One of our new members offered to share his knowledge of wine with us and brought along a sampling of wines from Taylor's of the Clare Valley. His son, Adam, is the chief winemaker there and supplies his father with all he can drink, and more. We sampled a very good Riesling and a Sparkling, and 4 different qualities of Red. Adam was one of the developers of Jansz bubbly when he worked at Pipers Brook so he knows about that style. The Riesling was a typical Clare Valley style and the Reds were excellent.
Kevin described them as $10, $15, $20 and $40 (mainland prices) and we could certainly understand why the prices varied. The $10 one was enjoyable but the $40 one was terrific. Not a lot was drunk so I looked forward to having some leftovers but, when the dust settled, my share was an inch or two of a 2013 Promised Land Shiraz - nice enough but not earth-shattering. I've no idea who smuggled out the two $40 bottles, but they were clever.
However, a nice surprise was the donating to the club of a magnum of their 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, in a presentation box. This wine won a Gold Medal at the 2012 New World Wine Show and a couple of silvers, so it's pretty good. We think we will raffle it. Maybe $5 per ticket? We'll see.
The Christmas Dinner experience made me think of the famous words of Pink Floyd: If you don't eat yer meat, you won't get any pudding. How can you get pudding if you don't eat yer meat? This must be said in a coarse Scottish accent (think Glasgow).
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