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News from the UK is that one of the fastest growing wine trends right now is the sale of wine in pre-filled plastic cups - a concept for me which is about as civilised as T.V. dinners and nuclear missiles.
Even more disturbing is the information from America that within a decade or so, a huge slice of wine bottles will need to be made from plastic - or some other kind of more bio-degradeable product, to minimise the cost of trasnport and bio-emissions etc. Personally I am in the front of the queue to hug the trees and dolphins so long as they make sure that the contents do`t taste any different...
I guess that we all have to move with the times, and one such wave of change is the nature of wine evaluation. From an Australian wine perspective, it seems that people are polarised as either Halliday-lovers, Oliver-lovers or Parker-lovers - with the lustre losing its sheen on the part of the Parker-lovers these days.
All kinds of wine discourse is great in my view, as it promotes discussion, education and ultimately business - and none so true as in the arena of Parker ratings, where I see in certain camps a 180 degree turn against the writings of a man who is clearly a goliath in the industry and worthy of due respect - even if his approach to rating of Australian wine runs against the popularist vote - de jour. It has become cool in some circles to "diss" a wine ahead of time if it has a high Parker rating - even before actually trying it - a knee-jerk reaction which is doing nobody any favours.
At the end of the day there really are no rules in wine, the only way to understand and develop a confident opinion about a wine is to get involved and open the damm thing - sharing your views along the way, which is where the internet is revolutionising the process with blogs and information sharing sites like Cellartracker (www.cellartracker.com).
Rather than my usual rantings about wines I like, I thought we might take the popluarist approach here today and offer the most successful and favoured of wines - as judged by the database through sales volume and customer feedback over the past 12 months. I have excluded wines which have sold out and cannot be replaced by new vintages.
THE OFFER:-
WHITE WINES:
Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2009 - $35
Smidge Sauvignon Blanc 2009 - $34
Rockburn Pinot Gris 2008 - $32
Klein Constantia Chardonnay 2008 - $30
Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2009 - $46
Kilikanoon "Morts Block" Riesling 2008 - $30
RED WINES:
The Foundry Syrah 2005 - $49
Mount Difficulty Roaring Meg Pinot Noir 2008 - $35
Wild Earth Pinot Noir 2008 - $45
Kalleske Pirathon Shiraz 2007 - $39
Majella Cabernet 2008 - $38
Kay Bros Hillside Shiraz 2004 - $45
MIX N MATCH IS GOOD OR PURCHASE A FULL CASE LOT OF THE RANGE FOR $440.00 Net. This offer is valid until Monday 24 June 2010)
To Order:
"...Why Pay Retail...?"
PHONE ORDERS AND ENQUIRIES: 6296-1914
VIKING ESTATE GRAND SHIRAZ 2003 - STILL AVAILABLE
ATA RANGI PINOT NOIR 2008 AT $69 - STILL AVAILABLE
12 HOUR OFFER OF SALON 1997 - OFFER CLOSED
PENFOLDS ST HENRI 2005/6 - SOLD OUT
BANNOCKBURN CAB MERLOT FOR UNDER $40 - SOLD OUT
TORBRECK STRUIE 2003- SOLD OUT
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