Do any FTers have special plans for Open That Bottle Night? This year it will be the evening of Saturday, Feb. 27.
The idea of OTBN is that we all have a special bottle of champagne or wine that we have been saving for an undefined "special occasion." In fact, we may have been saving it since Ronald Reagan was president. OTBN is officially declared to be that special occasion, when you can pop the cork on that bottle and celebrate with one or more special friends and loved ones.
Does anybody have something special in the works?
The idea of OTBN is that we all have a special bottle of champagne or wine that we have been saving for an undefined "special occasion." In fact, we may have been saving it since Ronald Reagan was president. OTBN is officially declared to be that special occasion, when you can pop the cork on that bottle and celebrate with one or more special friends and loved ones.
Does anybody have something special in the works?
In Memoriam
You may get a better discussion in the dining out forum, lots of good wine in there 
There's a thread on the top five bottles in your cellar, after the open that bottle night we may have to change it to the top four bottles
There's a thread on the top five bottles in your cellar, after the open that bottle night we may have to change it to the top four bottles
Saturday night February 27 is the Jewish holiday of Purim.
Purim is a most appropriate time for opening bottles...but maybe not the special good stuff!
Purim is a most appropriate time for opening bottles...but maybe not the special good stuff!
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The phrase ad lo yada or unable to differentiate, refers to the Purim tradition of drinking until one is unable to tell the difference between evil Haman and good Mordechai.
The phrase ad lo yada or unable to differentiate, refers to the Purim tradition of drinking until one is unable to tell the difference between evil Haman and good Mordechai.
Feb. 27th will be my first full day of retirement. I may open several special bottles.
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But what will you do the day after? Originally Posted by greggwiggins
Feb. 27th will be my first full day of retirement. I may open several special bottles.
Congrats on retiring! ^
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I vaguely recall this but it's not a part of the local calendar. Usually we do something similar at wine dinners.
We have one or two '00 top of the line Rosemounts and at least one decent Penfolds 'Bin' from the late 90s, so maybe we can host one of these.
Anyone who will be in Sydney who'd like to join us?
We have one or two '00 top of the line Rosemounts and at least one decent Penfolds 'Bin' from the late 90s, so maybe we can host one of these.
Anyone who will be in Sydney who'd like to join us?
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I enjoyed several good Argentine reds in BA during Cow Do.Originally Posted by HIDDY
I have a OTBN every night.......not fussed, any bottle of Argentine red will do.
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i recently acquired 7 or 8(forgot which) 6 liter bottles of catena alta malbec and catena alta cab. i am currently trying to find enough friends to open the second one. we did a bottle6 L of the 2002 cab last month. 6L is a lot of red wine, after prosecco, champagne and whites. will open a 2004 catena alta malbec this time. a 6L is 8 regular bottles, 4 magnums, 2 double magnums. lot of wine for even a party of 8.
sort of like facebook, "anyone want to be my friend?"
sort of like facebook, "anyone want to be my friend?"
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opened the 2004 catena alta malbec 6L. we went through about half of it.
also had
1996 cooper garrod santa cruz chard
1996 ridge santa cruz chard
1994 hardy eileen hardy chard(was tired)
2001 williams selyem ferrington pinot
also had
1996 cooper garrod santa cruz chard
1996 ridge santa cruz chard
1994 hardy eileen hardy chard(was tired)
2001 williams selyem ferrington pinot