La Paulee 2023 Offline? March 4 - NYC

My wife (who is as knowledgeable or more about wine than me!) and I will be going to La Paulee for the first time this year on 3/4. It happens to coincide fairly well with our anniversary, so we thought it would be a good chance to get away. Would be happy to get together with any Berserkers who might wish to do an offline dinner the evening of 3/4. We’d need help organizing as we aren’t familiar with the NYC BYOB scene. Feel free to PM or respond here. Thanks!

UPDATE 2/6

We’re confirmed for 7 people at the Bar Room at the Modern. Reservation is at 6:45 PM on Saturday March 4, 2023. The following folks are confirmed. If you need to drop, please let me know soon than later so we can add someone else to the list.

Final Confirmed List
@J_a_y_H_a_c_k + Mrs. Hack undeclared
@troy_stark + Gina Stark 2009 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Grands Echezeaux and NV Guillaume Selosse Champagne Ville-sur-Arce Largillier Extra Brut
@Juliec 2003 Jean Grivot Clos Vougeot
@Stephen_Chen 2012 Groffier Bonnes Mares
@Dinesh_Goyal 2012 Trapet Chambertin

Theme is bring a nice bottle of Champagne, White Burg, or Red Burg. One bottle per person, to keep things reasonable and give people a chance to really dig into the wines. With seven people, I think 1-2 bottles of bubbles, 1-2 white Burgs, and the rest Red (3-4). Here are some guideposts on what to bring:

  1. Make sure it’s not on their wine list, which is extensive: https://www.themodernnyc.com/beverages/#wine-list
  2. For Champagne, really important to check the wine list as they have many of the current trendy wines. Stick with Tête de Cuvées from whatever producer you’d like to bring. Some producers have multiple high end bottles. Use your best judgment.
  3. For whites, GCs are preferred, but there just aren’t that many vineyards, so I would also open this up to 1ers from strong producers in villages like P-M, C-M, St. Aubin, and of course Meursault.
  4. For reds, let’s do ready to drink Grand Crus. Alternatively, if you want to bring something ready to drink from a non GC village (Volnay, NSG, etc.), stick with the top producers.

Thank you!

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Sign me up. Can help find a venue as well once we have more info (although other WB who are local may have ideas as well).

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Awesome, thank you!

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Depending on size and people’s willingness to spend, you could do a private dining room somewhere and negotiate corkage

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Definitely a possibility if we get a critical mass. Think we’ll need to know within a week or so to start making those sorts of plans.

I’d like to join you. Depending on the cost.

Tom

We will try to select something reasonably priced, for sure! Thanks, Tom.

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Benoit has solid food and a private room

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Benoit is solid. I do work dinners there where someone else picks up the check and corkage ($50? $60?) and I bring the wine. Mark - do you know what details are for group corkage/the private room? In past I found them unyielding.

Will book the Bar Room at the Modern tomorrow so there is a place on hold ($35 corkage).

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Old faithfull, Peking Duck House, corkage is $10/btl. Sometimes I can get no corkage.

Seems like we have 5-6 interested so far. Really looking forward to it!

I’m interested

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I should be able to make it.

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Excellent. Thanks to everyone who has expressed interest. We’ll be finalizing the reservation on Monday, so please let me know if you are for sure in or out. We currently have a reservation for 6, but we will modify it if we have more people who commit.

Obviously the theme will be burgundy and champagne. Bring something delicious that you want to share with other wine enthusiasts!

I will have to bow out of this one. Thanks. Have a blast.

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OK, turns out reservation is for 7, which is perfect if all the people who have directly expressed interest can confirm. Today is last call.

Theme will be in accordance with the event; Burgundy and Champagne. Bring something nice, but you certainly don’t need to break out the Rousseau. I suggest only bringing 1 bottle per person to keep things reasonable. Would love a good mix of bubbles, whites, and reds.

I’m tagging people who have posted here or messaged me privately. I’ll update the original post when people confirm.

Confirmed
@Shan_A
@troy_stark + Gina Stark
@Juliec
@Stephen_Chen
@Mike_C1

Need Confirmation
@TGigante
@Diane_Kessler

Not sure if you were interested or just posting ideas
@Mark_Golodetz

Thanks everyone, looking forward to meeting some Berserkers!

Troy, are we booked at the Bar Room at the Modern?

Correct!

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Thanks Troy for organizing. I am confirming, look forward to meeting everyone.

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Interested if there is availability!