Wine Appreciation / Oenophiles

Might take you up on that Gav

Where did you make your wine, I grew up in the Hunter Valley so I am a keen Oenophile (on a abudget)?
It is a little hard to get Hunter wines over here, I order from Bibendums & Times wine club normally

Margaret River, in W.A. I have spent time at Palandri, Cullen, Moss Wood and Cape Mentelle over the years and was at Domaine Alex Gambal in Beaune last year and will be off there again for a stint at Remoissenet in a few weeks.

Hunter stuff is hard to find here which is disappointing as the shiraz and semillon can be first rate in a dry year. There's far too much samey Barossa wine on the shelves here - my suggestion is to look for wines from SW France, Southern Italy and Spain if you like the fuller styles and want to keep it affordable. A lot of Euro stuff is hard to get at home, even at the cheaper end, so make the most of it while you're here.