Hello all,

I'm doing my monthly tight-arse quaffer hunt.

http://www.getwinesdirect.com/index.aspx?SID=1&

Anyone tried Hardys Voyage Tri Blend red?

"
AUSTRALIA'S BEST VALUE RED JUST $5.95 A BOTTLE
We recently stumbled across a wine that has gone absolute gangbusters in
the UK selling over 400,000 cases since its launch in 2003. Hardys
Voyage Tri Blend Red we believe is undoubtedly Australa's Best Value Red
Wine. Not only do the Brits love it but Australia's finest wine critic
James Halliday voted it in his Top 100 Wines of 2004 knocking over wines
up to 10 times its price. Mr Halliday says "..offers the same
jaw-dropping quality-for-price as its sister wine, Voyage White" and
"remarkable in itself at this price point". Paddy Kendler from The
Herald Sun also recently rated it 4 Stars. It is coupled up with its
sister white wine Hardys Voyage Tri Blend White which Mr Halliday also
applauds. This is a must not only for the everyday wine drinker but also
for the serious wine drinker to see what they are missing out on in the
under $10 bracket of wines. A case of each on the Christmas table for a
bargain price, you'd be mad not to.
"


Or actually purchased anything from this place or had anything on the list?

I'm considering buying a case of cleanskins for large scale quaffing.
And / or a case of the Hardys voyage tri blend red.

I do enjoy hunting down a quaffer bargain.



Thanks,

Mat.

I bought some at Waitrose yesetrday. Yuck. Kiddy wine. Taking the rest
back this evening.

"Mat" Ask@me wrote in message ...
Hello all,

I'm doing my monthly tight-arse quaffer hunt.

http://www.getwinesdirect.com/index.aspx?SID=1&

Anyone tried Hardys Voyage Tri Blend red?

"
AUSTRALIA'S BEST VALUE RED JUST $5.95 A BOTTLE
We recently stumbled across a wine that has gone absolute gangbusters in
the UK selling over 400,000 cases since its launch in 2003. Hardys Voyage
Tri Blend Red we believe is undoubtedly Australa's Best Value Red Wine.
Not only do the Brits love it but Australia's finest wine critic James
Halliday voted it in his Top 100 Wines of 2004 knocking over wines up to
10 times its price. Mr Halliday says "..offers the same jaw-dropping
quality-for-price as its sister wine, Voyage White" and "remarkable in
itself at this price point". Paddy Kendler from The Herald Sun also
recently rated it 4 Stars. It is coupled up with its sister white wine
Hardys Voyage Tri Blend White which Mr Halliday also applauds. This is a
must not only for the everyday wine drinker but also for the serious wine
drinker to see what they are missing out on in the under $10 bracket of
wines. A case of each on the Christmas table for a bargain price, you'd be
mad not to.
"


Or actually purchased anything from this place or had anything on the
list?

I'm considering buying a case of cleanskins for large scale quaffing. And
/ or a case of the Hardys voyage tri blend red.

I do enjoy hunting down a quaffer bargain.



Thanks,

Mat.

Hi Mat
Haven't tried the Hardys but I have used Get wines direct. Service & price
were quite good for the quaffers I picked up. Cleanskins promoted as
Coonawarra Cab & Heathcote Shiraz blend for $10 a bottle. At $5.95 you
aren't going to get much though. I brought half a dozen bottles of 3
brothers shiraz for $10 for a BBQ I was having and it went down quite well.
If you really want to keep the costs down McWilliams inheritence range,
Shiraz Cab or Shiraz merlot at about $6 is drinkable. Wedding wine I call
it. Have you tried the whats hot section of www.nicks.com.au they always
have some terriffic wines in there. I can vouch completely for their service
as I have brought around 200 bottles from their vintage direct service and
never had a single problem (except for a cork tainted bottle of Journeys End
Shiraz "The Beginning" which was replaced with a similar bottle as they were
sold out) Good luck on the quaffer hunt.
Andrew

"Mat" Ask@me wrote in message ...
Hello all,

I'm doing my monthly tight-arse quaffer hunt.

http://www.getwinesdirect.com/index.aspx?SID=1&

Anyone tried Hardys Voyage Tri Blend red?

"
AUSTRALIA'S BEST VALUE RED JUST $5.95 A BOTTLE
We recently stumbled across a wine that has gone absolute gangbusters in
the UK selling over 400,000 cases since its launch in 2003. Hardys Voyage
Tri Blend Red we believe is undoubtedly Australa's Best Value Red Wine.
Not only do the Brits love it but Australia's finest wine critic James
Halliday voted it in his Top 100 Wines of 2004 knocking over wines up to
10 times its price. Mr Halliday says "..offers the same jaw-dropping
quality-for-price as its sister wine, Voyage White" and "remarkable in
itself at this price point". Paddy Kendler from The Herald Sun also
recently rated it 4 Stars. It is coupled up with its sister white wine
Hardys Voyage Tri Blend White which Mr Halliday also applauds. This is a
must not only for the everyday wine drinker but also for the serious wine
drinker to see what they are missing out on in the under $10 bracket of
wines. A case of each on the Christmas table for a bargain price, you'd be
mad not to.
"


Or actually purchased anything from this place or had anything on the
list?

I'm considering buying a case of cleanskins for large scale quaffing. And
/ or a case of the Hardys voyage tri blend red.

I do enjoy hunting down a quaffer bargain.



Thanks,

Mat.

Okie dokie,

Thanks for the advice.


Although I do find Nick's quite expensive when compared to that old fave
Dan Murphy's.

And there are a fair few drinkable domestics you can find sub-$10AU for
a cheapie [labelled].

What caught my eye was the talking up of that particular Hardy's and the
fact they are selling buy one get one free cleanskins, which works out
at under $5 a bottle. However involves the risk of being stuck with 2
cases of undrinkable muck, although I've never heard anyone say their
stuff is totally undrinkable.




Mat.

Okie dokie,

Thanks for the advice.


Although I do find Nick's quite expensive when compared to that old fave
Dan Murphy's.

And there are a fair few drinkable domestics you can find sub-$10AU for
a cheapie [labelled].

What caught my eye was the talking up of that particular Hardy's and the
fact they are selling buy one get one free cleanskins, which works out
at under $5 a bottle. However involves the risk of being stuck with 2
cases of undrinkable muck, although I've never heard anyone say their
stuff is totally undrinkable.




Mat.

I came across this wine at A$3.99 a bottle so I bought a red and a white to
try. I'll let you know what it is like later.


"Mat" Ask@me wrote in message ...
Hello all,

I'm doing my monthly tight-arse quaffer hunt.

http://www.getwinesdirect.com/index.aspx?SID=1&

Anyone tried Hardys Voyage Tri Blend red?

"
AUSTRALIA'S BEST VALUE RED JUST $5.95 A BOTTLE
We recently stumbled across a wine that has gone absolute gangbusters in
the UK selling over 400,000 cases since its launch in 2003. Hardys Voyage
Tri Blend Red we believe is undoubtedly Australa's Best Value Red Wine.
Not only do the Brits love it but Australia's finest wine critic James
Halliday voted it in his Top 100 Wines of 2004 knocking over wines up to
10 times its price. Mr Halliday says "..offers the same jaw-dropping
quality-for-price as its sister wine, Voyage White" and "remarkable in
itself at this price point". Paddy Kendler from The Herald Sun also
recently rated it 4 Stars. It is coupled up with its sister white wine
Hardys Voyage Tri Blend White which Mr Halliday also applauds. This is a
must not only for the everyday wine drinker but also for the serious wine
drinker to see what they are missing out on in the under $10 bracket of
wines. A case of each on the Christmas table for a bargain price, you'd be
mad not to.
"


Or actually purchased anything from this place or had anything on the
list?

I'm considering buying a case of cleanskins for large scale quaffing. And
/ or a case of the Hardys voyage tri blend red.

I do enjoy hunting down a quaffer bargain.



Thanks,

Mat.

Keith wrote:

I came across this wine at A$3.99 a bottle so I bought a red and a white to
try. I'll let you know what it is like later.




Thanks Keith!

I'm beginning to suspect that cleanskins website isn't really that cheap
at all.

Well I have to say that at A$3.99 (about £1.60 or US$3) this wine (Hardys
Voyage) represents excellent value. Obviously it is relatively simple but
for those of us who need to keep the average cost per bottle down it is
quite drinkable. The white is a Colombard, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc blend
and is similar to all those "classic dry whites" we get in Oz. The red is
Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Verdot, and Merlot and has some nice red berry
characteristics.

I bought some wine from Getwinesdirect and was happy with my purchases. I
think their descriptions are fair and the prices good for cleanskins and
wines obviously being sold off by wineries. I wasn't interested in the more
mainstream wines they sell (like the Hardys) as I can get that locally.




"Mat" Ask@me wrote in message ...
Keith wrote:

I came across this wine at A$3.99 a bottle so I bought a red and a white
to try. I'll let you know what it is like later.




Thanks Keith!

I'm beginning to suspect that cleanskins website isn't really that cheap
at all.

Well I have to say that at A$3.99 (about £1.60 or US$3) this wine (Hardys
Voyage) represents excellent value. Obviously it is relatively simple but
for those of us who need to keep the average cost per bottle down it is
quite drinkable. The white is a Colombard, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc blend
and is similar to all those "classic dry whites" we get in Oz. The red is
Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Verdot, and Merlot and has some nice red berry
characteristics.

I bought some wine from Getwinesdirect and was happy with my purchases. I
think their descriptions are fair and the prices good for cleanskins and
wines obviously being sold off by wineries. I wasn't interested in the more
mainstream wines they sell (like the Hardys) as I can get that locally.




"Mat" Ask@me wrote in message ...
Keith wrote:

I came across this wine at A$3.99 a bottle so I bought a red and a white
to try. I'll let you know what it is like later.




Thanks Keith!

I'm beginning to suspect that cleanskins website isn't really that cheap
at all.