hey all,
just wondering if there is a Boston contingency that gets together every once in a while??

I would be up for getting together once in a while for some tastings. I imagine there are others out there, too!?!
-Michael

Well, maybe not out in Sudbury, but I'm sure everyone will make exceptions.

Surely, we aren't the only 2 on here.

I would be into an off-line in boston with enough notice. The problem I have is I work on the weekend. Monday and Tuesday works for me.
Where would you want to have an event and when?
Cheers, James

Generally speaking, Mondays/Tuesdays are fine with me. rw&rs may have some ideas on dates and places?

Mondays and Tuesdays are fine with me as well. I'm fairly new to the city, so I don't know of any places that are BYOB. Do you all? I live in Quincy, in an apartment complex. I'm sure we could get the clubhouse here, if we could find enough people to warrant. Otherwise, I used to work at Smith and Wollensky...maybe I could swing a room there, and see if they would turn a blind eye to bottles being snuck in.....

I think I could be in Boston in Two weeks. Anybody up for Monday or Tuesday in two weeks?
James

I will be in Boston June 1 thru June 4. Available any night but June 2.

What do you all think about Wednesday, June 1, or Monday, June 6???

Good dates for me.

The location may need some research. Troquet may be a good bet, as we could try to work out reduced or eliminated corkage, and the food is great.

For pure BYO, I think you have to head to places like Sweet Basil in Needham (closed Mondays and cash only).

Any other ideas?

-Michael

Monday June 6th works for me. Troquet would be good if that could be worked out. What wines should we bring?

Menu for Troquet

That works well for me, too. Does Troquet care if we bring our own?

If we are eating there, we could do something white, and something red each...Alsace? Cote Rotie? what do y'all think??

Is everyone in agreement for Monday the 6th?
I like the idea of a White and a Red or rose. What price point do you want to stay within?
I will most likely be three to four people.

Who will place the call to Troquet. I don't think they will let us have free corkage IMO.

I will call troquet tomorrow.

Do we want to say a red, and a White/rose per couple, each bottle under $50 retail??

Troquet is closed in Monday.. Do you think it would be too much to ask them to open up for us?

plus, i just got off the phone with them...they do not allow BYOB.

Chinatown? I have read elsewhere that maybe places like King Fung Garden will allow it. Maybe worth a call?

I know nothing about Chinatown. Anyone here have any experience. The only place that i know of for sure that allows BYO is the Herb Lyceum out in Groton.

What about Centre Street Cafe in J.P. ? I know the owners.

Will they accept BYO??

They have let me before. However I was with only one other person.

The JP idea sounds great. If that does not pan out, this site lists some BYO's. Impossible to know if this is accurate or up to date.

Boston BYO

The Oakroom is a nice for a drink but I do not know about the food. I'll call the place in J.P. tonight.

King Fund allows BYO and has good food but it is small. There are other places that Boston area tasting groups have gatherings such as Molana in Watertown, Sweet Basil and Eurotaste in Needham, Diva Fiorentino in Woburn.

I believe the link for Boston area BYOs is incorrect. Per Mass law any restaurant with a liquor license cannot legally allow patrons to bring their own alcohol. Of course if you know the owner or manager sometimes they overlook this law.

So, where are we goin???