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The only point of duty free for me is to buy wine on the way to Bali or likewise as it's cheaper duty free than once you are in the country.

The unintended (I assume) consequence of the clearance stock change is that the 'Wine Specials' section of the BWS website is now practically unusable as it is also swamped by out of stock items. I think BWS market towards impulse buys, people driving past on their way home and grabbing a...

What a tasting! Any thoughts in general about Musar?

Works today but not on clearance wines, at least it worked for me

Sorby Adams, The Thing

2017 was a cold, rainy vintage where most wineries struggled to get enough ripeness in their grapes. There are some good wines from the vintage, but they are the exception not the rule. It has been mentioned that Langtons rate 2017 an 8/10 for Cabernet, but those vintage charts are mystifyingly...

2017 was a difficult year in Margs, would treat with caution.

Laurent Perrier (no idea which) and Houghton Glaadstones?

I'll post when it arrives.

I'm interested in how you decipher this SirCrumpet? Crib notes would do. *edit - Also, I'll be disappointed if the MIXd that cost $275 comes with an RRP of $125!

Those vintage charts are a mystery to me, 2017 was a very tough vintage for MR. Some wineries managed to make a few good wines, but broadly speaking 2017 wines are green, high on acid, low on fruit and tannin. How 2017 rates higher than 2016, which was a good maybe great year, is inexplicable...

Congratulations to those that scored some of the massive discount wines - good to see them go to a good home. For me the temptation to get those Junipers proved overwhelming so I have a dozen winging their way to sunny WA. I doubt they will last until Christmas.

I'm tempted by the Juniper Wilyabrub Cabernet. 2016 was quite a decent year, and Juniper is a criminally under rated produce with near the oldest vines in Margs (allegedly harvested from Vasse across the road).

Obviously this is subjective to people's personal taste, but IMO there are very few wines that improve with 24 hours of aeration. For the rare bottle that does last more than a day in my household, and then shows better on day 2 (day 3 would never happen) I consider it a very good sign for...

Hutton Reserve Chardonnay, very tempted but must resist due to cellar space restrictions.

Isn't Montague the old Heydon Estate? If so they have fantastic fruit, and previously held 5 red stars.

Classic Clare

JD Cellars latest offering is the Petaluma Tiers 2016 I believe. I have bought a box. edit - wrote Tapanappa tiers by accident

That's as bad as it gets, and to try and foist it on staff?! Give them absolute hell for trying that one on.

'91 holding up alright?