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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    You've got good taste in Wine and beer Simmsy, Margaret river wines are pretty darned good too.
    Tips?

    I try a heap of Margaret River wine, and do not rate most of it.

    Killerby, Eagle Vale are great. Struggling to think of many more...
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    Adlo
    Out of interest, how many Australian wine regions have you visited?

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    Very few Just. Barossa, Margaret River (have visited other smaller areas in WA like Denmark, Pemberton, Mt Barker that produce wine but hardly qualify as a wine region on a national scale).

    Why you ask?
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    I like hitting silly wedge shots around the green. I had a hanging lie on the 17th yesterday in the right side bunker and the only way to hit it cleanly was to aim away from the green with the lob wedge and scoop it up and back over my left shoulder. Worked a treat, caught the ridge in the green and fed towards the hole. Some days are diamonds.

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    I thought you sounded pretty negative on MR thats all. The more regions you visit the more you realise that most of the output is average (average not bad). The best of MR is as good as most locations in Australia.
    For example, many like to crap on about the Barossa, but just as much dross, if not more due to the nominal cache, comes out of the region.

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    Fair call mate.

    I try to buy most wine I drink based on solid tips from punters like andigold. That has caused me to drink a lot of good Vic and SA wines. While there might be a lot of crap in the Barossa, there is a lot of good wine at excellent prices.

    For a solid MR release, you generally need to pay top dollars. The $20-30 range is generally very disappointing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by adlo View Post
    For a solid MR release, you generally need to pay top dollars. The $20-30 range is generally very disappointing.
    Agree with that, and the same could be said of the Mornington Peninsula and Hunter Valley, amongst others.
    An area of real value is Rutherglen, the prices we pay for top quality fortifieds from this region is ridiculously cheap.

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    Cheers for the tip.

    Agree re: Mornington. I love some of the Pinot from there, but it is generally pricey.
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    Quote Originally Posted by just View Post
    An area of real value is Rutherglen
    I use to live there. My mum always used to like their wine.

    I always liked the big sign on the way into town. "Sydney may have a nice harbour, but Rutherglen has a great port"

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrisVegas View Post
    I had a hanging lie on the 17th yesterday in the right side bunker and the only way to hit it cleanly was to aim away from the green with the lob wedge and scoop it up and back over my left shoulder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by adlo View Post
    Tips?

    I try a heap of Margaret River wine, and do not rate most of it.

    Killerby, Eagle Vale are great. Struggling to think of many more...
    Have not had a Semillon or Sauvignon Blanc from the Margaret river I didn't like, have also enjoyed some of the Cabernet's I've tried.
    I agree the Barossa has become very commercial and tends to be over rated nowadays, we tend to favour Clare Valley wines (we live close by) a couple of my favourite wineries are Jim Barry and Seven hill, both make great reds.
    I'm surprised by your statement (The $20-30 range is generally very disappointing) over in the Valley we can still by excellent reds or whites for around $20 and every now and again get to hear of bargain end runs, couple of weeks back bought a couple of doz Jim Barry 2004 Lodge Hill Shiraz @ $10 a bottle, excellent drinking at a bargain price.
    McLaren Vale also produces some great reds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by just View Post
    Agree with that, and the same could be said of the Mornington Peninsula and Hunter Valley, amongst others.
    An area of real value is Rutherglen, the prices we pay for top quality fortifieds from this region is ridiculously cheap.
    Very true. Morris, All Saints and Campbells are probably the standouts there. Morris in particular are stupidly good at their fortifieds.

    I am a member of Campbell's wine club, and get the odd tokay from them. The Liquid Gold version is fantastic stuff. And yeah, ridiculously cheap;

    http://www.campbellswines.com.au/cat...x.php?cPath=24
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    Quote Originally Posted by zacdullard View Post
    I use to live there. My mum always used to like their wine.

    I always liked the big sign on the way into town. "Sydney may have a nice harbour, but Rutherglen has a great port"
    Not bad for a sand green course. Only played there once, but always remembered "Wayne Kerr" on the honour board for a hole in one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sms316 View Post
    Not bad for a sand green course. Only played there once, but always remembered "Wayne Kerr" on the honour board for a hole in one.


    It's not the greatest course but the goold bunch of oldies really made up for it.

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    there was a Wayne Kerr at Quirindi who moved to Gunnedah and he is as the name suggests
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    Have not had a Semillon or Sauvignon Blanc from the Margaret river I didn't like, have also enjoyed some of the Cabernet's I've tried.
    I agree the Barossa has become very commercial and tends to be over rated nowadays, we tend to favour Clare Valley wines (we live close by) a couple of my favourite wineries are Jim Barry and Seven hill, both make great reds.
    I'm surprised by your statement (The $20-30 range is generally very disappointing) over in the Valley we can still by excellent reds or whites for around $20 and every now and again get to hear of bargain end runs, couple of weeks back bought a couple of doz Jim Barry 2004 Lodge Hill Shiraz @ $10 a bottle, excellent drinking at a bargain price.
    McLaren Vale also produces some great reds.
    My $20-30 comment was directed exclusively to Margaret River.

    I am not much of a white wine drinker. I agree Cabernet from MR is good, but normally find it works better in a Cab-Merlot blend.

    MR Shiraz is sub standard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    ...couple of weeks back bought a couple of doz Jim Barry 2004 Lodge Hill Shiraz @ $10 a bottle, excellent drinking at a bargain price...
    That is a bargain!

    It's hard to find value in Margaret Rivers wines lately. The whites are cheaper and better from NZ and the quality reds are just ridiculously priced.

    I like Clare Valley for good value reds. I can't think of a dud bottle I've had from that district.
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    Best value red I have had in recent memory in Margaret River is the Woodlands Cab Merlot at just over twenty bucks. And I still think I can find better wine from McLaren Vale for that price.
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    Wasn't there a wine thread for you wine snobs to talk about wine?

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    No worries adho.

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    Quote Originally Posted by adlo View Post
    My $20-30 comment was directed exclusively to Margaret River.

    I am not much of a white wine drinker. I agree Cabernet from MR is good, but normally find it works better in a Cab-Merlot blend.

    MR Shiraz is sub standard.
    Yep, realised you were talking about MR, just thought it was pretty exy.

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