Yes, still in as well.
I am still in. Thanks.
Looking forward to it, Todd!
Sucks that I’m out of town for this event. Maybe I’ll bring a ‘10 or ‘12 to have on the day. The ‘14 two of us had this Monday at the Watergrill dtla was in top form.
Still in!
How about @Glen_Gold @Kevin_Lloyd @T_Turney @Jboonsook @Steve_Anderson @Bhershman @jordan_jacobs @Scott_Wanamaker ?
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Still in
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Still in and edited the Google sheet for my wine as well!
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Yes, I paid the deposit.
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Yup, got the deposits, just making sure everyone is in for final headcount and such, setting menu, etc
Yep, I’m in. Going to my offsite tomorrow to confirm I can pull whatever I’m assigned.
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Still in! Looking forward to it!
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Still in! Updated available wines from 15-18 to 15-19 as new shipment was received.
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For those attending, what are your thoughts on serving the wines blind, to remove any preconceived notions on vintages? I love blind tasting, as it clearly illuminates how little I know, but it also really makes you think, get the most out of the tasting.
If so, I might want Alex or Graeme to volunteer to bag them, or someone else, as if I see what the bottles are, I can’t participate in the guessing, lol
- Should we do the tasting blind?
- Yes
- No
- I don’t care
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Yes, still in.
Love the idea of a blind tasting.
I’m the freeloader here, so I’m a little hesitant to weigh in, but…
I voted no, but I want to be a little more nuanced than that. It could be interesting to taste blind initially, but I’d really like to spend a good amount of time with the wines non-blind. I’m really interested in comparing the vintages and seeing the evolution of the wines (both bottle age and perhaps winemaking) over the years.
So perhaps my vote is really a “yes, but” vote.
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Scott, with 20 people and 2 bottles of each (other than '10, '11, '12) we will have time for both, for sure - blind round, then reveal and go back for more and spend time with them, knowing both what you thought when blind and figuring out new things once revealed
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Makes sense to me - and sounds good.
I think blind by selected flights could be interesting. I don’t think much would be gained by randomly assigning the '11 and '19 to the same flight. However, a blind flight of '16 and '17 could be very educational.
If we do it, I’ll let Alex/Graeme determine the order/combos
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