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    Default What bottle of red have you opened this week?

    This afternoon, my father-in-law and I went down to Dan Murphys to buy some good reds to drink this winter. The recent birth of my second daughter and payday also had something to do with it. Now, to me, when selecting the wine, its not the price, it's the consideration, although I do tend to disgard the very cheapest - say under $7-8. (Yes I know!)

    Amongst some Cab Savs and Merlots I picked up a
    2003 Coriole Redston Shiraz ($16) and a
    05 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Shiraz (on special $11).

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    I opened a bottle of spicy red sauce this week, does that count?
    Im more of a chateu cardboard bloke myself...

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    That reminds me, Aussie wine has invaded the States big time. I'm assuming you send over the stuff you lot won't drink.

    If I recall, one is branded Yellowtail?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ozwinner View Post
    I opened a bottle of spicy red sauce this week, does that count?
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    Not if you put it on tofu it doesn't

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    I opened some D'Arenburg Dead Arm Shiraz, in fact a few of them and others similar. Goes for $510 retail but thats for 6 bottles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honorary Bloke View Post
    That reminds me, Aussie wine has invaded the States big time. I'm assuming you send over the stuff you lot won't drink.

    If I recall, one is branded Yellowtail?
    That one is especially made for export and they export squillions of it. You seppos must have developed a taste for it.

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    Yellowtail has a good marketing plan and they sell heaps over there.

    Usually the Aussie wineries sell "Critter Wine" to the States. It has some sort of critter, a lizard, kangaroo or koala and names like "Hoo Roo".

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    And they come from "South Eastern Australia"

    A famous region that we Aussies cant work out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bennylaird View Post
    And they come from "South Eastern Australia"

    A famous region that we Aussies cant work out?
    That's where all of Dan Murphy's cleanskins come from too.

    Must go there one day, there should be a lot of interesting wineries to visit there.

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    Sat down at the weekend with a lifelong friend and knocked over a bottle of '03 Peppertree Shiraz. Beautiful

    Quote Originally Posted by bennylaird View Post
    Usually the Aussie wineries sell "Critter Wine" to the States. It has some sort of critter, a lizard, kangaroo or koala and names like "Hoo Roo".
    That makes me cringe! We make good wines, but then try to sell them on novelty value. About 20 years ago they sold an Aussie red in the UK as Kangarouge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bennylaird View Post
    Yellowtail has a good marketing plan and they sell heaps over there.

    Usually the Aussie wineries sell "Critter Wine" to the States. It has some sort of critter, a lizard, kangaroo or koala and names like "Hoo Roo".
    That is so true. Yellowtail have done their marketing homework; simple, clean, design and grape color-coding too. I remember buying a bottle in London on the appeal alone.

    Jacobs Creek almost sales by itself - I bet they sell cheaper stuff on the back of their good stuff although I see even their cheaper stuff is marked as good value. Same applies to Penfolds.

    I did have a laugh at the gear locked away in cabinets. Another time, another place maybe. In practise I tend to not pay much more than $25 a bottle especially if it was to drink at home.

    I also like PepperJack.

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    Any of you Melbourne guys who want a good time tasting come along and see me when I do the next sale. I help out for the tastings. It's www.thewineliquidationcentre.com.au

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    Quote Originally Posted by bennylaird View Post
    Any of you Melbourne guys who want a good time tasting come along and see me when I do the next sale. I help out for the tastings. It's www.thewineliquidationcentre.com.au
    Sounds good! Wine's liquidated me a few times.
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    Lost count.
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    2002 Firefly Shiraz (night harvest).

    Still got 5 bottles left.

    Scored a case of 12 luckily about 10 months ago for $50. Bargain.

    Yes from a bottlo too.

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