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Originally posted by clayfu:
where in north county is it?
i'm moving my stuff back to san diego (worked in LA for the summer) on friday.

Also what's the etiquette in bringing wines? never been to one of these before =P

E-mail sent and spo gave you your guidance on the wine. Just wanted to touch on the snack to share - something simple as finger food or to be served on a small plate. Cheese and crackers are always popular, or maybe some fruit, or ??? We always seem to have a tougher time picking the food to share vs the wine.

OK, time for the roll call. Who's in and how many? Here it is me + 1.

I intend to be there Saturday.

ditto. Might bring a friend or two, but i'm not sure if they are back from their "sideways" like trip. Heh.

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spo
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Cool, we have 2 new people, clayfu and JHM.

We need to abduct Red Guy and Wine Joe, or at the very very least you guys could call in sick

I'm actually not working for a change, but instead I'm already committed to an outing with the family in the late afternoon, and tickets to the Padres for their 7PM game. But since you guys are starting at the early time of 2PM, I may be able to wiggle free and hit the first hour or so. I just have to work on my wife now. She refuses to believe that I can attend a wine tasting and actually be the first one to leave when so many bottles are still open. I guess she does have a point. Nevertheless, if I can get a "hall pass" from the wife for an hour or two, I'd love to join the fun. Can I put myself down as a "definite maybe"? If I am able to come, it would be around 2PM, and I'd probably have to leave just when the going gets good.

I'll see what I can work out with the maitre d' for you, Wine Joe. It's a "definite maybe" that we'll be ready to pop 'em at 2pm.

aight for sure 2 of us. Some more of my law buddies might come but i'll give you guys a heads up.

2 on saturday is the final time i take it?

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Originally posted by Caleb Smith:
2 on saturday is the final time i take it?

Since no one complained about it, I think we're locked in at this point. Gonna be able to make it?

Of course!

Me + 3.

OK, so it looks like the confirmed list is:
SD-W + 1
spo
clayfu + 1
Caleb + ?
Sean T + 3

And the "definite maybe" list is:
Wine Joe

Finally, the "don't have time to respond to the riff-raff" list consists of:
Whine-oh
JHM

I am in... +1 Yippee...

sigh, moving all my wine from LA to SD today. What a trek.

should we bring wine glasses? or will there be enough?
Thanks! =)

Good to hear, Whine-oh. See you both tomorrow.

We'll have enough wine glasses here, but thanks for the offer clayfu.

Is it 2 yet??? I am thirsty.... Hey Wineaux... Old Red from several months ago is in for today 1+1.... a last minute rsvp... See you flks soon..

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Originally posted by Whine-oh:
Is it 2 yet??? I am thirsty.... Hey Wineaux... Old Red from several months ago is in for today 1+1.... a last minute rsvp... See you flks soon..

Ah, the mystery is solved! My wife talked with someone, but didn't remember any names. Thought it was a friend of Amy's.

Sounds like we'll have a nice turnout today. See you all soon.

It is hot today. I am drinking my hangover preventative carrot/apple/celery juice then I am hitting Mona Lisa. See you guys there.

its so hot. can we just drink chilled white wines, champagne, and roses.

please. If only i had some i'd bring em.

Thanks SD-Wineaux for hosting and for that great Barbaresco that reminded more of a muscat/tawny with the lighter body or a normal non-desert wine wine. Good to see Mrs. SD again.

Whine-oh and co., always good to see you.

Clayfu, good to meet you and your buddy, we we will meet again soon I hope.

Sean Tremblay, good to see you and your delightful parents once again.

Caleb, I miss you already. Farewell, for 6 months that is.

Wine Joe, good seeing you, you vanished like a commando wearing a guille suit though. Hope you did not get in trouble.

JHM, where were you?

Wines were good, not one stinker in the group.

great meeting everyone =)
at the very end of the night i accidently broke sd wineaux's bordeaux vinum =( Luckily i have a couple to replace the next time we meet =). Thanks for hosting =)

We had a great time, and we dragged sean tremblay out to our law school party =)

I just realized we never got to my sesame crunch. SD, if you eat it post a tn.

That was a great get-together and I already can't wait for our next one. Since I'm the keeper of the bottles, I'll post the line up for reference.

1995 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut
2003 Weingut Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Spätlese GK #26
2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese
2001 Pierre Sparr Riesling Schoenenbourg
2001 Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon Casa Real
2002 Jarvis Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Lake William (375ml)
1989 Château Gruaud Larose
1967 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barbaresco
1997 Terrabianca Campaccio Selezione Riserva Toscana IGT
1995 Vietti Barolo Rocche
2000 Domaine du Gros' Noré Bandol (mag)
2003 Guy Dufouleur Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Perrières
2004 Tobin James Estate Private Stash
2004 Tandem Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard
2006 Kutch Pinot Noir Rosé
1992 Smith Woodhouse Porto "LB" Late Bottled
1995 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese (375ml)
and
1 large bottle of home brew Belgian style beer

A great group of people coupled with a very nice line up of wines - thanks all! Now I get to put all of those bottles out for recycling and look like a complete alcoholic to my neighbors.

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Originally posted by spo:
I just realized we never got to my sesame crunch. SD, if you eat it post a tn.

Yeah, it got lost in the shuffle of all that food.

Wow what a great afternooon.. Thanx SD and wife for a great hosting and tour of the box.... Good to see all, new and old, and drink some great juice....

My night went much longer than needed w/the Midnight Madness Bike ride ending after 2am...and a quick Fillipi's inbetween. Yikes.. not as young as I used to be...

Lugeboy... I am waiting for tasting notes....and thanx for the visit to Cuba.... can you write them in on the new Blackberry???

Anyone up for a Tuesday off-off line???

Here you go, Kevin and wife thanks for hosting, appreciate it tons!

Great wines great people, here are the tn's

1995 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese (Germany, Rheingau) 8/19/2007 LPskeleton 91
golden color, honeyed fruits with a touch of petrol. great body that expands on the finish. Loads of honey and mango. (2 views)

2001 Pierre Sparr Riesling Schoenenbourg (France, Alsace, Riquewihr, Alsace Grand Cru AOC) 8/19/2007 LPskeleton 93
LOVED this, Mango and pineapple nose. Upon entry wine EXPLODES into huge flavors of sweet sweet tropical fruits and then slowly drops off into a dry finish that still echoes the fruit on the mid palate. Whew! (3 views)

2004 Tobin James Estate Private Stash (USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles) 8/19/2007 LPskeleton 91
Typical dark blueberry paso fruit with wonderful lavender accents, just a touch of spice. Pure core of fruit w great tannin-acid balance. Pure and dark. (4 views)

1997 Terrabianca Campaccio Selezione Riserva Toscana IGT (Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT) 8/19/2007 LPskeleton 88
Screaming chocolate. Medium bodied, dark fruit flavors..again more chocolate..finishes on a slightly more sour note, which i found interesting. (9 views)

2000 Domaine du Gros' Noré Bandol (France, Provence, Bandol) 8/19/2007 LPskeleton 89
scents of escargot, cherry and leather that lead into a nice core of blackberry fruit and high acid. (13 views)
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2004 Tandem