Vintage Australian Wine Tasting Featuring Penfolds Grange, Lakes Folly, Greenock Creek, Torbreck and More Saturday May 20th 7:30pm and all the Aussie wines in the store on SALE!!

“The food we were given was no more than eatable, but the patron was not mean about drink; he allowed us two litres of wine a day each, knowing that if a plongeur is not given two litres he will steal three.”



- George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London

I knew there was a reason I liked George Orwell and two liters is my kind of ration when it comes to wine- that is why I like Australia.  Australia is the only country that I have visited where they offered us beer after every wine tasting, Coopers was the brew of choice and it is so refreshing to have a beer after drinking a lot of red wine, especially Australian Shiraz.

After this first trip down under I fell in love with Australian wines and have been selling and collecting wines from Australia for over 25 years now.  With the bottom falling out of the market in 2008 we have struggled to sell some of the higher end brands that were developed in the 1990's but that is no problem because I am happy to drink these wines as they are some of the best examples of the Syrah/Shiraz varietal on the face of the earth. 

Although they have been making wine in Australia for a long time, we are still in our beginning stages of our scientific process of tasting through the top wines from the land down under that are reaching their peak years of maturity.  That is why we made this an annual event- there is a lot of research that needs to be done on the subject of vintage Australian Shiraz.  Will they age like the great wines of France, Italy and even California?  This year we have a collection of some of the oldest Aussie wines we have ever shown going back to the 1983 vintage! 

Chef Toni Lampasone will be providing a special menu to accompany the tasting wines and the fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $295 per person + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.



Vintage Aussie Shiraz Wine Tasting

Saturday, May 20th    

7:30 PM

1983 Lakes Folly Cabernets, Hunter Valley, Australia

1992 Yarra Yering Red Wine No 1 Coldstream Victoria

1999 Greenock Creek Shiraz Roennfeldt Road Barossa

2001 Penfolds Grange Bin 95 Australia

2003 Mitolo Shiraz Mclaren Vale

2004 Torbreck Run Rig Barossa

2004 Marquis Philips Shiraz #9 Mclaren Vale

2005 Amon Ra Shiraz Barossa

2005 Chris Ringland Shiraz Barossa Ranges

2008 Greenock Creek Shiraz Roennfeldt Road Barossa

Menu

Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie

Foie Gras Torchon with wild berry Jam

Grilled Octopus with black Olive tapenade Blue fingerling potatoes and fresh mint

Australian Rack of lamb with Jalapeno Mint Jam and Sweet Potato Soufflé

Dark Chocolate Covered Bacon and Berries

The fee for this tasting is $295 per person and there are only 12 spaces available for this event.  for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.  Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food aversions or allergies and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you. 

All the Australian Wines from Tonight’s Tasting on SALE:

1983 LAKES FOLLY CABERNETS, HUNTER VALLEY, AUSTRALIA

Price: $155.00   Sale Price: $125.00         Quantity in Stock: 66



1992 YARRA YERING DRY RED WINE NO 1 COLDSTREAM VICTORIA

Price: $195.00               Sale Price: $159.00              Quantity in Stock: 3

2008 GREENOCK CREEK SHIRAZ ROENNFELDT ROAD BAROSSA

Price: $325.00   Your Price: $286.00        Quantity in Stock: 18

1999 GREENOCK CREEK SHIRAZ ROENNFELDT ROAD BAROSSA

Price: $350.00                 Sale Price: $275.00              Quantity in Stock: 2

1996 GREENOCK CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON ROENNFELDT ROAD BAROSSA

Price: $325.00                 Your Price: $286.00              Quantity in Stock: 1

2002 MARQUIS PHILIPS INTEGRITY MCLAREN VALE

Price: $225.00   Your Price: $198.00        Quantity in Stock: 2

2004 MARQUIS PHILIPS SHIRAZ #9 MCLAREN VALE

Price: $75.00     Sale Price: $59.00           Quantity in Stock: 3

2003 CHRIS RINGLAND DRY GROWN SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $750.00   Sale Price: $599.00         Quantity in Stock: 1

2000 CHRIS RINGLAND SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $652.50   Your Price: $574.20        Quantity in Stock: 1

1999 CHRIS RINGLAND THREE RIVERS SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $950.00   Sale Price: $675.00         Quantity in Stock: 1

2005 AMON RA SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $145.00   Sale Price: $115.00         Quantity in Stock: 4

2002 GLAETZER SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $59.00     Your Price: $51.92          Quantity in Stock: 1

2004 TORBRECK SHIRAZ RUN RIG BAROSSA

Price: $275.00   Sale Price: $225.00         Quantity in Stock: 1

2017 TORBRECK HILLSIDE GRENACHE BAROSSA

Price: $85.00     Your Price: $74.80          Quantity in Stock: 1

2017 TORBRECK JUVENILES BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $23.50     Your Price: $20.68          Quantity in Stock: 3

2018 TORBRECK DESCENDANT BAROSSA

Price: $100.50   Your Price: $88.44          Quantity in Stock: 3

2018 TORBRECK VINTNERS THE FACTOR SHIRAZ BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $100.50   Your Price: $88.44          Quantity in Stock: 5

2018 TORBRECK SHIRAZ RUNRIG BAROSSA

Price: $195.00   Sale Price: $171.60         Quantity in Stock: 8

2019 TORBRECK VINTNERS THE STRUIE SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $51.75     Your Price: $45.54          Quantity in Stock: 23

Australia’s Iconic Penfolds Winery is almost ½ of our Aussie wine collection!!

2022 PENFOLDS BIN 51 RIESLING

Price: $37.50     Your Price: $33.00          Quantity in Stock: 9

 2019 PENFOLDS CHARDONNAY BIN 311 ADELAIDE HILLS TASMANIA TUMBARUMBA AUSTRALIA

Price: $42.00     Your Price: $36.96          Quantity in Stock: 11

2018 PENFOLDS SHIRAZ BIN 28 KALIMNA AUSTRALIA

Price: $30.00                   Your Price: $26.40              Quantity in Stock: 9

2016 PENFOLDS ST HENRI SHIRAZ SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $150.00                 Your Price: $132.00              Quantity in Stock: 5

2017 PENFOLDS RWT SHIRAZ BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $149.00   Your Price: $131.12        Quantity in Stock: 2

2004 PENFOLDS RWT SHIRAZ BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $190.00   Sale Price: $150.00         Quantity in Stock: 4

2010 PENFOLDS SHIRAZ MAGILL ESTATE SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $195.00   Sale Price: $155.00         Quantity in Stock: 8

1997 PENFOLDS SHIRAZ MAGILL ESTATE SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $160.00   Sale Price: $125.00         Quantity in Stock: 1

1999 PENFOLDS BIN 389 SHIRAZ CABERNET SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $115.00   Sale Price: $95.00           Quantity in Stock: 2

2017 PENFOLDS BIN 389 CABERNET - SHIRAZ, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $75.00     Your Price: $66.00          Quantity in Stock: 8

2018 PENFOLDS BIN 389 CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA

List Price: $72.00            Your Price: $63.36              Quantity in Stock: 22

2019 PENFOLDS BIN 389 CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA

Price: $72.00     Your Price: $63.36          Quantity in Stock: 12







2019 PENFOLDS BIN 407 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $81.00     Your Price: $71.28          Quantity in Stock: 4

2018 PENFOLDS BIN 407 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $75.00     Your Price: $66.00          Quantity in Stock: 2

2016 PENFOLDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON BIN 707 AUSTRALIA

Price: $501.75   Your Price: $441.54        Quantity in Stock: 3

2004 PENFOLDS BIN 707 CABERNET SAUVIGNON, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Price: $425.00                 Your Price: $374.00              Quantity in Stock: 4



2018 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $800.00                 Your Price: $704.00              Quantity in Stock: 12

2017 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $805.00   Your Price: $708.40        Quantity in Stock: 7

2016 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $900.00   Your Price: $792.00        Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $900.00   Your Price: $792.00        Quantity in Stock: 1

2014 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $900.00   Your Price: $792.00        Quantity in Stock: 1

2009 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $750.00   Sale Price: $610.00         Quantity in Stock: 2

2003 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $675.00   Sale Price: $565.00         Quantity in Stock: 4

2002 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $675.00   Sale Price: $550.00         Quantity in Stock: 2

1996 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $595.00   Sale Price: $495.00         Quantity in Stock: 1

1990 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia

Price: $825.00   Sale Price: $675.00         Quantity in Stock: 1

2004 PENFOLDS BLOCK 42 KALIMNA CABERNET SAUVIGNON, BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA

Price: $1250.00               Sale Price: $1000.00              Quantity in Stock: 3

NV PENFOLDS CLUB TAWNY

Price: $17.00     Your Price: $14.96          Quantity in Stock: 9

Penfolds New Wines of the World

2019 PENFOLDS BIN 600 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ NAPA PASO ROBLES

Price: $52.50     Your Price: $46.20          Quantity in Stock: 6

2018 PENFOLDS BIN 149 CABERNET SAUVINGNON SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NAPA

Price: $157.50   Your Price: $138.60        Quantity in Stock: 7

2019 PENFOLDS BIN 704 CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA AUSTRALIA

Price: $73.50     Your Price: $64.68          Quantity in Stock: 17

2018 PENFOLDS QUANTUM BIN 98 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NAPA

Price: $735.00   Your Price: $646.80        Quantity in Stock: 7

PENFOLDS NEW CALIFORNIA COLLABORATION THREE PACK #22C8

Price: $285.00   Quantity in Stock: 6

These are the first wines of their kind to be made anywhere on the planet Earth today.  Leave it to Peter Gago and his winemaking crew around the globe to think of such a collaboration where you take the best grapes from South Australia and combine the wines with the best from Northern California.  The parent company that owns Penfolds also owns Beringer, Beaulieu, Hewitt wineries and some of the top vineyards in both wine regions to combine the winemaking talents and the grapes to produce a new line-up of top wines that showcase the best of both worlds.

I was a bit skeptical when I heard about these wines and at first thought that it was an unnecessary endeavor but after tasting the wines I can see where they are going with this project.  Combining the winemaking talents of both wine producing countries is intriguing but then to take some of the top Cabernet Sauvignon from Northern California with the best Shiraz from South Australia.  The story is here but the wines speak for themselves.

 

The rest of the Australian Wines in the store:

2001 DUTSCHKE ST JAKOBI SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $49.00   Your Price: $43.12       Quantity in Stock: 2

2002 BURGE FAMILY D & OH SHIRAZ GRENACHE BAROSSA

Price: $49.00     Your Price: $43.12          Quantity in Stock: 1

2002 TWO WAY RANGE SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $59.00     Your Price: $51.92          Quantity in Stock: 2

2004 KAESLER GRENACHE THE FAVE BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $62.50   Your Price: $55.00       Quantity in Stock: 1

2004 SCHILD ESTATE SHIRAZ BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $100.00               Sale Price: $85.00              Quantity in Stock: 1

2004 D'ARENBERG THE COPPERMINE ROAD CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MCLAREN VALE

Price: $59.00   Your Price: $51.92       Quantity in Stock: 1

2006 MOLLYDOOKER SHIRAZ VELVET GLOVE MCLAREN VALE

Price: $350.00               Your Price: $308.00              Quantity in Stock: 2

2006 THE COLONIAL ESTATE EMIGRE BAROSSA

Price: $83.00   Your Price: $73.04       Quantity in Stock: 4

2008 SCHILD ESTATE SHIRAZ BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $39.00   Your Price: $34.32       Quantity in Stock: 16

2014 ELDERTON CSM ODE TO LORRAINE BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $52.50   Your Price: $46.20       Quantity in Stock: 3

2014 YALUMBA THE SIGNATURE CABERNET SAUVIGNON - SHIRAZ, BAROSSA VALLEY

Price: $72.00   Your Price: $63.36       Quantity in Stock: 2

2014 LANGMEIL VALLEY FLOOR SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE

Price: $27.50   Your Price: $24.20       Quantity in Stock: 2

2017 D'ARENBERG D'ARRYS ORIGINAL GRENACHE SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE

Price: $19.50   Your Price: $17.16       Quantity in Stock: 11

2017 YALUMBA SHIRAZ BAROSSA

Price: $17.50   Your Price: $15.40       Quantity in Stock: 18

2017 HENSCHKE HENRY'S SEVEN RED BLEND BAROSSA

Price: $49.25   Your Price: $43.34       Quantity in Stock: 5

2017 D'ARENBERG DEAD ARM SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE

Price: $72.00   Your Price: $63.36       Quantity in Stock: 12

2018 TWO HANDS SHIRAZ BELLAS GARDEN BAROSSA

Price: $48.00   Your Price: $42.24       Quantity in Stock: 6

2019 ROBERT OATLEY GRENACHE G-19 MCLAREN VALE

Price: $18.75   Your Price: $16.50       Quantity in Stock: 6

2019 D'ARENBERG FOOTBOLT SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE

Price: $21.75   Your Price: $19.14       Quantity in Stock: 11

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