was going to be. BIG STRONG RED DIRT TASTING !!!! And at $500 per bottle you can stick it.

I have had the 1997 Redgate Shiraz for $70 per bottle (very limited run) and I am yet to try anything better. Unfortunately I drank my last bottle in 2007 WAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!
 
My wine bible below. Would be good to compare notes.


Pinot
Should be from Mornington Peninsula, some good drops in Tas as well.
Spend between $15-$80. Anyone who thinks $80 is excessive hasn't tried a Main Ridge half acre or a William Downie before.

Shiraz
Grange
If I'm slumming it a Penfolds 389 will do.

Rose
Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula are producing some good provincial rose now. Big fan of Port Phillip estate rose. Still prefer French or Chillean rose though.
Spend between $15-$25. No more. Rose is only meant to be a table wine.

Chardonnay
Yarra valley. I don't look further outside of Aus.
Spend between $20 - $60. Favourite is still the Oakridge 864.

Riesling
Like a dry riesling, particularly the ones from Barossa. Will also get some German varieties provided they are dry.
Spend between $20-$40. Favourite is the Peter Lehmann.

Sauvignon Blanc
NZ, WA, SA, Victoria, the list goes on. What region makes a bad Sav Blanc?
Spend between $8-$40. The most I would spend on a Sav is the Cloudy Bay.

Other white varieties
I like both Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. However, I haven't had enough to form a detailed opinion on either.


Not a Merlow fan.
 
sammy84 said:
Pinot
Should be from Mornington Peninsula, some good drops in Tas as well.
Spend between $15-$80. Anyone who thinks $80 is excessive hasn't tried a Main Ridge half acre or a William Downie before.
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Good grief mate...not a mention of a Marlborough Pinot? Are you only drinking Aussie wine?

I like many Italian varieties, Barbera, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo..they go great with my favorite food.....PIZZA!

CanOz
 
CanOz said:
Good grief mate...not a mention of a Marlborough Pinot? Are you only drinking Aussie wine?

I like many Italian varieties, Barbera, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo..they go great with my favorite food.....PIZZA!

CanOz
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Good point. Do enjoy the Oyster Bay. I used to live in Victoria so I am more familiar with their pinots. I don't actually know any spectacular Malborough pinots though, open to suggestion?

When in Aus I do stick to Aussie wine, more familiar with the regions and better value.

Have had a great Sangiovese before, forget the name. It was a blind choice at a restaurant once. Again, open to suggestions. Always happy to try drink wine
 

I can't recall any of the names at all actually....i might have had more than one bottle...

Oyster Bay, i have had that...they do a charrdy as well i think...

Brown Brothers grow a heap of Italian Reds, they're a good mob to try and see what you like...I've got a bottle of Chianti that I'm waiting to open..next time i make a pizza.

CanOz
 
As Basil Fawly once said to a guest.

"Wine is another hobby I try to indulge in at every opportunity, I really appreciate the boudoir of the grape ”” and I certainly know my Bordeaux from my clarets."

I think pretenciousness comes with the territory and we have come a long way from Sparkling Porphory Pearl. I remember the old man and a Portugese mate of his went over to Leeton to buy grapes every year to make their wines. They were not half bad and kept particularly well. The kids would work the wine press and we were rewarded by pure grape juice, bloody beautiful.
 
Heaps of really good discount deals going arround at the moment. On of the best I've picked up recently is the Langi Giran "Cliff Edge" shiraz 2005 which can be had for as low as $15.00 per bottle.
 
Sometimes, respected winemakers release generic varieties that seem designed to capture the unsophisticated market. Sometimes, these varieties find appeal amongst those that appreciate wine as well.

I have been enjoying some Peter Lehmann 'Barossa Blonde' (a blend of reisling/chenin blanc/semillon/sav blanc) of late. It is very reasonably priced, and is quite quaffable.
 

What a great thread, Here's to you Bowman....i hope you are enjoying your 'seasonal' reds!

CanOz
 
"GIANT STEPS" Yarra Valley 2010 .... Harrys Monster it is called. :alcohol:

7.30pm wine that has had the scab ripped off and is going into the Conrads to be guzzled with optimum delectation
 
Scored some Haughtons Jack Mann 2001 Cab/Sav for $30.00 per bottle recently. Nice Margaret River Wine. Probably one of the best to come out of W.A.
 
For any students (or someone on a budget), you can't go past the Wyndham Estate Bin 555 (Shiraz).
For around $10 (can be found, but usually around $12-$15), it knocks the socks off a lot of other wines twice it's price. Big thumbs up from me.
 
DB008 said:
For any students (or someone on a budget), you can't go past the Wyndham Estate Bin 555 (Shiraz).
For around $10 (can be found, but usually around $12-$15), it knocks the socks off a lot of other wines twice it's price. Big thumbs up from me.
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If you keep an eye on "Dan Murphy's" and "First Choice" you can sometimes score this arround the $8.50 in a six pack. Drinks well when released and even better with a bit of age. Finished off my last bottle of 2005 last week.
 
If you want a relatively cheap import check out La Vendetta Rioja. Bit of a plug for someone i know
 
I enjoy wine, but must admit to being somewhat of a Philistine as to bin this or reserve that... and my taste buds are remarkably tolerant of rough woobla.

This new area in NZ where I have just moved to is less less of a "foodie" area that where I was before. This was disappointing. However, by a astonishing stroke of good fortune I found a French food importer that supplies restaurants etc... the Frenchman owner "Rafael" has become my new best mate, so can get all his stuff at "mates Rates"

To cut a long story short, I came home with some of his wines he imports...

Holy ****, I've just decided to become a major wanker wine buff, they were astonishingly good, and not all that expensive NZD 20 - 30.

Just have to get my 'palettes' and 'bouquets' sorted so I can be a real wanker!

Which reminds me... where did Trainspotter go?
 
wayneL said:
This new area in NZ where I have just moved to is less less of a "foodie" area that where I was before
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Where are you now, Wayne?

Which reminds me... where did Trainspotter go?
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He just got fed up with all the grief directed toward him on this site and decided he had better things to do with his time. As have several others who are much missed.
 
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