Oh big Mumma!!! The joys of a glorious merlot sipped with a delicious roast dinner, or a cold Rose on a hot summers day while sitting outside chatting to friends! Can you tell its been a LONG time between drinks for me!!

We love our wines, red in particular but whites and roses too (that should have a ~ above it but I dont know how!!) over the years our collection has grown simply from going to local wineries and buying what we like from the cellar door. We live within easy driving from the Yarra Valley and go there a few times a year and try to visit little known wineries because you often find absolute gems. Then there are the tried and true favs like, Fergusons in the Yarra Valley that have a red called Neds Red - perfect quaffer wine, cheapish but just a great all rounder! Whenever we have been interstate we manage to find our way to the wine regions, sohave done Margaret River and came back with suitcases full of wine! and also the Hunter.

I always go with what tastes good for one person doesn't for someone else so if you have a chance to go to any wine regions, tour the little (and some big but not too many they make enough money ) wineries and taste away, if you find something you like - buy there, or else find out if they stock their wines in any local bottles shops nearby where you live!! The beauty of the cellar door is that often you are talking to the wine maker or family who know their stuff and will give great advice about storing etc.

I also have freinds who do the wine club thing, and get a case delievered each month. They buy and store their "good" wines and have these with dinner etc!!!
HtH!