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ChrisStags wrote: ↑
March 16th, 2019, 10:31 am
Wonder how many others come for the La Tache

Or fake it so they'll get invited back

Count me in as a mebbee. If coming I'll bring a 2009 Rhys FF Pinot, which when not brett infested is really nice. Seems like a good venue to roll the dice. Will bring a backup, not sure what yet. OK, I’m going from maybe to let’s do this! Bringing along a pal. Should he bring a maggy too? Who knows...

Stephen there are non BBQ things. Gene was robbed by a bottle of Friuli at gunpoint as a child. Leave the gun and bring the Friuli* I love that stuff. It will go very well with some of their offerings. It's more of a pulled pork place than a ribs and sauce place. *Godfather reference Don't explain ...

In terms of juice, is there a preference for Pinot Noir with some age on it over well oaked aged Napa Cab? Asking for a friend... Aged either is good. Cab maybe better with the food but the crowd might prefer unoaky aged Pinot to oaky aged cab. I'm rediscovering older non-French Bordeaux varieties ...

All wines welcome .

I'm probably bringing a magnum of 1982 St. Emilion bottled by a consortium. Plus backup mags that almost always gets opened regardless.

I'm guessing we bring stems.

Stephen there are non BBQ things. Gene was robbed by a bottle of Friuli at gunpoint as a child. Leave the gun and bring the Friuli* I love that stuff. It will go very well with some of their offerings. It's more of a pulled pork place than a ribs and sauce place.

*Godfather reference

dteng wrote: ↑
March 14th, 2019, 9:52 pm
I found a 2001 Italian I might bring.
Anyone else have an Italian they wanna bring? She should be restrained but luscious...

Seriously I hadn't thought about what I'm bringing. Italian works.

dteng wrote: ↑
March 14th, 2019, 9:50 pm

Brent C l a y t o n wrote: ↑
March 14th, 2019, 5:25 pm
George, can I tip off a friend who just moved there about this event?
To do what???!

RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm bringing a .357.

dteng wrote: ↑
March 14th, 2019, 9:24 am
Is this a good event for a first date?

Of course, there's an outdoor pool table, give her some quarters and hang out with the guys

All updates are in original post

GregP wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2019, 11:25 pm
Maybe a stupid question to ask, but does one need to bring stem(s)?

Good question and yes

ChrisStags wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2019, 8:48 pm
Any room for my friend Nick?

Is he real? Or is he like my plus ones?

ChrisStags wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2019, 11:20 pm
Craig great idea! Dan change the header to read SF / Peninsula mag party at Divino.

I'm calling the magnum thing the Dan Teng Monthly Monday Night San Mateo Wine Dinner On Saturday April 6 In Oakland

I'm bringing a keg of PBR

C h r i s - B. wrote: ↑
March 12th, 2019, 7:42 am
Tentatively in!

I'm confused by your ambivalent enthusiasm

Eric Ifune wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2019, 5:01 pm
April 6 is good for me. Thinking about a 1979 Spring Mountain Cabernet. Would two magnums be overkill?

Nope. People bring leftovers home .

The only observation I have, in favor of San Pablo location, is based on unpredictability of weather so far in advance. IF there is rain that day, San Pablo location seems to be way larger inside. Just saying. Parking may be easier there as well. Greg I drank some good Alcina pinots, how is the new...

Unfortunately re Andrew T and Alan, it's April 6. Leaning toward San Pablo because if the group gets over 12 people, it will be great and Shattuck would not. People with nice cars can Uber/Lyft/BART.

ERPark wrote: ↑
March 11th, 2019, 7:12 pm

Leonard Maran wrote: ↑
March 11th, 2019, 1:02 pm
I've an excess of magnums and would like to come. Is the venue Bart accessible?
Whichever venue is chosen is a BART and short Lyft/Uber away.

If consensus swings towards March 31st, I believe my schedule is open for that day.......

I'm unclear, are you also OK on the 6th?

AndyK wrote: ↑
March 11th, 2019, 4:44 pm
Looking forward to this event! Maybe it's early, but what are people planning to bring?

I'm thinking either 2010 Ganevat Cuvee Marguerite or 2005 Bouchard Le Corton

That Bouchard needs more time or tons of air.

I'm now strongly leaning toward the sketchy large patio on San Pablo. I'll decide in a few days. April 6.

dteng wrote: ↑
March 11th, 2019, 7:40 pm
I have magnums of 2001 Montelena, Togni and Pape Clement!

Since you're asking LOL, I've always wanted to try the 2001 Togni, I suspect it's one of his great vintages.

ATaylor wrote: ↑
March 10th, 2019, 6:43 pm
March 31 is better date; seems like more peeps available than the 6th.

(My response deleted, I had not seen Alan's earlier post)

Dan is unavailable March 31. Everyone is available April 6 except Andrew T, and Larry is a maybe . Correct?

Magnum party in Oakland Sat April 6 doesn't interfere with either date IMO

Because the waiter spat in your glass. Because you're cheap and elitist.

Saturday April 6 at 12 seems perfect I just wrote the owner to ask...nothing definite yet

I'm looking at Saturday April 6 starting at 12 or 1....comments?
The following weekend is Ridge #2

Stephen Chen wrote: ↑
March 4th, 2019, 2:00 pm
Interested. Would be my first offline!

Good place to start. Relaxed free-for-all with some great wines plus the ones I bring LOL

Dan is unavailable March 31. Are Sundays better than Saturdays?

The availability comments really help. I'll look for a consensus then work with the venue. The owner Jayson was at my last SF thing (old Australian wines) with his wife if you were there.

Pm sent

AndyK wrote: ↑
March 1st, 2019, 1:11 pm
I might bring a date, if that’s cool

With magnums I don't see us having to set limits on attendance

I don't like sweet pinots and I think I would not have liked these. But I had a terrific Beauregard chardonnay last year, best wine for me among tough competition at Capitol Art and Wine

UPDATES HERE Theme: Most bring a magnum, some don't Variety: always a good thing Where: At a friend's BBQ restaurant Stay Gold Deli 2635 San Pablo Ave Oakland Leave no valuables in car. Or Uber or BART. Bring at least one wine glass per person. Cost: you order a $15 meal and tip 20 percent and give ...

I don't know Gavin Chanin (Lutum Wines, soon to be defunct, and Chanin Wines, which shall live on, and UCLA brilliant art major I looked him up) but his wines are instructive, sending a strong message of what he is aiming for. I've had so many New World pinots where my brain apologizes to itself upo...

Nice story, Tom. Glad you enjoyed the gift. Tablas Creek makes some nice wines. This is a really controversial post and you're attacking the rest of us by not saying anything nice about us, the same for the wineries you intentionally chose not to compliment. Some posters get it...and some don't . G...

I strongly advise taking advantage of the futures tasting events. They tend to show really well on release. Then shut down. Then gradually start opening up again. Then continuing to improve. Agree strongly. I'd drink at least one as soon as you get it with a long decant. I get four 750s of MB a yea...

Nice story, Tom. Glad you enjoyed the gift. Tablas Creek makes some nice wines. This is a really controversial post and you're attacking the rest of us by not saying anything nice about us, the same for the wineries you intentionally chose not to compliment. Some posters get it...and some don't .

Ok not you LOL. He pronounces his name differently.

Alan are you the Alan Rath who is an engineer and is in the newspaper for his San Jose exhibit of high tech sculptures? I'm serious

WS gave the 89 Olivier 95 points I think. The greatest QPR in Bordeaux around that time. I drank mine within a year. Oops. IMO WS liked Davis School wines, leaner, higher acid, perfectly balanced. Parker did not, found them high toned and rarely above 91 points, favoring richer, sexier, lower acid w...

We have an 88 Leno Martinelli zin. What to expect? I just hosted a dinner with 9 old Wms Selyem including a Hacienda del Rio Zin from that vineyard made somewhere between 1979 and 1983. It was tired. But I've had several bottles of the 1990 (names the vineyard on the bottle) to 1992 (the last year,...

I wasn't impressed by this. The Ridge Carmichael at a similar price interests me much more.

My only problem with this winery is the overt stemminess. Maybe it fades with age.

Lopez de Heredia rosado. Barely any of the most recent vintage (2008) came into the Seattle area. my usual local retail source couldn't get any (even though I buy a bunch of RLdH through him). Finally found a different source who got all of 1 case. One bottle per person limit. Michael How much was ...

Todd sounds like an allergy to histamines or similar. Does she ever take allergy meds? If so a half dose might prevent headaches.

Counterintuitively she should avoid young reds and old whites seriously. You're not old yet.

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