Small Winemakers Tasting Dozens

Their make-ups vary by way of two formats, with five white wines and seven red wines in the warmer months of November and February and four white wines and eight red wines for the cooler months of May and August.

Cost per Dozen is $360.00. Plus $20.00 delivery per Dozen outside the Sydney Metro Area.

You can pay by Credit Card and there is no service charge. As the credit companies make it difficult to avoid their charges, bank transfer is increasingly preferred. Contact me for details if you wish to use this method.

The wines are packed and delivered by me in Sydney Metro. The $20 delivery charge outside the Sydney Metro is not the true cost, however it is based on a scheme I am currently working on, so the more modest delivery charge is guaranteed. $20 is a good deal. I deliver wines to Canberra and as far as Brisbane in the north. To do this through Australia Post or other couriers, the cost would be at least double. Further I know the wine will be delivered safely.

Originally the 'building' of the Dozens was a focus on our small producers. Going on thirty years later that focus has broadened to anywhere, where interesting wines are made. There are no sponsors and therefore no typical pressures to deal with. Wisdom and wine knowledge are completely embraced, again from anywhere, into the bargain, and egos without direction, avoided. The guide is always – the wines must be interesting.

The wine buying decision is a bit of an adventure, and after due consideration, the purchase decision is one of the best moments. Hopefully drinking the wine is it's equal.

A historical anecdote from Phil, who has been receiving the Dozens since I first started. A very keen wine man, he is a constant and very selective purchaser of Wines of the World. On occasions, I have placed a SWTD on top of rare boxes of wines also delivered to his front door, on the day. I was most curious about this. I wondered where his interest lay in the SWTDs? He buys anything he wants, and as I said, very well, but when he explained it to me, it brought a smile, and I thought, there's that adventure. It went something like: “Mark, you know what I buy, we both know what they're about, but with the SWTDs, I never know what's in them, and that's what I look forward to.” Bingo.

Regretfully there are no variations available to the offer as it has been described in the first point above. Each Dozen is built on paper and when a final mix is decided upon, the wine is then ordered, packed and delivered to meet numbers. There is no stock on hand as in a traditional Liquor Store. I apologise for this hard learnt decision.
I should mention some people get every second Dozen, as this fits in better with their wine buying.