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I left out a semicolon. It was supposed to be "Right now I can; do both Tuesdays." I am ordering Dan to have a dinner both Tuesdays.

Right now I can do both Tuesdays

I'm not going to make it tonight. Next time!

Ian Alper wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2019, 9:48 pm
I have the 2016 PAX that got the high scores or an older Lagier Meredith Syrah? Requests? Could also bring a Bonny Doon BN Syrah 12 or 13 to go with Robert's 10. Let me know if anyone has a preference.

Phew. Those aren't what I call fruit bombs.

Ian Alper wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2019, 2:59 pm
Free for all or theme? I know many of you are in to big fruit bombs (which I have many of) but if we are going for the subtle side I need to dig around.

Very few of us like big fruit bombs unless they're old enough to have lost some oak and don't show heat. Age them for us LOL!

Larry Stein wrote: ↑
October 13th, 2019, 3:36 pm
Unless they said we had to make that choice, I don't see a need to. I wasn't there for the offline with the set menu, but folks were less than happy about the cost. My vote is a la carte. I still haven't heard back from Juan via email so I'm going to call.

The loneliest number.

Wes Barton wrote: ↑
October 4th, 2019, 1:41 pm
Wouldn't mind a Tueszu in Nov...

Yuzday

ERPark wrote: ↑
October 4th, 2019, 6:55 am

e chin wrote: ↑
October 3rd, 2019, 11:09 pm
Monday's are booked for me till the end of the year.
What’d you do this time that has made your wife ground you?

Court ordered rehab class.

Dave Tong wrote: ↑
October 4th, 2019, 9:20 am
Sorry for the late response - here are the dead soldiers (as many as I could get - a couple got taken and there was at least one shiner)
https://flic.kr/p/2hq5s5y

How did you get those bottles and a wine barrel onto an airplane?

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 21st, 2019, 2:56 pm
Lots of cork crumblage at our Rhys dinner this past Tuesday. 06s showed very well.

Craig nine of the bottles were from me and they had all been stored upright for years. Dries out any cork but doesn't hurt the wine. I bet mine were the crumbly (not crummy) corks.

I'm in as of now unless Gene invites me to a Charlie Fu 1990 Rhone tasting that night

Wes Barton wrote: ↑
September 27th, 2019, 10:18 pm

ChrisStags wrote: ↑
September 27th, 2019, 8:36 pm
George loves Paul Martins! So do I
Other than the food, it's great!

And the service, one hour wait for a pork chop

Alan Rath wrote: ↑
September 25th, 2019, 8:28 am
Just realized I didn't order us any salads. I submit my resignation in shame as cruise director.

No wonder why I'm still hungry

My WOTN was the Pietra Marina 2009 (white wine, Carricante). I got to taste the wines I would most want to taste on an Italy non-Giacosa bucket list. Thank you Chris. From last night's perfectly ready but young 1990 Costa Russi, I infer that my Sori San Lorenzos need time. Like, long after I'm dead....

The meal was almost perfect except Dan dropped the ball by not inviting Gianfranco Soldera or Bruno Giacosa.

Bringing: a 1995 Italian overrated overpriced too-new-world-style (as with far too many Tuscan wines) merlot (but not as overblown and overrated as e.g. Messorio merlot which might as well be the bad kind of Barossa Shiraz), and a 2004 Barolo (from a producer about which I know nothing) that was rea...

I forgot to mention the 2006 Alpine Hillside Pinot. I adored that wine.

The historic Alpine vertical 2006 (magnum!) 07 08 09 10 greatly suffered coming after some unusual intellect-triggering wines. Alpine is great but not sexy. Lotsa sexy on the table. For the opposite reason the Horseshoes suffered, softer than the greatest wines, but that's my view of all Rhys 09's. ...

ChrisStags wrote: ↑
September 18th, 2019, 6:06 pm
What were the favorite wines of the evening?

The correct answer is yes.

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 17th, 2019, 9:35 pm
Jeezum Crow.

I share your sentiment but let me be more articulate and precise.

Um. Now what. Bottles.

Yum.

WTF?

Whoa.

Yup.

Huh?

Thanks Kevin.

Pass that bottle I want to try it again.

Someone brought that? Cool.

Another flight?

OK.

Uber.

It rained yesterday so Kevin H can attend, and is attending, and bringing his unreleased BdB. He has to leave early.

Confirming

dteng wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2019, 12:04 pm

George Chadwick wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2019, 8:31 am

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2019, 7:00 am
Holy stream of consciousness, Batman!
Stream of something
And bulging fullness

Tumescent tumescence

Restaurant has above average stems in a pinch

P L owet wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2019, 7:41 pm
I’m in. Happy to bring the 2006 Alpine Hillside unless there’s a different hole to fill.

I’ll be coming from Los Altos. Let me know if anyone wants to share a ride.
Thanks,
Peter

That makes three different 06's which is terrific.

Well, I'm the worst. My colleague in SD is unexpectedly on emergency PTO and I'm being forced to go to SD this week to cover for him at a conference. I'll be gone this upcoming week. Looks like a wait list person gets to benefit from my misfortune. Sorry guys Allen Iverson: It's a conference. A con...

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2019, 8:33 am
You may have crossed your streams.

Stream in stream out

Can we not squeeze in two out of towners? If you mean Matt and Peter? Probably. Do you mean two more unnamed people? That would be 17 people per bottle I have to say no to that, unless there are three dropouts which well might happen. Yes, Matt and Peter is what I meant. Just thought we should do w...

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2019, 7:00 am
Holy stream of consciousness, Batman!

Stream of something

Meanwhile a Rhysian data point tonight. Mucking about in the Rhys Smaugpile tonight for this cramped-table who-is-showing-up Uber-on-call holy-crap-we-got-verticals-from-2006 hometown (Sean, Craig, George) event, I grabbed San Mateo County 2012 and Alesia Sonoma County 2011. Isn't mucking about your...

The verticals of Alpine pinot and Swan Terrace are pretty awesome, thanks folks... +++++++++++ LIST: Non-Rhys: Mt Eden Chard 11 (Laura) SCM Chard (Sean) Rhys: Horseshoe Chard 09 10 Swan Terrace 06 07 08 09 10...this is not a typo Horseshoe Pinot 09 13 Home 11 Alpine Pinot 06 07 08 09 10...this is no...

Alan Rath wrote: ↑
September 13th, 2019, 7:13 pm
Can we not squeeze in two out of towners?

If you mean Matt and Peter? Probably. Do you mean two more unnamed people? That would be 17 people per bottle I have to say no to that, unless there are three dropouts which well might happen.

Peter L is our waitlister and he's definite. Matt L was definite but hasn't confirmed, nor responded to my PM from yesterday. Anyone know him well enough to call him? I'd like to let Peter know one way or the other.

A Mt Eden Chard age 8 would be terrific

Thanks for the list Alan. Doug is bringing a Varner I think. I haven't visited my Rhys pile yet.

I dunno, when I think of Bordeaux I think of the Chateaux, not the boundaries of St. Estephe. All I need to know about MacDonald is that it's MacDonald, from MacDonald grapes. If I owned a vineyard surrounded on three sides by Harlan I'd call it Chadwick, and that's all I'd put on the label. Monaste...

Kevin update today, my paraphrase: it's the epicenter of harvest so it's possible but not probable. It's enough for me to hold his seat.

Oops, thought I had been more definitive. My bad. I am in if there is room. Looks like a choice from the menagerie- 06 Swan or 08 Bear. Also older Alesia for backup. Please let me know if there is room. I have really been looking forward to it. If not, another time. Patience grasshopper. I think I'...

Ooh Mt Eden Chard at age 8 yum

Larry Stein wrote: ↑
August 30th, 2019, 4:43 pm
I’m going to drop out of this event. Hopefully I’ll be able to make future Los Gatos offlines.

Don't worry Larry you'll be ready for the Caymus/Prisoner / Apothic Retrospective

Attendance updates in first post.

Had a Ca Morissio 1995 tonight after a Gattinara 2006 warmup so there's nothing left for me in Italian wine
#beentheredonethat

I'm going to eat something in addition to pizza

AndyK wrote: ↑
August 30th, 2019, 3:57 pm
I should be a pretty firm yes. Is there room for Laura W?

Yes.

It seems about the time where no further people will chime in and several will drop out so I expect 14 without having to say no to anyone.

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