Sigh, one more post. I MEANT to capitalize that “ER” thankyouverymuchgoddammit. You Aussies and your quaint R before E.
I personally think that Merlot is a serious waste of good drinking time, so I applaud your (lack of) effort in getting the cork out.
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Youse bastards are getting it cheaper than we are!!
I think I might move to Memphis. 
1.5 litre magnums are increasingly common here, acksherly. But yes, the vast majority of wine is still 750mL (why we don’t use the more sensible 75cL, I know not).
Chateau Cardboard (feral’s handbag, Brisbane briefcase) is my usual tipple though. Berri 5 LITRE Chablis. :eek: Then again, there are lots of old Italian men in Sydney who use the kits to ferment their own - at 20 litres a go!
BTW, kam I devoured those two bottles of Mt Avoca the missus brought me home from Melb. The Merlot was nice. The Shiraz was supurb.
Dude, the 'burbs are where it’s at. I’m actually in a little town outside of Nashville that’s known for dead country stars. Our liquor comes cheap. I can buy liters of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey for $8.50. Yowza.
Buggre off.
Gah!! 
The cheapest of the cheap rotgut Kentucky whiskey runs at about US$17 for a 700mL bottle. Jim Beam white label is normally around US$25 for the same amount.
I think we’re being had.
I’m over on the next available flight.
You can put me up for a few months, yes??
It’s probably something to do with taxes and tariffs and stuff. Fuck it. You’re probably better off with local stuff anyhow.
It’s like microbrewed beer. It’s far superior to any kind of import, even if it’s only from Pittsburgh or St. Louis. Fuck 'em.
Maybe if yer a han’some woman. Otherwise, you’re SOL.
Hey, you’re pissed as a newt. You wouldn’t notice the difference.
A pissed newt. I’ve never heard that. I used to be able to swear fluently in Russian, and I’ve never heard that. You guys have some great sayings.
I’ll agree that merlot is nice, but it’s the sort of drink you have at a dinner party so that you don’t get too pissed and embarrass your guests.
Shiraz is more my kind of tipple. 
You do realise that Australia is not in Russia don’t you?
The alcohol content doesn’t differ much between shiraz and merlot here, only through brand. Some vins can go upwards of 22% alcohol. A buddy of mine makes his own and it’s like 30-odd percent. I’ll be damned if it isn’t great wine, though.
Gah!
Mind you, by the time most Australians have finished their Big Night on the Piss routine, they might as well be speaking Russian for all the sense they make.
I think you’ll find most Americans think we sound like that sober.
Pizda.
Hey, anyone else listening to music? I’ve got “August and Everything After” by the Counting Crows plugged in right now. Howzabout you?