Originally posted by pape du neuf: More than a dozen blockbusters at one tasting would overtax my powers of concentration and appreciation, so I hope someone has the courage to go light.
Agree 100%. That's why, as we get closer, it might be fun to have a few flights of a variety of wines. Now, when it comes to what those flights should be, I'm completely clueless!
Cheers!
Posts: 1647 | Location: Seattle, WA, USA | Registered: Mar 22, 2004
Originally posted by pape du neuf: More than a dozen blockbusters at one tasting would overtax my powers of concentration and appreciation,
Concentration? Are we supposed to concentrate?? Is there a test at the end of the night?
I fear I may be way out of my league with you folks. I don't think I can concentrate much after I've learned the names of two or three people I haven't met before. I do appreciate people with a good recall who can remind me of others' names when necessary.
I may need a bunch of blockbuster wines just to eradicate the memory of my frailties from my consciousness. It's mostly a Canadian thing, I guess.
___________________________
Cheers!
Posts: 6489 | Location: Vancouver, BC | Registered: Oct 17, 2001
... it made the silence in the room feel almost holy. It was a silence filled with a curious kind of yearning. A silence made of memory, of wonder...
Well c'mon, folks, is there a bit more room for a couple more Canucks in Seattle? I'm sure they'll contribute to the recovery of the US economy.
Plusvini hasn't been active here in a while, but is a wine lover from long ago. His wife is lovely and charming, and also a wine lover. So absolutely, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I vouch for these folks and beg that you allow them entry.
___________________________
Cheers!
Posts: 6489 | Location: Vancouver, BC | Registered: Oct 17, 2001
Whoops. Sorry about that, plusvini. Didn't see your post. You're added, provided ol' Ampuis can pull his Wild Ginger strings and get a space big enough! Happy to have you.
Cheers!
Posts: 1647 | Location: Seattle, WA, USA | Registered: Mar 22, 2004
There is a large room upstairs that will seat about 30-40, maybe more, IIRC. The only minor quibble I had when we were last there is that there were 2 separate tables, but not very much room to move about freely.
Not sure if that's where we'll be, but they do have a number of spaces upstairs where we can be kept away from the riffraff and able to focus silently on tasting the wines and diligently writing our notes, as I'm sure all of us will be doing.
___________________________
Cheers!
Posts: 6489 | Location: Vancouver, BC | Registered: Oct 17, 2001
Originally posted by Seaquam: Not sure if that's where we'll be, but they do have a number of spaces upstairs where we can be kept away from the riffraff and able to focus silently on tasting the wines and diligently writing our notes, as I'm sure all of us will be doing.
definitely. i will also personally tackle the unenviable task of insuring that absolutely no one has any fun, whatsoever.
Posts: 2542 | Location: Seattle, WA | Registered: Dec 31, 2002
Not sure if that's where we'll be, but they do have a number of spaces upstairs where we can be kept away from the riffraff and able to focus silently on tasting the wines and diligently writing our notes, as I'm sure all of us will be doing.
Ok, after too long I know, here is the current news. The WG has a room seating 16 reserved for this event. Currently it seems that there are 14 confimed,
Reading the yeahs and the maybes I read...(and I may read incorrectly)
Yeahs Attendees so far: 14 BRR Mrs. BRR mjraica Ampuis Lmtn Fmtn mattach TL Tim Seaquam Mrs. Seaquam pape du deuf plusvini Mrs. plusvini
TENTATIVES -- 6
mjraica date mneeley490 flop + 1 papes other tpb
I will inquire about a larger sizing of room, but fear losing any sort of order. Theme is still under discussion, I would always prefer French, but lets have a vote amongst the confirmed folk, eh? (threw that in for our CA crew ) And I guess reconfirmation would be good folks as with the 16 room there are 2 places for the maybes/tentatives.
Originally posted by Ampuis: Theme is still under discussion, I would always prefer French, but lets have a vote amongst the confirmed folk, eh? (threw that in for our CA crew ) Amp
I'm always down to go French, but not because I have much to offer from France. I don't, unfortunately. I'm happy to buy something to bring, but I've got much more depth in Washington and California. I'll happily go with what everyone else would like to bring.
Cheers!
Posts: 1647 | Location: Seattle, WA, USA | Registered: Mar 22, 2004
Yes I know I said I prefer French, but until I know what is near the top of my stash in seattle, at least I know what my friend has held for me so I shall bring
Originally posted by BRR: At this poing, I'm thinking I'll bring:
2004 Betz Family Winery Syrah La Cote Rousee Red Mountain (95 WS, 94 WE)
Should match well with (some) of the food at Ginger. And, Apmuis, I've been told that Bob's wines, especially his Syrahs, are French-like!
....or a 2001 E. Guigal Hermitage. What would y'all prefer? Or both?
If foreign nationals were allowed to vote, I'd vote for Hermitage; in fact, I'd be happy also to bring down Hermitage or Cote Rotie from '98 or '99. Or QC Cab, if we're going to do a WA theme.
Or Champagne?
___________________________
Cheers!
Posts: 6489 | Location: Vancouver, BC | Registered: Oct 17, 2001
Happy to have you.
)
