Shiraz

[oneya]

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Hey G - The brothers Riebke are back in full bloom again in the Northern Barossa, $17.50 per bottle of deep ruby red 2009 vintage and as fine a drop of kuzushi juice as you'd care to mull over.

improves everything in life except Rohai or Chinto kata..

oneya

[wadoka]

It's difficult to find here and I can't even remember where I got the last one from.

I will improve my detective skills so I can savour it in the summer sun, ha.

[oneya]

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In the summer sun...? Be careful cause it takes no prisoners..!!

oneya

[wadoka]

This is the UK we are talking about. I should have said a summer's evening.

[wadoka]

A really good wine merchant called Oddbins has recently gone into receivership which is a big shame as they would have a wide range of interesting wines.

[oneya]

Dan Murphys (Woolworths) is an outlet for some good wines here in Mornington and last week I thought a bottle of Syrah/Grenache 2008 from Coteaux du Tricastin AOC in the Rhone Valley might be the best buy..?? Very warming it was too but the dry cork was a worry... So much so I checked out its origins and found this:

"Following an accident at the Tricastin Nuclear Power Center in July 2008, when uranium was released, the sale of Coteaux du Tricastin wine decreased. The wine growers therefore wished to change the name of the appellation to something without "Tricastin", to avoid being associated with the nuclear power plant. In June 2010, INAO signalled its intention to allow a name change to Grignan-Les Adhemar effective from the 2010 vintage.[2]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coteaux_du ... _AOC#Wines

I am now able to train in the dark dojo using my own greenish glow.. and no electricity bills for me to pay..

oneya

[shep]

I'm sure there are plenty of wine merchants around and about. But here's my local one, its well established and not a lot they cant get hold of

http://www.tanners-wines.co.uk/TannersS ... anches.htm

They do an online service as well, but if your ever up this way its well worth a visit. Its in a nice old building as well

shep

[shep]

Maybe onya could peruse the red wine list from down under and give some advice to a novice like me

http://www.tanners-wines.co.uk/TannersS ... ralia_Red/

shep

[oneya]

Maybe onya could peruse the red wine list from down under and give some advice to a novice like me

http://www.tanners-wines.co.uk/TannersS ... ralia_Red/

shep

I’d be glad to Shep but – just like wado ryu - wine is a little complex and depends on one’s palate and the region before a fella gets to appreciate the full body peppery Shiraz types (oops it is called shiraz in Oz here but more usually Syrah in the older wine regions for legal reasons.)

Anyway, two of my favourite regions for reds here in the New World are the Barossa Valley in South Oz and the King Valley in the northern part of Victoria. Where I live on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria I am surrounded by wineries but for the most part they are whites because of the cooler climate.. I don’t really know of a red from this region that I can honestly recommend but King Valley has some lovely stuff. One of Gordon’s favourite elixirs is the Brown Brother’s Tarrango which is really soft and always consistent and Tanners are offering a Brown Brothers 2009 vintage Tarrango Bin AR00809 for just under 7 quid. I see they have run out of the 2008 vintage which was a better year and if they have that it would be good value at the same price.

They also have a Brown Brothers Italian style Barbera 2005 Bin AR01305 for an extra quid too.

Talking of soft wines Merlot is often the softener added in varietals so a Merlot is also a good intro into a rose coloured dribbling future too. All of these are reportedly good for the heart if taken in moderate doses and not so good for the Liver and Kidneys if you overdose each time. Any reds need an hour or so of breathing time before drinking and some insist in decanting for a couple of hours but I guess I am impatient so an hour almost always does it for me..

South Australia is much warmer in climate than Vic so their reds can be fantastic.

Clare Valley, McClaren Vale and the Barossa all have great reds but I see only one from Kaesler Stonehorse GSM (Grenache Shiraz, Mourvèdre), Barossa Valley 2008 | Bin AR02008. This looks good with a Southern Rhône Blend - 63% Grenache, 27% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre blend for a shade over 13 quid but I’d make sure it had a lot of breathing time, say open in the mornings to drink in the evening..


Gordon sounds like a man who knows his wado and his wine so training and /or drinking with him would be a good habit to develop too..

oneya

[shep]

Thanks for that. I know I can get Brown Bros Tarrango from my local Off Licence. Will give that a go. Both Mrs S and myself enjoy our wine although not usually fussed where it comes from (that sounds like we should be sat in our local park drinking with our mates). A bottle of Jacobs Creek is the usual Oz wine. A nice Argentinian Malbeck is also a great favourite.

shep