venue is makoto in DC
dinner will be $100pp +tax/tip, 8 or 9 course japanese kaiseki cuisine, the restaurant will prepare a special course to cater to the bubbles. they are waiving corkage.
by the way: it is customary to tip the chef and the staff separately (according to the contact who’s helping arrange this event)
trying to organize a dinner at makoto, which is widely considered to be the finest japanese food in DC, and from what i’ve read has a menu that can offer a wide variety of interesting pairings to the bubbles. rules of the gathering are that each attendee must bring at least one bottle of bubbles, and additional bottles of other wines are purely optional. also must declare at least the bubbles a week in advance of the gathering.
note: this idea first came from the wine.woot board, so first dibs for dates belong to the members to that board. the restaurant is willing to host a party of 8 per night. if you’re interested, let me know what night works for you and if you have any dietary restrictions.