Is anybody in Houston interested in getting together for an off-line meet up? Not sure if I got all the terminology correct, but looking to get together with some folks and talk about and drink wine sometime. Not sure if this is already happening and I’m missing it or something.
Thanks,
Myles
We’d join an offline with enough notice, keep me in the loop
Let’s try to put something together. I’m a member at AOC so we can meet there. I’m sure I can get a couple of guest to join me and we can pick a theme and all bring a bottle to share. @MICHAEL_C_R_O_M_W_E_L_L @RyanC
Let’s do this. I’m an AOC member too. Just seeing this now. Maybe plan something for the latter half of Sept? Or I could even do sometime soon-ish in August if we get something together quick enough.
I can do something in the second half of August or September. Should we shoot for a weekend or a week night? Also I don’t always check WB like I should so feel free to shoot me a text if that’s easier for you. 9857686013 @RyanC
Just saw this @Myles_Lup and @RyanC - would love to join if something coalesces. Not a member but AOC very easy location wise for me.
Let’s do it. Weekdays probably easier for me than weekends, with a slight preference for Wednesdays. Find a time in Sept?
9/3 would work for me and (non-Weds weekdays) 9/4, 9/9 both good too.
9/3 or 9/9 would work for me!
Would love to join as well - AOC is practically within walking distance for me (not a member though). My weekdays are a crapshoot though, so don’t schedule around me and I’ll only be able to confirm a few hours before, if that works.
Let’s plan on 9/3 if that works for everyone?
@Myles_Lup 9/3 is good here!
Cool, should we pick a region to focus on or would everyone just like to bring a bottle of what they are most interested in?
Good either way. DM’d you re same q. Happy to do grab bag or find a region that folks converge on. I can pull something respectable from ~most French regions (though am not a big Burg collector), and have lots of OR (Pinot/chard) and CA (mostly Zin/pinot/chard, somewhat less by way of Bdx varieties but a few fun 90s Beringer and Ravenswood bottles).
@JustinP @MICHAEL_C_R_O_M_W_E_L_L @RyanC @Corey.H does 9/3 work for everyone? Justin and I have been musing on what type of focus we should have, and while I’m partial to Bordeaux I don’t want to be solely self interested. If that date works for you shout out what region/varietals you’d like to bring to the table and “investigate”
Unfortunately we can’t make it 9/3. Please keep me in the loop for future offlines.
I can likely make it on 9/3. Happy to bring anything or fill in gaps (with the caveat that my cellar is 99% old world so mine won’t be wine from the USA). I’ll probably open a bottle of Champagne in addition to whatever else I open.
Good w/ 9/3 and happy to roll with a Bordeaux theme (only caveat, as I told Myles via DM, is my oldest ‘offline-worthy’ bottles are '14s, so I can’t bring anything particularly dusty).
That sounds good to me! I have some older bottles we can sample. I talked to Brandon and he said AOC may provide a bottle as well. What time should we plan on doing this? 6 PM work for everybody?
6pm good for me!