When : Wednesday, April 23rd, 5:30pm sit down and do their blind white wine flight. The tasting dinner will commence at 6pm. I’ll get there at 5pm if anyone gets out early; we will order a bottle of Champagne off their menu.
Requirements : This dinner is about guessing the region. For this dinner you are going to bring at least two bottles of wine, both wines need to be from the same region (White vs Red Burgundy, Right bank vs Left Bank Bordeaux, Arneis vs Barolo, Grand Cru White Burgundy vs 1er Cru, Sonoma Pinot vs Sonoma Chard, etc). One of the bottles needs to be over $100, the other under $100. Both can be white, both can be red, or they can be a mix (rose and Sparkling even counts!). If you want to bring more than 2 bottles, go right ahead! These regions should be fairly classic, but I will grant some leeway if the wines are truly awesome. When in doubt, just go with a classic region (Piedmonte, Champagne, Napa, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Tuscany, Rioja, Priorat, etc). Region is NOT Italy or France. Northern Rhone counts, but you can’t do Rhone vs Bordeaux. Any questions on this, pls DM me.
Where : Corkbuzz 13 e 13th street (Union Square)
How : When you arrive, please ensure the bottles are concealed (in a bag or aluminum foil or something to cover them) and at the correct cellar temperature, and whites chilled–feel free to decant, double decant, however you think they will show best and given your personal constraints. The target amount of people for this dinner will be 11-13, once you go above 12 it can get too unruly, and there won’t be enough wine for each person—we’d like to keep this as a “mostly peaceful tasting.” Each person will pass their bottles around and the group will taste them and attempt to determine what they are. Once everyone has tried them we will guess the region, variety and price. The wines will be revealed each time after the round of guessing. How formal or casual your guesses are will totally be up to you; WSET, CMS, or just winging it are all fine…
Cost : The cost is expected to be around $150. This includes free corkage, and gratuity. They provide all the stems, excellent service and great food.
Why : Because it’s going to be awesome.
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