red4life

We are truly sorry to here of your loss.

R4L-
our best wishes to you and Beverly.
pe

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Maya Angelou

red4life: We haven't met, but I would also like to extend my condolences and best wishes.

Youndo

my condolences red. see ya another time.

what time do we get started?

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I am also troubled by your loss R4L and you and the Mrs. will certainly be missed.

Tbird, earlier post said 7:00 PM.

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"One may dislike carrots, spinach, beetroot, or the skin on hot milk. But not wine. It is like hating the air that one breathes, since each is equally indispensable."

Marcel Ayme`

wooooohooooo! i am catching a ride with landshark, AND the little woman will not be in tow. i have a license to make an ASS outta myself tonight!!
watch out fountain valley. hide yer mothers, wives and daughters!



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Hey everyone, have a FANTASTIC time tonight. So this is what I get for hanging out at the Parker Board insteaed of hear, huh? Missed an offline that was right under my nose!

Pyang, Will be at DAV again on 2/24 (last time I was there--05/03--I met you in a group with Cave Girl) and just had dinner with him last Tuesday in SD area for one of his annual wine dinners. The 2001's properly decanted are MAGNIFICENT! I'll be checking out the '02 barrel samples keeping in mind your recent comment about them. I'll post on it afterwards.

welcome back ron! we have to hook up soon. i'm back working in my old hood. which is your hood!

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HAHAHA!

I still work in Sherman Oaks, but live in Burbank now--near the studios.

uh, i recently moved to burbank as well..near the studios...
and started a new job in encino.



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Interesting outcome of our blind tasting, I think NE14ZIN or GA or Pyang have the notes , but, interesting.....very intersting.........

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Maya Angelou

Notes! I need notes!

I just wish that I didn't have to do my other group tasting last night, so I could've joined in on the festivities...

highdesertwine

Top three wines tasted single blind are as follows:

1. Drinkward Peschon Cab 2000
2. Saxum James Berry Vnyd Syrah 2001
3. Neal Family Cab 2001

Thanks for the ride back to the hotel NE14ZIN. Did I leave my digital camera in your car?

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Marcel Ayme`

my head only hurts a little.

thanks ne14zin, for arranging that! i just had my leftover lambchops for breakfast.

yummers!

thanks landshark(bdaminco) for making los angeles a safer place for all by allowing me to ride along!

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oh yeah, i have no idea what all we had last night. anyone have the final complete list?

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The following wines were consumed last night. The first nine are listed in the order of points received during the voting. All were tasted blind, with only the varietal known to all. Everyone then voted for their top 3 WOTNs.

1 - '00 Drinkward Peshon, Cab
2 - '01 Saxum Bone Rock, Syrah
3 - '01 Neal Family, Cab
4 - '97 Dry Creek Vineyard, Epoch II, Cab
5 - '99 Cakebread, Cab
6T - '99 Bond, Matriach
6T - '00 Mi Sueno, Napa Cab
8 - '01 Elderton, Shiraz (The TAA)
9 - '02 JJ Prum, Spatlese Reisling

Those not receiving any votes:

'01 Remo Farina, Bianco di Gostaza
'97 Kendall Jackson, Buckeye Cab
'97 Cakebread, Wine Hill Ranch, Cab
'01 Viader, Cab
'01 IO, Ryan Road VY, Syrah
'01 Paloma, Merlot

Very interesting results! The WS WOTY didn't even make the top 9, the WOTN was from the '00 vintage, Bond only placed 6th and the Neal 3rd!

Great Wines, Great Food and Great Friends. A wonderful evening!

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If that Paloma isn't in a decanter for 60-90 minutes beforehand, it just doesn't begin to show what it's made of...

Ver-r-r-r-ry Interestink!

I'm not surprised that the Neal and Saxum were in the top three, but what is 2000 Drinkward Peshon?? I've never heard of that one...

Anybody have some info?

Wow! Great tasting. Sorry that I missed it.

highdesertwine

in defense of the paloma, i do recall it sitting there alone the whole night. i'm guessing noone touched it until our palates were a little bit, uh, worn....i certainly do not even remember trying it. dammit.

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Last night was fun and it is always great to get together and have a few bottles of wine. I agree we almost forgot there was a merlot on the table. Tasting blind was interesting but more taxing.

TBird you are welcome to ride with us anytime.
NE14ZIN thanks for doing all the work setting this up.

Had a great time too Thanks NE14ZIN! Cool to meet you all as well. I think I now have a few more wines I'll be looking for. Look forward to getting to more offlines in the future.

I'll throw the points on here, 5 for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd.

1 - '00 Drinkward Peshon, Cab, 25pts
2 - '01 Saxum Bone Rock, Syrah, 21pts
3 - '01 Neal Family, Cab, 19pts
4 - '97 Dry Creek Vineyard, Epoch II, Cab, 12pts
5 - '99 Cakebread, Cab, 4pts
6T - '99 Bond, Matriach, 3pts
6T - '00 Mi Sueno, Napa Cab, 3pts
8 - '01 Elderton, Shiraz (The TAA), 2pts
9 - '02 JJ Prum, Spatlese Reisling, 1pts


Couple of quick notes that I will expand further in actual TNs when I get around to it.

First, not all wines received equal airtime.

Second, to answer HDW's quesion. Drinkward Peschon is a joint project of Lisa Drinkward, wife of Les Behrens of B&H and Francoise Peschon, winemaker of Araujo.

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