Vintage Australian Wine Tasting Featuring Penfolds Grange, Lakes Folly, Greenock Creek, Torbreck and More Friday, April 25, 2025 - 7:30 PM
“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 26 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 1982 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 Australian Wine Tasting
Friday, April 25th, 2025
7:30 PM
1982 Lindeman's Limestone Ridge Shiraz Cabernet Coonawarra Australia
1983 Lake's Folly Cabernet Sauvignon, Hunter Valley, Australia
1998 Hardy's Eileen Hardy Shiraz McLaren Vale
1998 Penfolds Grange Shiraz South Australia
1999 Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia:
1999 Peter Lehmann Clancy's Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, Barossa,
2002 Bowen Estate Shiraz Coonawarra
2002 Shirvington Shiraz McLaren Vale
2003 Torbreck Shiraz Runrig Barossa
2005 Kangarilla Road Shiraz McLaren Vale
2008 Greenock Creek Shiraz Roennfeldt Road Barossa
2010 Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz
Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Foie Gras Torchon with wild berry Jam and Brioche Toast
Roasted Octopus with Chorizo Faroe Risotto
Australian Rack of lamb with Jalapeno Mint Jam and Sweet Potato Soufflé
Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chip Pie with Home made whipped creme
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 wines from these GREAT Australian Wineries on SALE!!
1982 Lindeman's Limestone Ridge Shiraz Cabernet Coonawarra Australia
Price: $55.00 Sale Price: $45.00 Quantity in Stock: 10
1983 Lake's Folly Cabernet Sauvignon, Hunter Valley, Australia
Price: $155.00 Sale Price: $125.00 Quantity in Stock: 45
1998 Hardy's Eileen Hardy Shiraz McLaren Vale
Price: $160.00 Your Price: $140.80 Quantity in Stock: 4
1990 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia
Price: $950.00 Sale Price: $795.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
1996 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia
Price: $675.00 Sale Price: $550.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
1997 Penfolds Grange Shiraz South Australia
Price: $595.00 Your Price: $523.60 Quantity in Stock: 1
2015 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia
Price: $900.00 Your Price: $792.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2017 Penfolds Grange Shiraz South Australia
Price: $800.00 Your Price: $704.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2018 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia
Price: $800.00 Your Price: $704.00 Quantity in Stock: 12
2019 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia
Price: $800.00 Your Price: $704.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2004 Penfolds RWT Shiraz Barossa Valley
Price: $190.00 Your Price: $167.20 Quantity in Stock: 8
2018 PENFOLDS ST HENRI SHIRAZ
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $132.00 Quantity in Stock: 8
2019 PENFOLDS BIN 389 CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA
Price: $72.00 Your Price: $63.36 Quantity in Stock: 1
2020 PENFOLDS BIN 389 CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ AUSTRALIA
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2022 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet - Shiraz, South Australia
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2019 Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon South Australia
Price: $60.00 Your Price: $52.80 Quantity in Stock: 5
2004 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia
Price: $425.00 Your Price: $374.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2020 Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz Kalimna Australia
Price: $30.00 Your Price: $26.40 Quantity in Stock: 5
2004 Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley, Australia
Price: $1250.00 Sale Price: $1000.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2004 Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 60A
Price: $1000.00 Sale Price: $795.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2019 Penfolds Chardonnay Bin 311 Adelaide Hills Tasmania Tumbarumba Australia
Price: $42.00 Your Price: $36.96 Quantity in Stock: 8
2016 Penfolds Chardonnay Yattarna Australia
Price: $168.75 Your Price: $148.50 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 Penfolds Bin 600 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Napa Paso Robles
Price: $52.50 Your Price: $46.20 Quantity in Stock: 1
2020 Penfolds Bin 600 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Napa Paso Robles
Price: $52.50 Your Price: $46.20 Quantity in Stock: 11
2018 Penfolds Bin 704 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa
Price: $73.50 Your Price: $64.68 Quantity in Stock: 6
2020 Penfolds Bin 704 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa
Price: $73.50 Your Price: $64.68 Quantity in Stock: 12
2018 PENFOLDS BIN 149 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NAPA
Price: $157.50 Your Price: $138.60 Quantity in Stock: 15
2019 PENFOLDS BIN 149 CABERNET SAUVINGNON SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NAPA
Price: $157.50 Your Price: $138.60 Quantity in Stock: 2
2018 Penfolds Quantum Bin 98 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz South Australia and Napa
Price: $735.00 Your Price: $646.80 Quantity in Stock: 12
NV Penfolds Club Tawny
Price: $17.00 Your Price: $14.96
NV Penfolds Grandfather Port
Price: $100.00 Your Price: $88.00
1999 Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia
Price: $70.00 Sale Price: $55.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2000 Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia
Price: $70.00 Sale Price: $55.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
1999 Peter Lehmann Clancy's Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, Barossa, Australia
Price: $39.00 Your Price: $34.32 Quantity in Stock: 8
2002 Bowen Estate Shiraz Coonawarra
Price: $39.00 Your Price: $34.32 Quantity in Stock: 2
2002 TORBRECK SHIRAZ RUNRIG BAROSSA
Price: $250.00 Sale Price: $200.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2003 TORBRECK SHIRAZ RUNRIG BAROSSA
Price: $250.00 Sale Price: $200.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2005 Torbreck RunRig Shiraz Barossa Valley
Price: $245.00 Sale Price: $195.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2019 TORBRECK VINTNERS THE STRUIE Shiraz Barossa
Price: $51.75 Your Price: $45.54 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 Torbreck Vintners The Factor Shiraz Barossa Valley
Price: $100.50 Your Price: $88.44 Quantity in Stock: 2
2005 Kangarilla Road Shiraz McLaren Vale
Price: $19.00 Your Price: $16.72 Quantity in Stock: 20
2008 Greenock Creek Shiraz Roennfeldt Road Barossa
Price: $325.00 Your Price: $286.00 Quantity in Stock: 16
1999 Greenock Creek Shiraz Roennfeldt Road Barossa
Price: $350.00 Sale Price: $275.00 Quantity in Stock: 2