Agreed, Remember havin' Two Bottles of it from the 2005 Vintage & they was
Preeeettty Goooooood for the 6 or 7 bone price tag……..

G'day Bozo

the view from the window brought back memories of a great vacation. rarely have i heard anyone disparage Sidney. get out on the street and talk to people. talk to people in stores and restaurants. i am sure you will enjoy the experience as my wife and i did a few years ago.

First impressions on Aussie wines?
Young, fresh, playful, eager to push the limits of convention.
A debutante the week after her coming out – sometimes awkward but always full of promise.

Meh to Major Mistake. Agreed that Mott Rules.

Wow it's awesome, I wish to be there 🙂

Mollydooker, Marque Philips & Yellow tail certainly done great job in marketing because no one here in Oz drink those stuffs…. it's really really hard to find them or in restaurants….. so to use them to describe what Oz wines are about can be a confusing issue….

QOTD:
? 1st on my mind – Jammy, over the top, high alcohol.
? 2nd – I have had quite a few really nice Aussie wines, but I've had so many that fall into my first comment category that it often deters me from purchasing them. I love big wines, and some over-the-top wines have really impressed me, but I've had so many from AU that are just brutes with no finesse/balance/artistic intent that I'm often deterred from buying them.

And they are so easy to open!

Yes, let us know how the F. U. is.

You could try a Grosset Riesling. From the Adelaide Hills. A wonderful winemaker. Greg

I think the labels from Napa and the like are stranger. I have heard even heard comments from the states saying that Australian labels need to be more “fun” and less serious…

I would hazard a guess that many of the strange labels you see are the Aussie equivalent of 2-buck-chuck…

But most of all I need to ask – what is the deal with labels in the states? Is it that much of a brand-driven culture that the label is what makes the wine?

Yellow Tail, Mollydooker – we send you the rubbish that we refuse to drink.

I think Clarendon Hill got bought by Gallo. My buddy brought some of their so so stuff from The Gallo store for 12 bucks. It was pretty good but listed at 40 or fifty bones,

From reading the comments here I can only come to the conclusion that the combined evil forces of Darth Parker and the Empire Brand Australia have forced the fruity rubbish onto the export market and given Australia a bad name.

Looks like we need all the help we can get in breaking the mold and overriding the punishment inflicted upon us by Brand Australia's export market… Help us Obi-wan…

Australian Wine: Keep an open mind and you will be rewarded when you discover the multitude of gems hidden from view.

Remember: France produces vast amounts of pretty ordinary wine and nobody complains. Australia produces not quite so vast quantities of generally drinkable wine and is accused of commoditising the product.

QOTD: Love the Aussie wine, but its hard to find quality wine out here. Doesn't mean I won't keep looking..

I?m intrigued by your name. Are you in some way affiliated with the PLCB? Like you I?m a PA resident in the Philly suburbs. Would it be insulting if someone were to make an unflattering comment about our system here? Should one fear consequences if they ever dared to suggest shopping in another state?

The Claymont “Total Wine” is a nice store.

I liked the episode. Good work.

Thank you! People tend to forget that there is tons (literally) of terrible wine out there. We do not represent the average consumer; therefore we go looking for QPR or fantastic wine that melts our faces without even bothering to look at 75-80% of what is available. Italy, France, Spain, Australia, U.S., etc; most regions make or import and even export shitty wine. Marketing is huge; we would all like to think that it has no effect on us but most of the time that is simply not true.

And by the end of the night, you'll end up taking advantage of yourself!!! ; )

Makin' a scene with a magazine??? ; )

HA HAH AHAHAHA

anyone drink anything exceptional over the week? Or particularly bad?

Chateau de Segries Lirac 07 was awefully good. Nose was rich and earthy, but on the palate a surprising fruit show. LOOOOOOONG finish, but good. Very high acidity and strong but even tannins. ~$17 and I'll certainly buy a few more bottles of this. Feels like it might be worth throwing a couple bottles in the cellar; I think a little age might free up some more flavors under the tannins.

Surprise was a Malbec. I'm not generally a Malbec fan. Or maybe it's that I've had so many terrible ones lately. I picked a bottle up because my buddies girlfriend drinks the shit like it's Welch's. Highnote Elevated Malbec 2008. ~$11. Very impressed. Nose was the general dark fruit bomb, but only had a hint of vanilla oak. Body was lighter and fresher(?) than I expected. Not complex by any means, but certainly delicious. Very well balanced too. I kind of felt bad because I think I drank most of the bottle.

Disapointment. Ergo Tempranillo 2007(?). I've had this before; it's available at the grocery store for ~$10. Nothing special, but also not offensive. I think I gave it 86 points or so when I first had it, so in a pinch it's a quick reliable choice.

WRONG. I have no idea what was wrong with this bottle. Maybe it was corked, but I've had a number of corked bottles and none of them ever tasted this bad. Oxidized was not the problem. It tasted like it was full of rotten oak, sewage, cigarette butts and maybe a hint of cat shit. This sounds silly, but it was so bad that I kept taking sips trying to figure out wtf was wrong with it. I'm not even sure it was wine. Good thing I was fairly drunk at that point, because when I uncorked and smelled the wine the next morning I almost puked.

Tillykke!!!