Some networking groups are BORING. They have morning meetings with coffee, orange juice, stale bagels and tofu cream cheese. They have rules like “You have to have at least three referrals” and other annoying things. We have a simpler approach. The only rules of the Attorney Oenophiles networking group are that you should bring a wine that you would like to share with your professional colleagues, that you must follow the theme selected by the host (or bring DRC if you insist) and that you are an admitted attorney, although law students and those who are awaiting admission are allowed.
Our periodic meeting was held this Thursday at our office in Midtown Manhattan. The theme was Syrah From Around the World and those in attendance did not disappoint. Although the photo of the bottles omitted a few highlights like the 2003 Branson Coach House, it did include the 1997 La Turque, the 2014 SQN delivered the day before, the 1996 Edmunds St.John and the 1997 La Chappelle, Hawk’s Butte Copain, Pax 2.0 Griffen’s Lair, Pride, Dead Arm, Guigal Chateau d’Ampuis (boxing above its weight class, by the way) and a handful of different Cote Roties that were excellent, even to the palate of the guy who brought the SQN.
Photo credit goes to my new associate, but Rebecca shall remain nameless because she would be embarrassed.
Dude. Pride, Pax, Campesino, Copain, Arnot-Roberts…nice CA lineup. For the Northern Rhones (CR and Cornas), Jay, I can’t get a feel for the labels. What’s there?
The Cornas was Alain Vogue Les Chailles. I do not know the vintage.
One of the Cote Roties was a Jasmin. Not sure of the vintage, but I think late last decade like '06 or '07.
I can’t read the label of the one on the right, but someone should recognize the magenta going up the right side.