First Annual Berserkerfest – Saturday, August 15th @ 5:30 P.M. 161 Silverado Trail Napa, CA 94559
Randy & Carrie Bowman have really stepped up to make Berserkerfest happen. They have generously offered up their shop (http://napavalleywineandcigar.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), which is perfectly located and exactly what I was looking for.
THEME: Red, White & Meat. (I figured this will give you photoshoppers plenty of fodder to work with) Bring a red, bring a white (high probablility it will be warm/hot) and the meat will be Flannery.
Meat Menu:
Appetizers - racks of lamb and Duroc Pork rib caps
Main course: CA Reserve Porterhouse, Rib Caps and Hanger steaks
Cost: $55/pp
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William Segui – PAID
Molly Segui – PAID
Carrie Bowman – PAID
Randy Bowman – PAID
Todd French – PAID
Veronica Castro – PAID
Glenn Levine – PAID
Mike Dildine – PAID
Matt Rodgers – PAID
Rob MacKay – PAID
Lisa MacKay – PAID
Yoni Ovadia – PAID
Shilo Ovadia – PAID
J. Benjamin – PAID
Charlie Fu – PAID
Powell Yang – PAID
Cris Whetstone – PAID
Gene Keenan – PAID
Gene Keenan’s +1 – PAID
Shawnda Hansen – PAID
Milos Cam-Robb – PAID
C.G. Nieto – PAID
Luede Nieto – PAID
Joe Dulworth – PAID
Cynthia Dulworth – PAID
Dave Smig – PAID
Eric Gordon – PAID
Eric White – PAID
Teri White – PAID
Bill Landreth – PAID
Bob Wood – PAID
Bob Wood’s +1 – PAID
Sam Goth – PAID
Mike Stoneking – PAID
Dana Stoneking – PAID
Glenn Murlin – PAID
David Lang +3 – PAID
Samantha Sheehan – PAID
Cory Wagner – PAID
Jon Keyes – PAID
Patty Hsu – PAID
Dan Kimmelman – PAID
Dandridge Marsh
Amber Pierce
ITB
Randy Sloan - Match Vineyards – PAID
Sasha Match - Match Vineyards – PAID
Linda Baehr - Asst. Winemaker, Peachy Canyon – PAID
Red:
1999 Montelena Estate - Shilo Ovadia
2003 Marco Di Giulio Cab - Yoni Ovadia
2005 Realm Tempest - Charlie Fu
1997 Seavey CS - C.G. Nieto
1999 Lancaster Estate (1.5L) - Gene Keenan
XXXX Sea Smoke Southing (1.5L) - Gene Keenan
2006 Belle Pente Estate Reserve pinot noir - Bob Wood
2000 Bodega Numanthia Toro Numanthia - Joe Dulworth
2001 Bodega Numanthia Toro Numanthia - Cynthia Dulworth
1994 Caymus Special Selection - Jack Bulkin
1996 Pahlmeyer Merlot - Jack Bulkin
1995 Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet - Mike Stoneking
1997 BV Tapestry - Dana Stoneking
— Don Melchor Vertical—
2001 Don Melchor - Dave Smig
2002 Don Melchor - Dave Smig
2003 Don Melchor - Dave Smig
2004 Don Melchor - Yoni Ovadia
2005 Don Melchor - Charlie Fu
Zip it zippy. I’ll take care of venues when I know how many real Berserkers I’ve got in the fold. Maybe we do a private residence? Maybe I find a winery? Maybe
Mao Todd: Todd, this is a safe place. A place where we can feel free sharing our feelings. Think of my office as a nest in a tree of trust and understanding. We can say anything here.
Berserker: Anything? Well, uh I guess I, deep down, am feeling a little confused. I mean, suddenly, you go Berserk, and you’re supposed to be this entirely different guy. I don’t feel different. I mean, take yesterday for example. We were out at the Olive Garden for dinner, which was lovely. And uh, I happen to look over at a certain point during the meal and see a waitress pouring a glass, and I found myself wondering what varietal it might be. Her wine. Uh, odds are they are probably basic red, Napa, cabernet. But I sort of think well maybe they’re Sonoma, maybe it’s a Rhone. Maybe it’s something really cool that I don’t even know about. You know, and uh, and I started feeling… what? what I thought we were in the trust tree in the nest, were we not?
grunion leave the water at night to spawn on the beach for four consecutive nights starting the nights of the full and new moons. Spawning begins after high tide and continues for several hours. Peak spawning is late March to early June. As a wave breaks on the beach, grunion swim as far up the slope as possible. The female arches her body and excavates the semifluid sand with her tail to create a nest. She twists her body and digs until she is half buried in the sand with her head sticking up. She then deposits her eggs in the nest. Males curve around the female and release milt. The milt flows down the female’s body until it reaches and fertilizes the eggs. As many as eight males may fertilize the eggs in a nest. After spawning, the males immediately retreat toward the water while the female twists free and returns with the next wave. While spawning may take only 30 seconds, some fish remain stranded on the beach for several minutes.
Grunion are not abundant and contributing factors such as loss of spawning habitat, harbor construction and pollution. Birds eat the grunion eggs and humans contribute to depletion. Still, it is legal to hunt grunion during the open season with a fishing license required for persons 16 years and older. Grunion may be taken by sport fishers using their hands only. No holes may be dug in the beach to entrap them. There is no limit, but take only what you can use. It is unlawful to waste fish.
This will cap but I wanted to give a few days to see how much interest we could/would get. That said, if I’m asking for trouble here, please talk to a brother.
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