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Board-O,
Once I confirmed flights to Ottawa for the October and November offlines, I realized I had a problem! Flying anywhere just to drink wine makes me a good candidate for extensive therapy   |
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Baird6869:
Any doctor would tell you to just stop running around on all these trips. Stay home and relax, and have a glass of wine. |
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I am qualified to give that advice. But you have to invite me over. I do house calls to taste wine.
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DoktaP
You are welcome to come over..... as long as the scalpels stay at home.  |
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The Ottawa crew should return the favor and come to offlines in Toronto. We live vicariously through these notes.
Just one more sip. |
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Speaking of coming to Toronto, Board-0, do you ever have a chance of coming to Hogtown? Maybe we can do an Ottawa re-union with Bman, carried, etc....
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Both carriedca and I have been to TWC offlines, and I'm sure I speak for us both in saying that we look forward to doing so again!
My wife and I are still poring over menu options for the offline we are hosting. Would it be a terrible thing if the wine was Italian but the food, not so much? Carriedca - I think we need to have lunch again to decide which wines I should bring. Trying to ensure that we get three offlines right is complicated!  Not to jinx it of course, but... Lions rule! |
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Bman/Carried,
I'm sure everything will be perfect! Good wine and good company is the most important thing. If the menu you choose doesn't go with any of the wines I wanted to bring, lemme know and I will bring something else! I Think the wines will go with whatever you make.... If the menu is Kraft Dinner and grilled cheese, so be it! Who says CDP and Piedmont wines don't go with that? I will send both of you an email in the next couple of days as I need to know how to get to the offline from Kanata and a convenient hotel to stay at. Looking forward to it! Brent |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by bman:
Here's a list of my Italians that seem to be at their best (please let me know if not), based on WS or other TNs: 1997 Fattoria di Manzano Podere il Bosca syrah 1997 Cepparello 1997 Allegrini amarone 1997 Tommasi amarone 1997 Michele Chiarlo Asili barbaresco 1995 Sordo Barolo 1998 Poggio Scalete il Carbonaione 1998 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco riserva Bman, if you are talking about 98 Caprai Sagrantino di Montefalco 25 Anni, I suggest to wait it for at least 2 or 3 years or so; it's a BIG SLEEPER in this phase. 98 Carbonaione it's already delicious and ready to drink. Ciao ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ALANIS FOR PRESIDENT |
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bman,
Make whatever you like - I'm sure things will go fine. Just because the majority of wine I drink is Italian, doesn't mean that all of the food that I make is Italian. BABA, The '98 Il Carbonaione is drinking great right now, I agree. I've got one more bottle and hope to save it for a little while longer. |
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Bman: No need for all the food to be Italian, or any of it. Everything should be fine. Let me know in advance what you plan on making so I can choose the wines to bring.
Baird6869: Your selection is fine. I planned the food around the types of wines you were bringing. We'll have the Bord's with beef, and save the Rhones for the lamb. On the Friday, I'll be off in the afternoon. If you want I can pick you and Jay up earlier. Your choice. I'll look into a hotel for you. Futronic: We'll keep the Vin Santo for the Saturday, to go with the Biscoti I'll bring and compare to a younger Vin Santo. As for the reds, you choose which would be better on Friday, a Barolo or Brunello. And please don't forget the 2 shirazes (is that how you spell plural of shiraz?). I may open something else up on the Friday, as surprise/blind. I just need to get it from my Dad's cellar (yeah I know, still haven't transfered everything yet). |
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carried,
I think Shiraz pluralized is still Shiraz.  Regardless, I won't forget the Mentelle. |
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Carriedca,
I guess if I change my mind and bring a Gallo white zinfandel and a bottle of Mateus, it might screw up you food and wine matching?  |
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Actually, I think you have to show the bottles out on the porch before they'll let you in. If they see White Zin and/or Matteus, I don't think the door will open.
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Carried,
Can I add a half bottle of 1997 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese to the October list? Or would that be too much wine? It is only 7.5% alc and a very good Auslesen.... and it is Friday night after all! It is looking like I will be stuck in Kanata until 6:00 or 6:30 the night of the offline. My office is just off Eagleson Road south of the 417. I will likely have a rental car that I would leave at the hotel (if you can let me know the closest one) and cab to and from the offline. |
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Too much wine? I didn't think any of the TWC knew what that meant
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I sure don't.
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I think baird had a brain fart. We've never had too much wine. Maybe just not enough time to get through the copious amounts.
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True enough DoktaP!
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OK, after much agonizing, we have almost decided for sure what to eat and drink at the offline we will host!
 carriedca - would you mind if we served a prime rib roast, since the fifth Ottawa offline is a month after the fourth? (you had mentioned you might serve rib roast at the fifth) We got a couple of beautiful prime rib roasts today and are looking for an excuse (and large enough group) to serve the biggest of the two. And if we did, we could then open the 95 Sordo barolo and one of eitherthe Podere il Bosco or Ceparallo futronic - if carriedca doesn't mind risking two prime ribs in a month, would you choose the Podere il Bosco or the Ceparello? You're not off the hook yet! You said you liked your barolo with roasts, and while the Sordo is so light that it hardly seems like a barolo at all (not that I would know, but that's what I was told when I posted TNs on it here:http://forums.winespectator.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=9306023451&f=3146091161&m=3706025081 it would be fun to try it. In fact, it was on the same thread that you suggested a simple roast for the Sordo, and where I committed to holding my big Italians until you made it to Ottawa for an offline. Another circle closed! We would start the meal off with an antipasti of bread, cold meats, artichokes, olives, etc. And I also bought today a big chunk of English Stilton, as well as a soft and stinky French cheese, to go with the ports. So carriedca, let me know what you think, here or via private e-mail or coffee/lunch next week, and we can nail this baby down!  Not to jinx it of course, but... Lions rule! |
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I'll be curious to see your TN's on the Sordo. I have a few in my cellar. The last time I tried it, I was totally disappointed. Not worthy of the
score it received from either WS or RP. Maybe a "dumb" phase.  |
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3rd Ottawa Offline will be on Oct. 1st
-Baird6869 (1) -carriedca (2) -Bman (2) -Futronic(1) Menu (probably the order of presentation) '98 Cloudy Bay Pelorus '99 Reichsgraf Von Kesselstat Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett '96 Chateau Meyney Bordeaux (1/2btl) '98 Chateau La Tour Haut Brion '99 Frescobaldi Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo Two Blind Mystery wine '99 CdP Vieux Donjon '98 Chateau Beaucastel CDP(1/2btl) '00 Chateau Beaucastel CDP(1/2btl) '86 Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage port '97 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese (1/2btl) NV Chambers Rutherglen Muscat '95 Royal Tokaji Co. 5 Puttonyos Blue label Paprika Dill Shrimp on cucumber, Carrot Walnut Soup, Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Wine Reduction Sauce, Grilled Lamb Chops with Demiglace/Tomato, Concassé/Basil/Roasted Garlic Sauce, Cheese with Fruit Warm Honey Hazelnut Pound Cake with Glazed Apples 4th Ottawa offline will Oct. 2nd (Bman will be hosting)---Theme is Italian -carriedca (2) -Bman (2) -Futronic(1) Menu (possible order of presentation) '89 Barbaresco Dante Rivetti Bricco de Neueis '95 San Felice Brunello Campogiovanni '96 Livio Sasseti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali '97 Fattoria di Manzano Podere il Bosca Syrah '95 Sordo Barolo '96 Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco '98 Borgogno Barolo '77 Gould Campbell Vintage Port '79 Villa di Vetrice Vin Santo '95 Falchini Vin Santo Riserva Antipasti of bread, cold meats, artichokes, olives, etc. Prime Rib Roast Cheese Almond Biscotti 5th Ottawa Offline will be on Nov. 6th (This will be updated at a later time) -Baird6869 (1) -carriedca (2) -Bman (2) -Futronic(1) -DoktaP (1) -Steve8 (2?) Menu (preliminary) 2000 Chateau Camensac Bordeaux 2000 Solanes - Priorat, Spain 2001 German Riesling, Auslesen or Spatlesen 97 Catena Alta Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Tokaji Nyulaszo 1st Growth, Royal Tokaji co. 2002 D'Arenberg Dead Arm Vintage Port (To Be Announced) One Blind Mystery Wine ??? Cheese, Nuts and Fruit Creme Brulee [This message was edited by carriedca on Sep 28, 2004 at 11:22 PM.] [This message was edited by carriedca on Sep 30, 2004 at 10:54 PM.] |
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Wow,nice lineup.
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carried,
You can take the question marks off the 1996 Sasseti Brunello. I think that would work nicely on Friday. As for Saturday's offline, add a 1998 Borgogno Barolo. I don't think we have enough wine for Saturday, so I'll bring something else. Not sure what yet. I'll post it over the next couple days. |
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