CWD: Tyrrells Vats: 2009 reds, 2010 whites

originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Whew, you can read.
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Well, not really. ADD.
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Empire Distributors for Indigo in NC:
RALEIGH
1757 T.W. Alexander Dr.
Durham, NC 27703
Nelson Wixson - General Manager
Main#: (919) 424-4200

website doesn't mention Tyrrell's
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Thanks. Have already been in touch with the local rep. She says the wines are Total Wine wines and that she can't sell them.

Total wine only carries the entry level stuff.

I'm in touch with the importer.
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Monkey Man,

It has been a few yrs-but due to the high tax on wine in Oz-a Hunter winery could ship to the US cheaper than an Aussie could buy the wine at the winery in the Hunter. This was at the old Lindeman's winery-not sure who owns it now. So maybe contact Tyrrell's direct and see what they can do shipping it to you. The reason this works is some of the tax isn't applicable if the wine goes overseas-at least that was my understanding-sorta like getting the VAT back if one purchases a big enough order in France.

mark meyer
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
I'm no extremist, but please keep the copper out of my wine.
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Don't think anyone wants copper. Suspect the use is not so widespread as allegations imply. Perhaps at the basic, commercial, FMCG-level it's more of an issue to deliver an absolutely consistent 'product' batch to batch, vintage to vintage.
But I seriously doubt quality-focussed producers are lacing their wine with copper to avoid the otherwise unavoidable reduction they get by remaining wedded to screwcaps in order to save 80 a bottle, or whatever the theory says.
I mean, Cullen in Margaret River are biodynamic and carbon neutral, fer gawdsakes. They're not copper-fining their wines prior to bottling. Sheesh...
cheers,
G
 
originally posted by Graeme Gee:
originally posted by SFJoe:
I'm no extremist, but please keep the copper out of my wine.
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Don't think anyone wants copper. Suspect the use is not so widespread as allegations imply. Perhaps at the basic, commercial, FMCG-level it's more of an issue to deliver an absolutely consistent 'product' batch to batch, vintage to vintage.
But I seriously doubt quality-focussed producers are lacing their wine with copper to avoid the otherwise unavoidable reduction they get by remaining wedded to screwcaps in order to save 80 a bottle, or whatever the theory says.
I mean, Cullen in Margaret River are biodynamic and carbon neutral, fer gawdsakes. They're not copper-fining their wines prior to bottling. Sheesh...
cheers,
G
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You are supposed to be able to precipitate the copper and copper+sulfide things out with ferricyanide or some such, no? I thought that proper practice would leave rather low levels of both copper and cyanide in the wine, cheerfully.

But I have no idea who copper fines and who doesn't.
 
Tested?
??

I work in a bank, you know.
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But I'm given to understand you're friends with a guy named Texier who travels the world with an entire testing lab in his shirt pocket.

And if not, there's always pab for the straight dope...
 
Eric is horrified enough by high levels of SO2 in ostensibly non-SO2 wines. It might be too much for his system to suggest that winemakers deliberately add toxic heavy metals to their wines.
 
You're suggesting he might have an attack of the vapors? Because...I dunno, he doesn't seem like the type. Maybe a brow furrow or two.
 
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