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rhone warrior is making a returning visit in May, what better way to welcome a fellow forumite than having an off-line.
 The dinner will take place on Saturday, May 15th, 2004 at La Toque. This has the potential to be one of the best TCF dinner yet. For this evening, we will have a wine theme to match the wonderful culinary experience at La Toque. Unless there are strong objections from attendees, the theme will be 95pts or better, WA or WS. We will be limited to 20 seats, first come first serve. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, that would be fine as well. rhone warrior - 5 pyang - 2 stealthman_1 - 1 enjoyingwine - 2 vista - 2 winebrat - 2 mjneal - 2 Gove Celio - 2 --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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La Toque, huh. You sure make it tempting . . . but I would hate for the locks to be changed coming back to Chicago (it's really Better Half Blue Oval's turn for a girl getaway).
Actually, pyang, when do you think you will be coming back to the Midwest? You all have a great time. Cheers, Blue Oval |
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Blue Oval,
As much as I am enjoying working at winebid, taking the job kind of put a wrinkle into my vacation plans this year. I am not sure when I can make it out to Chicago, perhaps on a holiday weekend later on during the year, or if Dodgers happen to be visiting the Cubs on a weekend, may go with that as well.  --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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Powell,
That number of mine is a maximum and may be reduced (I'd like to make room for others if possible). We'll be out there with several friends but we're not sure at this point if they'll want to come to Napa from SF that day. Either way, Jen and I are looking forward to the dinner. |
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I wish I can make it up for this dinner...
Wait, maybe I can just wink and change my schedule... ********************************* "From wine what sudden friendship springs!" |
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It wouldn't be the first time. I'll pencil you in with an eraser handy
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pyang - 2 stealthman_1 - 1 enjoyingwine - 2 vista - 2 winebrat - 2 mjneal - 2 Gove Celio - 2 red4life - 2 --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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pyang;
Now I know where I will be on he 15th, thanks for keeping me updated. mjn |
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Ok 95 pts. or better, what is everyone bringing?
In the fall, it seemed as though we were all on the Abreu page but this spring? red4life |
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Pyang,
Your kind invitation for the 15th is most appreciated and extremely tempting; however, I need to tell you that there are 4 of us. My best friend and her husband will be flying in from Connecticut to join us. We all arrive around mid-day on the 15th. I haven't talked to them about it yet, but I'm sure they would have no problem with joining all of you for dinner (who wouldn't want to go to La Toque?). I'll wait to hear from you first to let me know if you have enough seats to accomodate all 4 of us. I can tell you that they are big wineo's just like us. As a matter of fact, my friend's husband is probably the biggest catalyst that turned my hobby into more of an obsession. I look forward to hearing from you and hope this will work. If not, maybe we can get together with you for a glass of wine later in the week. Would love to meet you. |
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RedHot,
Have four spots for you, let me know as soon as you can confirm. Look forward to meeting you. rhone warrior - 2 pyang - 2 stealthman_1 - 1 enjoyingwine - 2 winebrat - 2 mjneal - 2 Gove Celio - 2 red4life - 2 RedHot - 4 --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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We're all confirmed and looking forward to it.
I sent you an email. |
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what time is our reservation?
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winebrat,
I need to double check, but I believe it's 7:00pm. If that's a problem, let me know and I can probably adjust accordingly, as we are the only group for the private room that night. --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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That is fine. I am just working on my private schedule on my Palm for the next few months and some details were lacking.
Thanks |
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We are full...
rhone warrior - 2 pyang - 2 stealthman_1 - 1 enjoyingwine - 2 winebrat - 2 mjneal - 2 Gove Celio - 2 red4life - 2 RedHot - 4 Michael Logan - 2 --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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rhone warrior,
Seems like you have been spending a lot of time out in California. I hope this does not mean you are planning to leave Ohio. rhb |
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Not anytime soon Rita.
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I called La Toque earlier this evening to confirm the reservation as well as checking to see if they would take 22 of us, as I was originally told that they can only handle 20 people in the private salon.
So as long as no one mind being closer to their neighbors, we are good to go for all 22 of us. La Toque have no clue of what they are in for... Now, if any of you on the guest list is even thinking remotely about flaking, better speak up now or else... rhone warrior - 2 pyang - 1 stealthman_1 - 1 enjoyingwine - 2 winebrat - 2 mjneal - 2 Gove Celio - 2 red4life - 2 RedHot - 4 Brook Hilton - 1 Michael Logan - 2 Paul Walker - 1 Oh, and let's get that wine list thingy started, keep in mind of the 95pts(WA, WS, or Tanzer) or better theme as well as taking food & wine pairing into consideration.  --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour [This message was edited by pyang on Apr 18, 2004 at 11:36 PM.] |
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I'll start...
1988 Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil x2 WS96 --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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wow Pyang, that's an impressive start!
My husband and I will bring the '97 and '98 Viader we discussed. My friends want to rise to the challenge and bring something themselves. I'll get back to you on their's. We may just go ahead and bring the Calon-Segur. I'm a little concerned about these wines traveling that day. I plan on carrying them in an over-the-shoulder bag I have (so I can monitor them during their journey). I'm sure the Calon-Segur will need to be decanted. Could we do that as soon as we arrive at the restaurant? I'll be sending you an email sometime today re: other matters. |
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I'm trying to get a feel for whats being brought before I decide what to bring (I imagine other people are doing the same). My hope is that we can bring something that fits into a common theme to avoid too much switching around.
Again, we have three people (in addition to Jen and myself) on standby if there are cancellations. |
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RedHot,
We can decant as soon as we arrive at the restaurant or even earlier. We'll work out the logistics via e-mail. I may throw in the '92 Viader just for kicks. *** rhone warrior, I will keep you updated on any cancellations. I think all but four people are 100% confirmed at this point. *** Wine List 1988 Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil x2 WS96 1998 Viader WS95 1997 Viader WS97 Guest List rhone warrior - 2 pyang - 1 stealthman_1 - 1 enjoyingwine - 2 winebrat - 2 mjneal - 2 Gove Celio - 2 red4life - 2 RedHot - 4 Brook Hilton - 1 Michael Logan - 2 Paul Walker - 1 Off to a nice start for the wine list, I got another bottle or two up my sleeves. --------------------------- www.winebid.com 2004 Whirlwind Tour |
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red4life! Are you going to make it up for this dinner? Need to know NOW. |