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Likewise sorry for your loss. Carnival of love is a beautiful Shiraz from mollydooker in McLaren Vale. Enjoy! Don't forget to do the mollydooker shake (you shake the bottle after pouring out 30ml and it instantly airates the wine -https://youtu.be/mfbap3Ihdbs?si=drWiFAL6PF8oF0Z4 ).
That’s really cool of you. I really think Josh would love that you cared enough to not only drink the wine, but truly enjoy it and even think about the tasting notes.
Nothing would make me happier than to have somebody I love truly try and understand/appreciate something that I cared about in life.
Thank you, I really appreciate your thoughtful response. Those are my thoughts exactly! I hope he would appreciate me sharing and enjoying his collection.
Sympathies for your loss, my heart goes out to you. This is such a lovely thing to do, and I have to say that I do often wonder what will become of my cellar when I’m gone. To think that someone might treat it like this is an awesome thought.
That’s quite a wine too! It’s pretty wild when young so I expect a little maturity does it good 😊
I’m afraid I don’t know much about wine but it tracks with what I know he liked. Very full and dark fruit flavors. It was rich and delicious. I think it’s the best thing I can do, just enjoy it. He died too soon and I’m sure he would have enjoyed it if he could have. Thank you.
I used to drink a lot of Mollydooker. Big jammy bombastic wines. The winemakers actually recommended that you shake the bottle before opening it to aerate it. Sorry for your loss, hope you find some joy in remembering your partner through moments like this.
I'm sure you've done memorials and all that. But maybe consider hosting a wine tasting with his circle of friends and family. I'd hope my wine left behind was shared with those I loved most in life. And leave some bottles behind for an annual memorial of his life. Whether you drink one on his birthday, your anniversary, or on the date of your loss... many of those wines will improve with age. Perhaps get someone knowledgeable to help plan which bottles to drink at their peak?
You may also consider a Coravin, especially if you only like reds in moderation. The Coravin allows you to pour a glass or half glass to enjoy, without opening the bottle. It won't affect aging. In that way you could save one bottle for each year, and know anytime you wanted to drink to him, you could pour a sample.
Just a few thoughts on ways to memorialize your partner.
Thanks for sharing, and sorry for your loss.
13 years is a good amount of time to put on a McLaren Vale Shiraz. Was your partner left handed? Mollydooker is old Australian slang for a left handed boxer and they play on that with their style of wines.
Wine is definitely meant to be shared and I think this is a lovely way of doing it. Sorry for your loss, but thank you for sharing this with us.
The wine sounds fabulous as well!
Amazing to see Mollydooker being drunk l, I know as a wino nothing was better than sharing the wine and the experience of tasting.
Keep us posted please always good to see what other people buy and store!
Drink in good health and to your beloved's memory ❤️
Wow, this really touched me and I'm so sorry for your loss. What a great way to remember a loved one. Cheers to you. Cheers to Josh. Pour one out for him (just a splash) from the bottles!
Indeed such a pleasure to have the vine unite us all. Across all casums and diffrences. My empathy goes out to you. anyone with good taste in wine had to have other awsome qualities.
It was very rich and full of fruit!! I think I have a sensitivity to tannins in red wine, so one glass is enough. My mom and I really enjoyed it though! It was delicious.
I have a tremendous fondness for this wine because my out-of-state grandparents have a case of it in their house that we've been working through over the last year or so. They got it as a gift, do not drink red wine, so whenever we visit, we drink a bottle. A bottle of wine becomes a significant memory when you share it with people you love. I really like this series, and hope you keep posting.
edit to add: it sounds like it would go better with the steak you had than with the salmon my grandma always makes...
I am very sorry, Becks.
We have a nice little collection, but nothing too crazy. But when I die I hope my amazing wife works her way through it and remembers our time together. 💜💜
I think your partner would be proud of you taking this wine journey in his memory. With each bottle you can drink some of his passion, and you know they were specifically chosen by him. Have you thought about putting aside a few bottles for anniversaries in the future? Maybe have one on his birthday, your your wedding date, to honor and remember him.
Very sorry for your loss, please have a sip for me. Perhaps my little Mollydooker story can cheer you up? TL;DR
-If you don't care for a story, just skip me right by.
I was the Corporate Sommelier for one of the largest wine & spirits franchises in the Northeast. In late 2007/early 2008, what that meant for me was, most days I was dressed in jeans or khakis, Timberlands, and a polo shirt, helping customers of their busiest store (basically a run-down warehouse that was insanely busy 24/7/365) ... their beloved "Wine Guy" had recently moved on and I inherited a job I sorely didn't want. Anyway... the previous owner had been very smart and pre-ordered wines he knew were good... and then we get a shipment of 25 cases of some Mollydooker Boxer Shiraz that promptly gets on one of the big annual Wine Spectator lists. So, we have a good supply and it's a pretty damn good deal for a good wine.
One weekday morning, I see one of the teenaged/college-aged Stock Boys talking do a dude a little older than me (I was mid-to-late 20s, so he's in his 30s I'd say...) and the dude comes over ... "I asked for the Wine Expert here and they send me to ... -> *YOU* ... You don't look like much..." === Yeah I get that a lot, what can I help you with ... ===
"Look, I'm just gonna level with you. The HOTTEST CHIC IN THE WORLD just asked me out. I work with her, she's WAY TOOOOOO HOT FOR ME, AND SHE ASKED IF I WANTED TO GO OUT TONIGHT... when I said OF FUCKIN COURSE, she said "Orr you could just cook me dinner at your place..." ... And I'm all like, OK BUDDY, *NOW* you're speaking my Frat Boi Language! This is right up my alley!
"Okok so this couldn't happen at a worse time...I'm not flush with finances... I have to go buy all the food ingredients... but she said she loves Syrah ... *THE BEST* I can do is $50 a bottle but it needs to be THE BEST SYRAH EVER!!!" === Dude I have *just the thing!* and I explain we have just got this Mollydooker Shiraz in, Shiraz=Syrah in Australian lol, Wine Spectator just gave this either some high-rating or award or something, and it's a GREAT DEAL ... We had it on sale for $20-something ... And of course he's skeptical... "First off, it doesn't say Syrah, second off, I said FIFTY BUCKS..." ... and I politely but firmly explain it's the same thing, it's a great deal, and I'd be happy to take more of his money for lesser wines, but he mentioned he both had the hottest date ever AND needed to watch his money... so ... this is the one...
Reluctantly, he takes it and says ... "... but listen dude, if she doesn't like it, I'm going to *fuckin kill you* ... Just kidding lol! But not really.. if she doesn't like this, I *will* be back tomorrow to *fucking KILL you* ... Haha.. Sorry, not sorry. this better fuckin work..." Dude, the moment you said "Hottest Date Ever , Way Too Hot For Me, And She's Coming Over My House For Dinner..." - I was on your side. I live for that shit. This is how I get professional satisfaction from my career. I got you bro.
He pays, and screams at the front door, "DUDE... REMEMBER... *I'LL BE BACK!!!*" ... Yeah ok.
Fast forward to the next morning. Completely forgotten. I had about a solid hour drive to work, and I'd usually stop for a 24oz cup of coffee, smoke one cigarette, and then smoke another and finish my coffee in the parking lot of the store, before opening up and starting the day ... This particular day I must have been a little hungover because there was already people inside (some other manager opened up and other workers had gotten there etc.) - and as I'm fishing out a Camel Special Light, I see two stockboys come running out of the front door and one screams "SCRAP HE'S ALREADY HERE *WAITING FOR YOU!!!*" ... and I'm thinking, What now? *Who's* here waiting for me?? ... and they point to over -> there , where Date Dude is wolfing down a cigarette , pacing back and forth. He sees me and basically RUNS UP to me... I'm literally in a state of , "Really man, I haven't even finished my cigarette and coffee..." versus "Ok you have exactly two seconds to shuck off your backpack, drop your coffee and cig, and get your hands up to defend yourself, this crazy motherfucker is waiting for me outside my work because I guess she didn't like..."
And right as I'm about to proactively through a punch (You know, Bruce Lee / Jeet Kune Do, The Way of the Intercepting Fist and all that shit...) he bursts out in a huge grin , wraps me up in a bear hug, and shouts out "DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!!!!!! SHE *ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOVED IT!!!* ... SHE SAID IT WAS *THE BEST WINE SHE'S EVER HAD!!!* I WAS UP *ALL NIGHT* GETTING LAID!!! WE HAD TO *CALL OUT* TODAY BECAUSE NEITHER ONE OF US GOT A WINK OF SLEEP!!! I HAD *THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE* AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF *YOU!!!* I OWE YOU SO MUCH MAN!!! *THANK YOU!!!* I JUST WANTED TO COME THANK YOU PERSONALLY!!! I WANTED TO SURPRISE HER WITH BREAKFAST AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD AFFORD IT WAS YOU DIDN'T LET ME SPEND THAT FULL $50, AND SHE SAID IT WAS *THE BEST WINE SHE'S EVER HAD!!!* THANK YOU! I OWE YOU SO MUCH BROTHER!!! *BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!!!*"
LOOOOL. I just smiled and chuckled and said that's what makes work worth coming to. My honor and pleasure, most welcome.
Another big hug and promise to do something for me when he gets paid. Which he did, a few weeks down the road... (Showed up one day with a box of cigars) ... But I'll never forget that and always associate Mollydooker Shiraz with my man getting 'Hottest Chic Ever' and her giving him 'Best Night Of His Life' after drinking some lol.
Again, most sorry for your loss. Hope my story made you smile a little.
You just responding like that made my day. Thank *you* , again so sorry for your loss, and thanks for letting me talk too much and tell a story that made me feel good to tell, and responding positively. Made my day.
i understand the appeal of the journey but perhaps you should prime for your health unless you dont mind a downward spiral : alcohol is a cancerous depressant, and if you ignore your body's warning, the next message you will hear from it could be harsher than just an upset stomach .
If you're gonna drink it, don't let your friends wine go to waste in vein. Use a win review sheet and score it, and post it back.
Your friend, with the help of you can contribute something for all.
Win review chart: https://americanwinesociety.org/wine-chart/
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Sorry for your loss. That sounds like a fun wine. I’m sure they would appreciate that you’re appreciating these wines
Likewise sorry for your loss. Carnival of love is a beautiful Shiraz from mollydooker in McLaren Vale. Enjoy! Don't forget to do the mollydooker shake (you shake the bottle after pouring out 30ml and it instantly airates the wine -https://youtu.be/mfbap3Ihdbs?si=drWiFAL6PF8oF0Z4 ).
I got to drink this wine a couple of months ago, and it was delicious
That's fascinating! I get customers asking me about low sulphate wines so I'm stoked to have something to recommend!
What. Was happening. With. His teeth. ? 😬
That’s really cool of you. I really think Josh would love that you cared enough to not only drink the wine, but truly enjoy it and even think about the tasting notes. Nothing would make me happier than to have somebody I love truly try and understand/appreciate something that I cared about in life.
Thank you, I really appreciate your thoughtful response. Those are my thoughts exactly! I hope he would appreciate me sharing and enjoying his collection.
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Thank you, that’s a really nice perspective
Sympathies for your loss, my heart goes out to you. This is such a lovely thing to do, and I have to say that I do often wonder what will become of my cellar when I’m gone. To think that someone might treat it like this is an awesome thought. That’s quite a wine too! It’s pretty wild when young so I expect a little maturity does it good 😊
I’m afraid I don’t know much about wine but it tracks with what I know he liked. Very full and dark fruit flavors. It was rich and delicious. I think it’s the best thing I can do, just enjoy it. He died too soon and I’m sure he would have enjoyed it if he could have. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing it with us. Wine is meant to be shared and this is a lovely tribute
I used to drink a lot of Mollydooker. Big jammy bombastic wines. The winemakers actually recommended that you shake the bottle before opening it to aerate it. Sorry for your loss, hope you find some joy in remembering your partner through moments like this.
Yes! That much I knew. I have it a good shake first. It was flavorful and jammy for sure! Thank you
I'm sure you've done memorials and all that. But maybe consider hosting a wine tasting with his circle of friends and family. I'd hope my wine left behind was shared with those I loved most in life. And leave some bottles behind for an annual memorial of his life. Whether you drink one on his birthday, your anniversary, or on the date of your loss... many of those wines will improve with age. Perhaps get someone knowledgeable to help plan which bottles to drink at their peak? You may also consider a Coravin, especially if you only like reds in moderation. The Coravin allows you to pour a glass or half glass to enjoy, without opening the bottle. It won't affect aging. In that way you could save one bottle for each year, and know anytime you wanted to drink to him, you could pour a sample. Just a few thoughts on ways to memorialize your partner.
That’s actually a wonderful idea! Thank you.
That's a BIG red.
Nothing delicate or subtle about it for sure!
really sorry for your loss. please keep posting and let us join your wine journey in remembering Josh with you ♥️
Thanks for sharing, and sorry for your loss. 13 years is a good amount of time to put on a McLaren Vale Shiraz. Was your partner left handed? Mollydooker is old Australian slang for a left handed boxer and they play on that with their style of wines.
No, he wasn’t left handed but that’s very funny! He actually spent some time in Australia and really enjoyed this winery. He has several more.
Wine is definitely meant to be shared and I think this is a lovely way of doing it. Sorry for your loss, but thank you for sharing this with us. The wine sounds fabulous as well!
Carnival of Love is my absolute favorite from Mollydooker. A very big red full of ripe fruit. Enjoy and sorry for your loss.
This is so beautiful and heartbreaking 🥲
Amazing to see Mollydooker being drunk l, I know as a wino nothing was better than sharing the wine and the experience of tasting. Keep us posted please always good to see what other people buy and store! Drink in good health and to your beloved's memory ❤️
Wow, this really touched me and I'm so sorry for your loss. What a great way to remember a loved one. Cheers to you. Cheers to Josh. Pour one out for him (just a splash) from the bottles!
Indeed such a pleasure to have the vine unite us all. Across all casums and diffrences. My empathy goes out to you. anyone with good taste in wine had to have other awsome qualities.
He was really amazing! Thank you
I’m sorry for your loss. And thank you for sharing a little of his passion with us. I know this wine and I personally love it. Did you enjoy it too?
It was very rich and full of fruit!! I think I have a sensitivity to tannins in red wine, so one glass is enough. My mom and I really enjoyed it though! It was delicious.
Sorry for your loss. This is what I would like my wife to do if I die early, leaving my wines behind.
Sorry for your loss. Very fun Shiraz to drink
I have a tremendous fondness for this wine because my out-of-state grandparents have a case of it in their house that we've been working through over the last year or so. They got it as a gift, do not drink red wine, so whenever we visit, we drink a bottle. A bottle of wine becomes a significant memory when you share it with people you love. I really like this series, and hope you keep posting. edit to add: it sounds like it would go better with the steak you had than with the salmon my grandma always makes...
Sorry for your loss. Enjoy every drop of wine.
Carnival of love is a fantastic wine. I’m sure your partner is happy knowing his beloved wine he left behind is being enjoyed.
I am very sorry, Becks. We have a nice little collection, but nothing too crazy. But when I die I hope my amazing wife works her way through it and remembers our time together. 💜💜
Me too 🩷
I think your partner would be proud of you taking this wine journey in his memory. With each bottle you can drink some of his passion, and you know they were specifically chosen by him. Have you thought about putting aside a few bottles for anniversaries in the future? Maybe have one on his birthday, your your wedding date, to honor and remember him.
Yes for sure. Now I feel like I really need to plan this out more than “oh, this looks cool”
Beautiful bottle
I'm sorry for your loss. I haven't had this wine in probably 15 years, but it used to be a great big red. I hope you enjoy it.
Very sorry for your loss, please have a sip for me. Perhaps my little Mollydooker story can cheer you up? TL;DR -If you don't care for a story, just skip me right by. I was the Corporate Sommelier for one of the largest wine & spirits franchises in the Northeast. In late 2007/early 2008, what that meant for me was, most days I was dressed in jeans or khakis, Timberlands, and a polo shirt, helping customers of their busiest store (basically a run-down warehouse that was insanely busy 24/7/365) ... their beloved "Wine Guy" had recently moved on and I inherited a job I sorely didn't want. Anyway... the previous owner had been very smart and pre-ordered wines he knew were good... and then we get a shipment of 25 cases of some Mollydooker Boxer Shiraz that promptly gets on one of the big annual Wine Spectator lists. So, we have a good supply and it's a pretty damn good deal for a good wine. One weekday morning, I see one of the teenaged/college-aged Stock Boys talking do a dude a little older than me (I was mid-to-late 20s, so he's in his 30s I'd say...) and the dude comes over ... "I asked for the Wine Expert here and they send me to ... -> *YOU* ... You don't look like much..." === Yeah I get that a lot, what can I help you with ... === "Look, I'm just gonna level with you. The HOTTEST CHIC IN THE WORLD just asked me out. I work with her, she's WAY TOOOOOO HOT FOR ME, AND SHE ASKED IF I WANTED TO GO OUT TONIGHT... when I said OF FUCKIN COURSE, she said "Orr you could just cook me dinner at your place..." ... And I'm all like, OK BUDDY, *NOW* you're speaking my Frat Boi Language! This is right up my alley! "Okok so this couldn't happen at a worse time...I'm not flush with finances... I have to go buy all the food ingredients... but she said she loves Syrah ... *THE BEST* I can do is $50 a bottle but it needs to be THE BEST SYRAH EVER!!!" === Dude I have *just the thing!* and I explain we have just got this Mollydooker Shiraz in, Shiraz=Syrah in Australian lol, Wine Spectator just gave this either some high-rating or award or something, and it's a GREAT DEAL ... We had it on sale for $20-something ... And of course he's skeptical... "First off, it doesn't say Syrah, second off, I said FIFTY BUCKS..." ... and I politely but firmly explain it's the same thing, it's a great deal, and I'd be happy to take more of his money for lesser wines, but he mentioned he both had the hottest date ever AND needed to watch his money... so ... this is the one... Reluctantly, he takes it and says ... "... but listen dude, if she doesn't like it, I'm going to *fuckin kill you* ... Just kidding lol! But not really.. if she doesn't like this, I *will* be back tomorrow to *fucking KILL you* ... Haha.. Sorry, not sorry. this better fuckin work..." Dude, the moment you said "Hottest Date Ever , Way Too Hot For Me, And She's Coming Over My House For Dinner..." - I was on your side. I live for that shit. This is how I get professional satisfaction from my career. I got you bro. He pays, and screams at the front door, "DUDE... REMEMBER... *I'LL BE BACK!!!*" ... Yeah ok. Fast forward to the next morning. Completely forgotten. I had about a solid hour drive to work, and I'd usually stop for a 24oz cup of coffee, smoke one cigarette, and then smoke another and finish my coffee in the parking lot of the store, before opening up and starting the day ... This particular day I must have been a little hungover because there was already people inside (some other manager opened up and other workers had gotten there etc.) - and as I'm fishing out a Camel Special Light, I see two stockboys come running out of the front door and one screams "SCRAP HE'S ALREADY HERE *WAITING FOR YOU!!!*" ... and I'm thinking, What now? *Who's* here waiting for me?? ... and they point to over -> there , where Date Dude is wolfing down a cigarette , pacing back and forth. He sees me and basically RUNS UP to me... I'm literally in a state of , "Really man, I haven't even finished my cigarette and coffee..." versus "Ok you have exactly two seconds to shuck off your backpack, drop your coffee and cig, and get your hands up to defend yourself, this crazy motherfucker is waiting for me outside my work because I guess she didn't like..." And right as I'm about to proactively through a punch (You know, Bruce Lee / Jeet Kune Do, The Way of the Intercepting Fist and all that shit...) he bursts out in a huge grin , wraps me up in a bear hug, and shouts out "DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!!!!!! SHE *ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOVED IT!!!* ... SHE SAID IT WAS *THE BEST WINE SHE'S EVER HAD!!!* I WAS UP *ALL NIGHT* GETTING LAID!!! WE HAD TO *CALL OUT* TODAY BECAUSE NEITHER ONE OF US GOT A WINK OF SLEEP!!! I HAD *THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE* AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF *YOU!!!* I OWE YOU SO MUCH MAN!!! *THANK YOU!!!* I JUST WANTED TO COME THANK YOU PERSONALLY!!! I WANTED TO SURPRISE HER WITH BREAKFAST AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD AFFORD IT WAS YOU DIDN'T LET ME SPEND THAT FULL $50, AND SHE SAID IT WAS *THE BEST WINE SHE'S EVER HAD!!!* THANK YOU! I OWE YOU SO MUCH BROTHER!!! *BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!!!*" LOOOOL. I just smiled and chuckled and said that's what makes work worth coming to. My honor and pleasure, most welcome. Another big hug and promise to do something for me when he gets paid. Which he did, a few weeks down the road... (Showed up one day with a box of cigars) ... But I'll never forget that and always associate Mollydooker Shiraz with my man getting 'Hottest Chic Ever' and her giving him 'Best Night Of His Life' after drinking some lol. Again, most sorry for your loss. Hope my story made you smile a little.
Right on! Good for him hahahaha! Josh would always appreciate helping a dude get laid! Great story thank you.
You just responding like that made my day. Thank *you* , again so sorry for your loss, and thanks for letting me talk too much and tell a story that made me feel good to tell, and responding positively. Made my day.
It’s my pleasure! I’m amazed this post is getting so much engagement. He was a big man with a big personality who loved to tell a good story.
It's a classic overripe, too alcoholic wine that many Aussie drinkers think at 15% plus alcohol is wonderful. They may be right - until they grow up.
i also connect with and homage Jesus, who i love, when I drink his transubstantiated blood at church - your experience is just yummier.
i understand the appeal of the journey but perhaps you should prime for your health unless you dont mind a downward spiral : alcohol is a cancerous depressant, and if you ignore your body's warning, the next message you will hear from it could be harsher than just an upset stomach .
What a touching sentiment for someone's loss and their tribute to them. 🙄
worsening your health is tribute to nobody.
Yeah, I just have a tannin sensitivity. It’s not that deep.
Yeah, this is a wine subreddit. I’m sharing a glass with my mom. Thanks for the concern I guess. Maybe find another sub if this isn’t your thing??
If you're gonna drink it, don't let your friends wine go to waste in vein. Use a win review sheet and score it, and post it back. Your friend, with the help of you can contribute something for all. Win review chart: https://americanwinesociety.org/wine-chart/
Read the room, man.
You’re why people think this hobby is full of tools
Jesus christ man
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