tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69657125660881471012011-11-27T15:45:00.347-08:00Red wine is for drinking, not keeping at the bottom of the wine rack for that special occasion. This group has been formed to celebrate the dead reds in our cellar. We'd like to thank them for their wonderful contribution into our lives. So crack open that red, give it a tasting and then share the news with the rest of us. How old can that bottle go?Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-28975290699813211822010-03-25T18:17:00.001-07:002010-03-25T18:17:21.435-07:00

26/03/2010, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.what do you reckon ? should we crack one tonight?? they are for sale... xc

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-28140805802794699602010-03-06T22:47:00.001-08:002010-03-06T22:47:09.748-08:00

04/03/2010:: edible365, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.Some things are seriously just meant to be unearthed. And this is no exception. By fluke through my day job i was fortunate enough to travel to Clare and meet a delightful elderly gentleman who after hearing of the wine group and all that it stands for, handed me this gift. he has three dozen more!!!what a gem. what a celebration

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-67471603935705943172010-02-03T02:30:00.000-08:002010-02-03T02:48:08.878-08:00

The highway had always conjured up a “different” images for me. so, when I got a call from Tom (of HWY fame) after posting via the dead reds facebook group that fed out to twitter - that we needed a venue, I was all ears and open BUT.... To be frank, the response was within about ten minutes of my posting. So – all hail to social media working. And all hail to the HWY capatilising on that :)I met

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Red wine is for drinking, not keeping at the bottom of the wine rack for that special occasion. This group has been formed to celebrate the dead reds in our cellar. We'd like to thank them for their wonderful contribution into our lives. So crack open that red, give it a tasting and then share the news with the rest of us.How old can that bottle go?This will be the first event for 2010 and we

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28/01/2010:: Twitter365, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.this is the entrance to the next dead reds event... it's to be held @ the hwy inn on anzac highway!! v.cool place :)) thanks goes to Tom seeing my shout out today on the dead reds facebook wall that ended up on twitter (im @charlierobinson). that ended up with him calling me and us meeting and it all being sweet by tonight!! dont

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26/01/2010:: red wine @ mercato's now... and wine tasting, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.we mmust check it all out soon xc

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-4303649868095405762009-09-20T04:57:00.000-07:002009-09-20T04:58:19.991-07:00

In 1965, the members of the Stock Exchange Club of Adelaide dined at the South Australian Hotel. The guest of honour was Sir Robert Menzies. During his speech, Sir Robert declared the 1961 Yalumba Galway Vintage Special Reserve Claret, "to be one of the finest Australian wines I have ever tasted".In April 1987, Yalumba harvested the first grapes from a Coonawarra vineyard known as the Menzies

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-79962083472076600082009-09-07T00:25:00.000-07:002009-09-07T00:27:21.372-07:00

Dead Reds Wake 5 went OFF on Friday nite at the Royal Hotel in Kent Town. Literally!! We had way too many dead bottles of wine to choose from. That said, nothing (and I mean NOTHING) beat the 1958 Yalumba Claret (big thanks to Bunty & Michael for unearthing this little gem). It was simply disgusting. And so bad was the colour and smell, that no one would put it near their lips!!Scott Collett from

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Dead Reads Wine Group is proud to announce that Scott Collett from the family owned, Woodstock Winery and Coterie, has kindly agreed to sponsor Wake 5.Scott is a well known local identity and is one of the state's best wine makers with a swag of awards under his belt. As well as great wines, Woodstock's Coterie Restaurant recently won the "Best Restaurant in a Winery" at the 2009 Restaurant and

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Image by Kim Bach via FlickrThe Dead Reds Wine Group was formed to celebrate and send off, in appropriate style, older wines from our cellars. These are wines we may have been keeping for that special occasion... but we’ve perhaps now also kept a little too long? These are wines that are ten years or older and may have traveled a far bumpier harder road than others. Such wine that might still be

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-40543990060966147232009-08-03T04:18:00.000-07:002009-08-04T22:44:22.610-07:00

nothing dead about the long room @ chateau tanunda (not that we thought that anyway). the hospitality of John, Matt and the staff was excellent. so good in fact we have said we will go back next year for an annual style event there (seriously).have to say thanks for sharing the Château Tanunda 2009 Barossa Tower Pinot Grigio with us - it had just scored a nice 90 points.. and was very tasty :)the

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-75421594855490325702009-07-13T04:20:00.000-07:002009-07-13T04:26:26.685-07:00

Mick’s Maille is a jewellery company formed to bring the art of Chainmaille into modern times. They will be joining us for Dead Reds in the Barossa.The art of Chainmaille has been around for centuries. Originally it was designed to protect a soldier against close combat weapons and many missile attacks, such as arrows and slings. It was designed to be flexible and conform with the combatants

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-74949980476833640822009-07-04T01:40:00.001-07:002009-07-05T04:09:34.984-07:00

When Red Wine Attacks, originally uploaded by Ross Culshaw.Original post by photographer goes:"So my good friend chris and I met up today and shot some wine glasses and liquid......I've seen shots like this done before using tilting tables and longer exposures but we went for the basic approach of shoving the glass into shot and hoping.....This is sooc, i used PS just for cropping.F42 left,

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As you know the Dead Reds Wine Group has never been about making money for itself. In fact all proceeds from Wakes after expenses (if there is any) are donated to a nominated charity of choice. Admittedly, we've had varying successes depending on venue support, caterers and sponsors but we have always hoped to improve what we can contribute over time.And we will now do so with heart.It is with

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Château Tanunda, 'Icon of the Barossa Valley,' is Australia's largest and oldest Château (est. 1890) and is one of Australia's First Growth Châteaus.Where else but here could we hold the first "dead reds event" in the Barossa?The Dead Reds Wine Group was formed to celebrate and send off, in appropriate style, older wines from our cellars. These are wines we may have been keeping for that special

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-83190370294448927762009-05-25T05:26:00.000-07:002009-05-25T05:30:11.250-07:00

Unearthing the earth...Château Tanunda, 'Icon of the Barossa Valley,' is Australia's largest and oldest Château (est. 1890) and is one of Australia's First Growth Châteaus.Where else but here should we hold the first "dead reds" in the Barossa. How appropriate!!The guys at the Chateau are working with me to make this event very special. You will enjoy an evening of old wine (with your

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-67779017127020035472009-04-06T02:21:00.000-07:002009-04-06T02:25:30.108-07:00

hello members,hey sorry for the delay in the wrap up note from wake 4 event. but here are my ramblings...each and every event we learn. eg: this past wake we didn't get a really really disgusting dead and people complained (in good humour!). the deadest-red-less event inspired a blog by Andre @ Qwoff. i have challenged him to find something more disgusting (or fantastic) for the next one!!for the

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Well, there's a couple of ways...Through the FaceBook Group: Bring out your dead redshttp://groups.to/deadreds/Through the FaceBook Wine Club Page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adelaide-Australia/Dead-Reds-Wine-Group/27082388743Through the LinkedIn Group: Dead Reds Wine Grouphttp://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1112617Or by emailing the Founder, Helen (Charlie) Robinson: charlie@

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Day Eighty Two, look @ you, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.*dead reds pops up again*the bottle i hold isn't mine BUT will make an appearance at an event soon :) xc

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-67748516425060388832009-03-17T04:32:00.000-07:002009-03-17T04:36:51.429-07:00

Kirrihill Wines will be sponsoring the Dead Reds Wake 4Your first welcome wine sample will be a yummy drop courtesy of the wine group... and there will be a few things raffled off as well on the night. All in good cause towards the MS Foundation. Our charity of choice this round.http://www.kirrihillwines.com.au

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Hi all,I've had a few emails so thought I'd send a general blanket one... as we have a few newbies coming (and that's awesome!!!)So, the rules are quite simple really:a) have fun, b) enjoy yourself, c) meet people and d) taste wine and hopefully find a goodie (or dead one!!)... however also at the door you need to pay $10 if you bring an old bottle of wine (older than 10 years) OR pay $20 to

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-91626768393377462882009-03-15T02:45:00.001-07:002009-03-15T02:45:06.496-07:00

Nederburg 1986, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.Have you ever heard of a wine being (Gesertifiseer) Certified before?If you haven't, you will get to witness, see, smell and maybe even taste the Nederburg Wine, Edelrood from 1986... with another bonus being that the wine is from the Paarl Valley (coastal region), South Africa.Dead Reds Wake 4 is due to unearth the next round of dead

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-11287498105290859012009-02-16T03:59:00.001-08:002009-05-17T03:20:57.399-07:00

best friends meet for first time, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.it's not just a place to share stories, taste some excellent (and dead) wine... you also get to meet up with new people AND perhaps even network a bit. the event has it all. it's what you make it.a great nite out xc

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-72572132190109377652009-02-16T03:58:00.001-08:002009-02-16T03:58:21.946-08:00

DRW2 bottle line up, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.the bottle line up... quite impressive all round really :)

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-19814766294489441932009-02-15T21:47:00.000-08:002009-02-15T21:54:18.778-08:00

Finally, we can share our next venue... like I said last email, our theme this round is steeped in history. And our venue has a bit of history too.The Adelaide Bowling Club has been based in the Adelaide Parklands since 1897... gosh... and wouldn't we all like to get our hands on a bottle from back then! However, i doubt we'd find any (LOL).That said, on the night I am positive there will be

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-45631223071771062432009-02-15T21:42:00.000-08:002009-02-15T21:47:24.282-08:00

As you know, last event we raised dollars and donated to Movember and Cancer research. This time round we have selected "MS" as our charity. Here's a special message from the MS Foundation... to us.http://www.ms.asn.au/default.asp======================What is MS and why should you help.Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that involves the gradual destruction of the central nervous system (brain and

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-79529985350621737232009-02-09T19:39:00.001-08:002009-02-09T19:39:51.089-08:00

There are stories to be told!!Whilst I'm securing approval for use of our next event venue (needs management approval at their end) this note is to touch base, remind you to pop the date for the next Wake (4) in your diary and start hunting down that bottle from the back of the pantry, nana's house, cellar, favourite bottle shop, or vintage auction (if ya dare share).Let's have a session that

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-44828695011101630892009-01-20T02:38:00.001-08:002009-01-20T02:42:03.300-08:00

Day Twenty, conversation a plenty, originally uploaded by charlierobinson1966.and the Dead Reds Wine Group is featured...!tonight was the first meeting for the year and we focused on ground rules to take it forward. the characters in the back were there to lend a hand...Here's more about the project:http://www.flickr.com/groups/twitter365project/=======================So crack open that red, give

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-53229886045748337212008-12-21T23:06:00.001-08:002008-12-21T23:18:49.162-08:00

Hope you have a wonderful holiday party season, fantastic christmas and new year celebrations and get to sample awesome wines. Thanks for supporting the facebook group and helping to make it an offline success as well - with the Dead Red events.No idea what 2009 has in store for us... but hang in there cause i reckon we might have a few things up our sleeve to enjoy. Stay tuned.chink chink pop

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-49561899473357436642008-11-18T03:00:00.001-08:002008-11-18T03:00:42.946-08:00

It's not everyday you get to hand a few dollars over to a charity of choice. But today we do.I've been a tad slack sorting out the finances after the last Dead Reds Wake 3. Apologies. The tin has sat here staring at me to move it, shake it and generally do something with it. But I hadn't. Well hadn't - but have now.It's good news to report that after all the catering, glass purchases and general

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-52777717382012459112008-11-12T18:39:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:42:02.098-08:00

To members of Bring out your dead redsWell, we reached another milestone today. We can now proudly boast over 200 members in the "Bring out your dead reds" Facebook group. Its great to see!!For the newbies amongst us we've had 3 offline events in the past year that we call "Wakes".There are fotos and videos posted so you can see what we get up to at these Wakes - but basically its about opening

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-79553456554638834892008-11-12T18:38:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:39:28.351-08:00

To members of Bring out your dead redsIt's a long way off but I needed a target. So the date is set.But hey, I also need some help. Dead Reds Wake 3 couldn't have happened without the support of a great crew - do you want to help make Wake 4 special?To note, here's the date:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42622196321For the next wake we've had a few ideas brewing, like fashion parades

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-10604401896263460482008-11-12T18:37:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:38:09.009-08:00

To members of Bring out your dead redsI love groovy things and this website is just that. So, how do different wines taste? This website gives you the flavours as a visual representation...This visualization then attempts to show the strength of these relationships. The authors culled descriptive flavor words from over 5,000 published wine tasting notes written between 1995-2000 in a major

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-42250705898507322072008-11-02T01:34:00.000-07:002008-11-02T01:44:21.986-08:00

Tasting it, talking about it, sharing it, laughing over it, learning about it, you name it, we just enjoy it. And there's certainly not a single wine professional amongst us - we're all happy amateurs (although we'll happily listen to anyone who knows what the heck they're talking about!!).The anticipation of opening that bottle and experiencing the first taste, checking if it's still a glorious

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-88947704794752469592008-10-28T23:14:00.000-07:002008-10-28T23:15:41.920-07:00

If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1000.00. With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left. If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49.00 left. But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer/wine one year ago, drank all the beer/wine, then

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-16938348231621916462008-10-27T03:05:00.000-07:002008-10-27T03:09:44.577-07:00

So, what wine are you bringing? I know you all loved my 1966 Auldana St Henri Claret last time (not!!), so this time I thought I'd bring a 1984 Orlando Jacobs Creek Claret!! Can you top that? The challenge has been set!!Let's see how we go. I've heard of bottles with floaties and even a Port called "Phark" that might get an opening... so, am excited!! Someone's got an 1998 Poet's Corner and we

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-77747479978492964832008-10-23T22:14:00.000-07:002008-10-23T22:18:22.205-07:00

Dead Reds Wine Group has been formed to celebrate (and send off) the “dead” red wines from our cellars. Do you have any in yours?These are the wines we’ve been keeping for that special occasion but perhaps we’ve kept them a little too long. They are now ten years old, or older.What do you do with such wine?Wine that might still be a corker, or simply “corked”? Worry no more.Bring out those Dead

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060062059791353300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965712566088147101.post-19494631906479890442008-10-23T22:04:00.000-07:002008-10-23T22:05:49.874-07:00

On the eve of a special dinner party, which was to boast a Penfolds Grange, the challenge was set to find a wine that could match such a pedigree red. Alas, all the “special” old wines in the cellar were too old to risk. And that’s when the seed was planted for a special night dedicated to brave wine tasting – to boldly drink what should have already been boldly drunk!The idea was shared on

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