WineDo 8 - June 14, 2015 - NYC
Mar 1, 2015, 9:12 pm
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WineDo 8 - June 14, 2015 - NYC
Save the Date:
Sunday June 14. North Square.
Time 6:30 - 9:30.
Theme:
Foreign Exchange (this means no US wines unless you're from outside the US).
Sub-theme > Champagne ^
WineDo 7 thread here > http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...-2014-nyc.html
Some background details
WineDo 1 started as a dinner the day after BRT. The theme was bring your best wine. Bottles ranged in price from $10 - $250. Just as wine improves with age, so did WineDo. Our goosey Lucy dinners started to have themes. We increased the minimum dollar amount of the wines to $35. You could bring a bonus bottle at any price, but your main bottle had to be verifiable $35. In theory, we were protecting our palette against marginal wines. The reality is that many attendees, some that have a knowledge of wine and some that didn't, stepped up and brought expensive bottles. And by expensive I mean $75 +.
For the cost of dinner and a bottle of wine, you will drink great juice.
Dinner is open to everyone, even beer drinkers.
There are plenty of stores in New York to buy wine. You can also source from my cellar.
Past WineDo's have filled up with a maximum of 24 attendees. We usually somehow manage to drink through 35+ bottles.
Sign up below. Maximum of 24 attendees. Cost is $82.
dh
Sunday June 14. North Square.
Time 6:30 - 9:30.
Theme:
Foreign Exchange (this means no US wines unless you're from outside the US).
Sub-theme > Champagne ^
WineDo 7 thread here > http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...-2014-nyc.html
Some background details
WineDo 1 started as a dinner the day after BRT. The theme was bring your best wine. Bottles ranged in price from $10 - $250. Just as wine improves with age, so did WineDo. Our goosey Lucy dinners started to have themes. We increased the minimum dollar amount of the wines to $35. You could bring a bonus bottle at any price, but your main bottle had to be verifiable $35. In theory, we were protecting our palette against marginal wines. The reality is that many attendees, some that have a knowledge of wine and some that didn't, stepped up and brought expensive bottles. And by expensive I mean $75 +.
For the cost of dinner and a bottle of wine, you will drink great juice.
Dinner is open to everyone, even beer drinkers.
There are plenty of stores in New York to buy wine. You can also source from my cellar.
Past WineDo's have filled up with a maximum of 24 attendees. We usually somehow manage to drink through 35+ bottles.
Sign up below. Maximum of 24 attendees. Cost is $82.
dh
Last edited by dhammer53; May 5, 2015 at 8:54 am
Mar 1, 2015, 9:13 pm
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So far:
dhammer53 2005 Château La Grave a Pomerol Trigant de Boisset
DLroads + 1 2007 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Les Chaillets (+ tba)
KathyWdrf 2010 Mendel Unus cab/malbec blend.
jswong 2003 Fonseca VP (Vintage Port)
Eastbay1K 2013 Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Ros
monitor Domaine Paul Misset Chambolle Musigny "Les Condememes" 2010
frantic Alsace, a Zind Humbrecht Gewurtztraminer "Herrenweg" Vendange Tardive 2011.
calcifer
FH Sake and riesling
HPN-HRL 2009 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes
Anna cordelli
GrjApp Beyerskloof, Pinotage ''Diesel'', 2011
Bob W 2009 Scott Family Cellars Sasa sparkling wine from the Nelson, NZ area.
miles4CDG May not be able to attend.
itsaboutthejourney 2009 Achaval Ferrier Malbec
jackal
mnmag 2006 Chateau Sansonnet Saint-Emilon Grand Cru
Pinky 2013 Gerard Boulay Sancerre La Cote
JimBobDuggar
Xyzzy +1 2012 Gran Bosque from Casas del Bosque and one of 2009 Rioja from Bodegas RE. I
Violist 2012 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Grünlack Spätlese
thewayofthefuture
Waitlist/Maybe:
aacharya
The private room holds 24.
If your name above is bolded, that means you're paid in full for dinner.
A Bold first letter means that I've heard from you.
dhammer53 2005 Château La Grave a Pomerol Trigant de Boisset
DLroads + 1 2007 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Les Chaillets (+ tba)
KathyWdrf 2010 Mendel Unus cab/malbec blend.
jswong 2003 Fonseca VP (Vintage Port)
Eastbay1K 2013 Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Ros
monitor Domaine Paul Misset Chambolle Musigny "Les Condememes" 2010
frantic Alsace, a Zind Humbrecht Gewurtztraminer "Herrenweg" Vendange Tardive 2011.
calcifer
FH Sake and riesling
HPN-HRL 2009 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes
Anna cordelli
GrjApp Beyerskloof, Pinotage ''Diesel'', 2011
Bob W 2009 Scott Family Cellars Sasa sparkling wine from the Nelson, NZ area.
miles4CDG May not be able to attend.
itsaboutthejourney 2009 Achaval Ferrier Malbec
jackal
mnmag 2006 Chateau Sansonnet Saint-Emilon Grand Cru
Pinky 2013 Gerard Boulay Sancerre La Cote
JimBobDuggar
Xyzzy +1 2012 Gran Bosque from Casas del Bosque and one of 2009 Rioja from Bodegas RE. I
Violist 2012 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Grünlack Spätlese
thewayofthefuture
Waitlist/Maybe:
aacharya
The private room holds 24.
If your name above is bolded, that means you're paid in full for dinner.
A Bold first letter means that I've heard from you.
Last edited by dhammer53; Jun 12, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Mar 1, 2015, 9:26 pm
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Just saw it. I'd be there +1
Waiting for the theme prior to making offers.^
PS- created an initial wineDO8 'menu'. Paging mjm- no worries, titles, etc, are to be updated. This one is created by CT automated sys
tinyurl.com/wineDO
Waiting for the theme prior to making offers.^
PS- created an initial wineDO8 'menu'. Paging mjm- no worries, titles, etc, are to be updated. This one is created by CT automated sys
tinyurl.com/wineDO
Last edited by DLroads; Mar 15, 2015 at 11:08 am
Mar 2, 2015, 12:37 am
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Please pencil me in. I'm waiting for my work schedule to fall in place, and fingers crossed it will fall the right way (in NYC).
Does it has to be French Champagne, or would an appropriately priced Cava or Prosecco pass?
Does it has to be French Champagne, or would an appropriately priced Cava or Prosecco pass?
Mar 2, 2015, 11:44 am
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Last year, post Winedo, violist had an idea. @:-)
A couple thoughts.
Perhaps next time we should have half the people bring two bottles
and the others coast (with a contribution to be divided among the
providers for the privilege). That might cut the confusing aspects
of the tasting.
I think it's a good idea if we got together to pool resources. As an example, if KathyWdrf contributed her minimum dollar amount towards something in my cellar, that would mean a $70 + bottle of wine would be in play at dinner, instead of two $35 bottles. Thoughts? It would help to reduce all the excess wine.
As always, a 2nd bottle is optional.
A couple thoughts.
Perhaps next time we should have half the people bring two bottles
and the others coast (with a contribution to be divided among the
providers for the privilege). That might cut the confusing aspects
of the tasting.
I think it's a good idea if we got together to pool resources. As an example, if KathyWdrf contributed her minimum dollar amount towards something in my cellar, that would mean a $70 + bottle of wine would be in play at dinner, instead of two $35 bottles. Thoughts? It would help to reduce all the excess wine.
As always, a 2nd bottle is optional.
Mar 2, 2015, 12:13 pm
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Last year, post Winedo, violist had an idea. @:-)
A couple thoughts.
Perhaps next time we should have half the people bring two bottles
and the others coast (with a contribution to be divided among the
providers for the privilege). That might cut the confusing aspects
of the tasting.
I think it's a good idea if we got together to pool resources. As an example, if KathyWdrf contributed her minimum dollar amount towards something in my cellar, that would mean a $70 + bottle of wine would be in play at dinner, instead of two $35 bottles. Thoughts? It would help to reduce all the excess wine.
As always, a 2nd bottle is optional.
A couple thoughts.
Perhaps next time we should have half the people bring two bottles
and the others coast (with a contribution to be divided among the
providers for the privilege). That might cut the confusing aspects
of the tasting.
I think it's a good idea if we got together to pool resources. As an example, if KathyWdrf contributed her minimum dollar amount towards something in my cellar, that would mean a $70 + bottle of wine would be in play at dinner, instead of two $35 bottles. Thoughts? It would help to reduce all the excess wine.
As always, a 2nd bottle is optional.
Any thought about the specific theme(s) for the DO?
I know sub-theme is bubbly (aka: seems like a tenure sub-theme
)Now that I see the main, I can offer:
Burgundy, Alsace , Rhône or Bordeaux. I'd let cfischer offer bubbles first before I decide if there's something in my micro cellar to meet the challenge.
Last edited by DLroads; Mar 2, 2015 at 12:34 pm
Mar 2, 2015, 12:17 pm
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Theme:
Foreign Exchange
This means no U.S. wines at WineDo 8.
Put your thinking caps on.
N.B. if you're from out of the US, you can bring a US wine.
Sub-theme > Champagne
Foreign Exchange gives you wide latitude. You can bring a wine from a winery or region that you've visited (or want to visit).
Foreign Exchange
This means no U.S. wines at WineDo 8.
Put your thinking caps on.
N.B. if you're from out of the US, you can bring a US wine.
Sub-theme > Champagne
Foreign Exchange gives you wide latitude. You can bring a wine from a winery or region that you've visited (or want to visit).
Mar 2, 2015, 12:25 pm
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aacharya (no +1 yet)
I like the theme. I would have loved it if we made it even harder (excluding even more countries).
As for the double-up concept - I love it - as we did have a bit extra last time (we're all very generous!).
I do regret not following through on mini-DOs or even a purge of the wine cellars. I'm at a number that is uncomfortably high with respect to the size of my townhouse.
I like the theme. I would have loved it if we made it even harder (excluding even more countries).
As for the double-up concept - I love it - as we did have a bit extra last time (we're all very generous!).
I do regret not following through on mini-DOs or even a purge of the wine cellars. I'm at a number that is uncomfortably high with respect to the size of my townhouse.
Mar 2, 2015, 12:33 pm
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Pencil me in, too! I will be in California the week after this but will try to arrange my travel schedule to be in NYC until after this event, which I could not possibly fathom missing. 
