Wines for the holidays!

[sdrealtor]

Cheers! I had a 78 Chappelet last week that was still rocking too. Cant wait for Saturday. One of my favorite wine stores has an annual event where the owners come in and tend bar. Late night anything can happen and amazing things get pulled off the shelves. Last year a double magnum of 97 Insignia and some late 80’s Bordeaux’s. Oh la la!

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=sdrealtor]Here is the Syrah deal of the year if you can still get in on it. I got the email earlier today and ordered mine. The guy I spoke to said it was going very fast.

Amazing Grapes is getting the 2008 Schild Estate Barossa Syrah. It was #7 on WS Top 100 and got 94 pts. I dont know how good it is as no one has gotten any in the US as it wasnt released. BUt for the price it’s a cant miss deal. They are taking orders for February delivery at $18.98/btl. Take that one to the bank!

http://www.amazinggrapeswinestore.com/store/product/12503/Schild-Estate-2008-Shiraz-Barossa/%5B/quote%5D

Thanks for the tips sdr… I had just signed up for Amazing Grapes per your suggestion, and was really tempted on this… after reading your message above I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Aussie Shiraz is my favorite.

On that note, I can make a recommendation for a wine that is (in my humble and not super wine-sophisticated opinion) an absolutely killer deal. I mentioned it prior in the thread: Burge Family Winemakers 2006 Draycott Shiraz. This is practically my perfect wine, given my likes/dislikes (which of course are different for everyone, by way of disclaimer). I absolutely love it. And it is selling at a bargain basement $20 over at winex:

http://www.winex.com/wine-124212-.aspx

If you don’t trust my recommendation, that’s probably a good idea, because I am an amateur. However, none other than barnaby33 introduced me to this wine, so it is also well liked by at least one wine sophisticate.

Anyway, I have been stockpiling it at these prices… I recommend you all order some before I get what remains. 😉

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=sdrealtor]Here is the Syrah deal of the year if you can still get in on it. I got the email earlier today and ordered mine. The guy I spoke to said it was going very fast.

Amazing Grapes is getting the 2008 Schild Estate Barossa Syrah. It was #7 on WS Top 100 and got 94 pts. I dont know how good it is as no one has gotten any in the US as it wasnt released. BUt for the price it’s a cant miss deal. They are taking orders for February delivery at $18.98/btl. Take that one to the bank!

http://www.amazinggrapeswinestore.com/store/product/12503/Schild-Estate-2008-Shiraz-Barossa/%5B/quote%5D

Thanks for the tips sdr… I had just signed up for Amazing Grapes per your suggestion, and was really tempted on this… after reading your message above I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Aussie Shiraz is my favorite.

On that note, I can make a recommendation for a wine that is (in my humble and not super wine-sophisticated opinion) an absolutely killer deal. I mentioned it prior in the thread: Burge Family Winemakers 2006 Draycott Shiraz. This is practically my perfect wine, given my likes/dislikes (which of course are different for everyone, by way of disclaimer). I absolutely love it. And it is selling at a bargain basement $20 over at winex:

http://www.winex.com/wine-124212-.aspx

If you don’t trust my recommendation, that’s probably a good idea, because I am an amateur. However, none other than barnaby33 introduced me to this wine, so it is also well liked by at least one wine sophisticate.

Anyway, I have been stockpiling it at these prices… I recommend you all order some before I get what remains. 😉

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=sdrealtor]Here is the Syrah deal of the year if you can still get in on it. I got the email earlier today and ordered mine. The guy I spoke to said it was going very fast.

Amazing Grapes is getting the 2008 Schild Estate Barossa Syrah. It was #7 on WS Top 100 and got 94 pts. I dont know how good it is as no one has gotten any in the US as it wasnt released. BUt for the price it’s a cant miss deal. They are taking orders for February delivery at $18.98/btl. Take that one to the bank!

http://www.amazinggrapeswinestore.com/store/product/12503/Schild-Estate-2008-Shiraz-Barossa/%5B/quote%5D

Thanks for the tips sdr… I had just signed up for Amazing Grapes per your suggestion, and was really tempted on this… after reading your message above I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Aussie Shiraz is my favorite.

On that note, I can make a recommendation for a wine that is (in my humble and not super wine-sophisticated opinion) an absolutely killer deal. I mentioned it prior in the thread: Burge Family Winemakers 2006 Draycott Shiraz. This is practically my perfect wine, given my likes/dislikes (which of course are different for everyone, by way of disclaimer). I absolutely love it. And it is selling at a bargain basement $20 over at winex:

http://www.winex.com/wine-124212-.aspx

If you don’t trust my recommendation, that’s probably a good idea, because I am an amateur. However, none other than barnaby33 introduced me to this wine, so it is also well liked by at least one wine sophisticate.

Anyway, I have been stockpiling it at these prices… I recommend you all order some before I get what remains. 😉

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=sdrealtor]Here is the Syrah deal of the year if you can still get in on it. I got the email earlier today and ordered mine. The guy I spoke to said it was going very fast.

Amazing Grapes is getting the 2008 Schild Estate Barossa Syrah. It was #7 on WS Top 100 and got 94 pts. I dont know how good it is as no one has gotten any in the US as it wasnt released. BUt for the price it’s a cant miss deal. They are taking orders for February delivery at $18.98/btl. Take that one to the bank!

http://www.amazinggrapeswinestore.com/store/product/12503/Schild-Estate-2008-Shiraz-Barossa/%5B/quote%5D

Thanks for the tips sdr… I had just signed up for Amazing Grapes per your suggestion, and was really tempted on this… after reading your message above I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Aussie Shiraz is my favorite.

On that note, I can make a recommendation for a wine that is (in my humble and not super wine-sophisticated opinion) an absolutely killer deal. I mentioned it prior in the thread: Burge Family Winemakers 2006 Draycott Shiraz. This is practically my perfect wine, given my likes/dislikes (which of course are different for everyone, by way of disclaimer). I absolutely love it. And it is selling at a bargain basement $20 over at winex:

http://www.winex.com/wine-124212-.aspx

If you don’t trust my recommendation, that’s probably a good idea, because I am an amateur. However, none other than barnaby33 introduced me to this wine, so it is also well liked by at least one wine sophisticate.

Anyway, I have been stockpiling it at these prices… I recommend you all order some before I get what remains. 😉

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=sdrealtor]Here is the Syrah deal of the year if you can still get in on it. I got the email earlier today and ordered mine. The guy I spoke to said it was going very fast.

Amazing Grapes is getting the 2008 Schild Estate Barossa Syrah. It was #7 on WS Top 100 and got 94 pts. I dont know how good it is as no one has gotten any in the US as it wasnt released. BUt for the price it’s a cant miss deal. They are taking orders for February delivery at $18.98/btl. Take that one to the bank!

http://www.amazinggrapeswinestore.com/store/product/12503/Schild-Estate-2008-Shiraz-Barossa/%5B/quote%5D

Thanks for the tips sdr… I had just signed up for Amazing Grapes per your suggestion, and was really tempted on this… after reading your message above I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Aussie Shiraz is my favorite.

On that note, I can make a recommendation for a wine that is (in my humble and not super wine-sophisticated opinion) an absolutely killer deal. I mentioned it prior in the thread: Burge Family Winemakers 2006 Draycott Shiraz. This is practically my perfect wine, given my likes/dislikes (which of course are different for everyone, by way of disclaimer). I absolutely love it. And it is selling at a bargain basement $20 over at winex:

http://www.winex.com/wine-124212-.aspx

If you don’t trust my recommendation, that’s probably a good idea, because I am an amateur. However, none other than barnaby33 introduced me to this wine, so it is also well liked by at least one wine sophisticate.

Anyway, I have been stockpiling it at these prices… I recommend you all order some before I get what remains. 😉

[sdrealtor]

Just spoke to my best friend who has taught me all I know. He fell in love with the Schild on a trip to AUS a few years ago and said this wine has been amazing over the years. It was also about $10 more a few years ago. This wine is a big time fruit bomb. The wine world remains on sale.

I’ll try the Draycott too.

[sdrealtor]

Just spoke to my best friend who has taught me all I know. He fell in love with the Schild on a trip to AUS a few years ago and said this wine has been amazing over the years. It was also about $10 more a few years ago. This wine is a big time fruit bomb. The wine world remains on sale.

I’ll try the Draycott too.

[sdrealtor]

Just spoke to my best friend who has taught me all I know. He fell in love with the Schild on a trip to AUS a few years ago and said this wine has been amazing over the years. It was also about $10 more a few years ago. This wine is a big time fruit bomb. The wine world remains on sale.

I’ll try the Draycott too.

[sdrealtor]

Just spoke to my best friend who has taught me all I know. He fell in love with the Schild on a trip to AUS a few years ago and said this wine has been amazing over the years. It was also about $10 more a few years ago. This wine is a big time fruit bomb. The wine world remains on sale.

I’ll try the Draycott too.

[sdrealtor]

Just spoke to my best friend who has taught me all I know. He fell in love with the Schild on a trip to AUS a few years ago and said this wine has been amazing over the years. It was also about $10 more a few years ago. This wine is a big time fruit bomb. The wine world remains on sale.

I’ll try the Draycott too.

[barnaby33]

sdrealtor, I’m more on the Draycott side of Aussie Shiraz. I was in Oz last month and spend a week in wine country. A day in each of Clare, Barossa, McLaren and Coonawarra. Barossa is still where the big fruit bomb reigns, but I actually like McLaren Vale wines better. Its cooler there and so the grapes tend to have more structure. It is however like arguing whether one likes Disneyland or Magic Mtn better. If you like amusement parks you’re going to have a good time either way. If you ever want to impress your wine geek friends (who know Aussie wine) show up with a Wendouree. Its my favorite but man is it hard to get a hold of.

I was also really surprised at the overall quality in Coonawarra. You don’t get many of them distributed here because Napa is so close its tough to beat. On the other hand I think in the next decade Aussie cab will come into its own and people will know about more than bin 707 and Parker estate first growth.

Of course in Oz that Draycott shiraz would be double what it is here, the alcohol taxes there are insane.
Josh

[barnaby33]

sdrealtor, I’m more on the Draycott side of Aussie Shiraz. I was in Oz last month and spend a week in wine country. A day in each of Clare, Barossa, McLaren and Coonawarra. Barossa is still where the big fruit bomb reigns, but I actually like McLaren Vale wines better. Its cooler there and so the grapes tend to have more structure. It is however like arguing whether one likes Disneyland or Magic Mtn better. If you like amusement parks you’re going to have a good time either way. If you ever want to impress your wine geek friends (who know Aussie wine) show up with a Wendouree. Its my favorite but man is it hard to get a hold of.

I was also really surprised at the overall quality in Coonawarra. You don’t get many of them distributed here because Napa is so close its tough to beat. On the other hand I think in the next decade Aussie cab will come into its own and people will know about more than bin 707 and Parker estate first growth.

Of course in Oz that Draycott shiraz would be double what it is here, the alcohol taxes there are insane.
Josh

[barnaby33]

sdrealtor, I’m more on the Draycott side of Aussie Shiraz. I was in Oz last month and spend a week in wine country. A day in each of Clare, Barossa, McLaren and Coonawarra. Barossa is still where the big fruit bomb reigns, but I actually like McLaren Vale wines better. Its cooler there and so the grapes tend to have more structure. It is however like arguing whether one likes Disneyland or Magic Mtn better. If you like amusement parks you’re going to have a good time either way. If you ever want to impress your wine geek friends (who know Aussie wine) show up with a Wendouree. Its my favorite but man is it hard to get a hold of.

I was also really surprised at the overall quality in Coonawarra. You don’t get many of them distributed here because Napa is so close its tough to beat. On the other hand I think in the next decade Aussie cab will come into its own and people will know about more than bin 707 and Parker estate first growth.

Of course in Oz that Draycott shiraz would be double what it is here, the alcohol taxes there are insane.
Josh

[barnaby33]

sdrealtor, I’m more on the Draycott side of Aussie Shiraz. I was in Oz last month and spend a week in wine country. A day in each of Clare, Barossa, McLaren and Coonawarra. Barossa is still where the big fruit bomb reigns, but I actually like McLaren Vale wines better. Its cooler there and so the grapes tend to have more structure. It is however like arguing whether one likes Disneyland or Magic Mtn better. If you like amusement parks you’re going to have a good time either way. If you ever want to impress your wine geek friends (who know Aussie wine) show up with a Wendouree. Its my favorite but man is it hard to get a hold of.

I was also really surprised at the overall quality in Coonawarra. You don’t get many of them distributed here because Napa is so close its tough to beat. On the other hand I think in the next decade Aussie cab will come into its own and people will know about more than bin 707 and Parker estate first growth.

Of course in Oz that Draycott shiraz would be double what it is here, the alcohol taxes there are insane.
Josh

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