Dallas “BERSERKERFEST” Nov. 16-17th
Nov. 16th - Grailey’s - 1544 Edison St., Dallas, TX 75207
Location Notes: Grailey’s entrance is largely unmarked. It is adjacent to Frosted Art Bakery, which has a bright pink facade. Grailey’s is next door with a brown tile front. Walk into the entrance. No need to knock. I’ll be there by 4:30 or so. The event will take place in the back room. Straight down the main corridor all the way to the back. If you are met by staff (they’re wonderful), just let them know you’re here for the Berserkers event or just for John’s event.
Time: 5:00 - 9:00
Food: Pecan Lodge Brisket, Sausage, Fried Chicken, Cole Slaw, Mac n Cheese
Cost: $0 per person
Stems: Riedel 22 oz bdx style stems. You may bring your own, but will be responsible for keeping track of them.
Non-alcoholic beverages: Lots of water bottles handy
Dress: Typically casual to business casual. I’ll be in jeans, dress shirt, pullover. Some will wear slacks and dress shirt/jacket.
Other Event Notes: Grailey’s is a brokerage firm and has old and rare bottles in inventory. If you decide there isn’t enough wine, or that you’d like to get something rare, old, or unique, they’ll happily show you an inventory list and sell you bottles. Please be kind to staff. They work hard, are knowledgeable, and are kind in turn to the members and their guests. Parking is limited in the front. Across the street and dozen yards down Edison away from Hi-line is Grailey’s Dallas warehouse space. There is parking in front. Or, please taxi/lyft/uber over and try a few more good wines! Grailey’s closes down at a reasonable hour, so expect to begin shutting down around 9:00.
Nov. 17th - Kane House - Coppell, TX 75019
Location Notes: Corner of Gifford and Blackfield, Gray 2 story. Park in front or on Blackfield side street. No alley parking.
Other Location Notes: Walk right in. Please don’t knock or ring bell. The dog’s name is Zeus. He’s friendly, loves people.
Time: 6:00 – whenever
Food: See thread for details. 6:15 canapes, 7:00 dinner (may roll to 7:30)
Cost: $0 per person
Stems: Riedel 13 oz white and 22 oz bdx style red stems catered in. You may bring your own, but will be responsible for keeping track of them
Non-alcoholic beverages: Lots of water bottles handy
Dress: Casual – I’ll be in jeans and a henley, sweater, or long sleeve tee shirt. Be comfortable.
Other Event Notes: Please uber/lyft/taxi. Be nice to the dog(s).
IMPORTANT: I apologize but this is not a drop in event. If we’ve not discussed an RSVP I won’t have a seat or food for you. Again, my apologies.
Costs and Full Disclosure: All, I am excited to get to meet many of you for the first time and to get to share another drink with others. I also think this is a great way for many of us to get to know each other better while enjoying our shared hobby. To that end and after arranging all the catering and the like, I pitched my law partners on the firm backing this as a networking event. They like the idea of getting everyone together, and agreed to reimburse me for the vast majority of the costs involved with putting all of this together. The rest I’m pleased to cover as host. There will be no cost, pooling of funds, etc. for any attendees of this event. I’m extremely happy to get this all going, to get to meet many of you for the first time, and to get to share some great wines over a couple of evenings.
Oh, and you’ll also get a nifty Kane Russell Coleman Logan wine key. So cheers, and don’t forget to snag one!