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Frozen Hamster Donating Member (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 03:26 AM
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Many people in this country pooh-pooh Australian table wines.
This is a pity, as many fine Australian wines appeal not only to the Australian palette, but also to the cognoscenti of the USSA.
"Black Stump Bordeaux" is rightly praised as a peppermint flavored Burgundy, whilst a good "Sydney Syrup" can rank with any of the world's best sugary wines.
"Chateau Bleu", too, has won many prizes; not least for its taste, and its lingering afterburn.
"Old Smokey, 1968" has been compared favorably to a Welsh claret, whilst the Australian wino society thoroughly recommends a 1970 "Cote du Rod Laver", which, believe me, has a kick on it like a mule: 8 bottles of this, and you're really finished - at the opening of the Sydney Bridge Club, they were fishing them out of the main sewers every half an hour.
Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is "Perth Pink". This is a bottle with a message in it, and the message is BEWARE! This is not a wine for drinking - this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.
Another good fighting wine is "Melbourne Old-and-Yellow", which is particularly heavy, and should be used only for hand-to-hand combat.
Quite the reverse is true of "Chateau Chunder", which is an appellation controle specially grown for those keen on regurgitation - a fine wine which really opens up the sluices at both ends.
Real emetic fans will also go for a "Hobart Muddy", and a prize winning "Cuiver Reserve Chateau Bottled Nuit St.-Wogga Wogga", which has a bouquet like an aborigine's armpit.

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With apologies to Aussies, and to Monty Python
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Tweed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 03:27 AM
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1. I like Yellow Tail
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 03:40 AM
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3. For the money, its real good.
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 03:33 AM
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2. I've had good Australian wine
I never remember the names. I'm not a wine snob, so I'm probably not a good measure on the subject.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 03:51 AM
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4. speaking of Yellow Tail
wouldn't one pee Australian table wine?

Isn't pooh pooh solid?
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Demit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 09:00 AM
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5. I see no one had the good taste to express appreciation for your shrewd
insight. Allow me to, ah, rectify that.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 10:08 AM
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7. I was feeling rather sophomoric last night
I actually do like Yellow Tail.

My favorite seafood restaurant serves it. Excellent complement to grilled fish.
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 09:01 AM
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6.  Yellow Tail is great. Only one I've had, as far as I know.
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