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Monday, June 28, 2004
Hunter and Collector It was a fantastic, sunny winter weekend here in Oz, culminating in a trip to the Hunter Valley with Ms. B. My plan was to avoid spending too many Mad Benjimins on Friday and Saturday, so as to get as much vino as possible on Sunday. I'm a sucker for cellar doors, as I like the individuality of Boutique wineries over the consistency of the commercial ones, so I knew that the wallet would get some action.  It's a great time of the year to check out the Hunter, as everything is going into bottles right about now. We started off at Tempus Two which has my favorite whites in Australia, specifically their Pewter range's Melange a Trois and Pinot Gris. Sadly, they have run out of the Melange for the year. I ended up investing $40 in their Vine Vale Shiraz, which will certainly make dad jealous, hopefully I'll be able to keep it for a couple of years. We also took in the Poole's Rock winery, which has the famous Cockfighter's Ghost range (not a reference to John Holmes), actually famous for their award winning unwooded chardonnay. We also went to the cheese shop and I bought some award winning washed rind cheese which may be the smelliest thing known to man. Cheese shop girl said, "trust me, you are really going to want to put this in an air tight container." When I brought said cheese home, Mr. Bean found it offensive, and described the smell as, "you know when you have dishes in the dishwasher, but you haven't run it, in like six days..." He also compared it to the time we lost half of a block of blue vein cheese, only to realize six months later that I put it somewhere in the depths of the spice cupboard, rather than the fridge...
 We weren't very good on the picture front, as I was too embarrassed to say, "mmm, that is a really nice Verdehlo, oh, and can you take a picture of us in front of this spittoon?" I did get a lovely picture of my companion in front of some cart thing that had something to do with wine. We also headed off to the Audrey Wilkinson estate, which has recently been acquired by a new owner, and picked up a bottle of their reserve, which I bought last year and quite enjoyed. All and all a very fun day, and as you can see, my collection is looking healthier and healthier every day. It's quite a treat living in a country that is so conducive to wonderful wine. We get the good stuff here first, and it is relatively inexpensive. Some wineries here are even exporting to France. I just need to learn to cellar instead of replace!
... Seppo 11:11 am...
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