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- Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 13 de Sales [Pomerol]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 573
Re: TN: 13 de Sales [Pomerol]
I think 82 de Sales was the first Pomerol I tried. Pretty good amd a cheapie back then. Haven't had any recent vintages that I can recall.
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9189
Re: Friday March 23rd dinner -- need an approximate head count
Hey Jay, it does look like Rhone and Burgundy have evolved as the theme. They are not Bordeaux, n'est ce pas? Nor is the half case of Champagne SDR is shipping ahead.
IAC I'm sure we wont turn you away regardless of what you bring.
IAC I'm sure we wont turn you away regardless of what you bring.
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9189
Re: Friday March 23rd dinner -- need an approximate head count
Same here.JimHow wrote:I'll go with the flow Marc, if it were up to me I would just go with the $147 deal rather than horse around trying to save another $20 etc.
But I'll defer to whatever you guys decide.
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:12 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Deals Thread
- Replies: 726
- Views: 165028
Re: Deals Thread
Agreed on the Bolly NV, I'd buy 6 for my daily Champagne drinkers at that price.
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:00 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5480
- Views: 684447
Re: President Trump
Not sure about that, David. The Republican leadership would be happy with President Pence, who sends chills up and down my spine. Agreed, as with Jim's subsequent post. I still don’t think the Senate would convict him, though my comment on shooting someone was hyperbole. I suppose if Rs are run out...
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:13 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN 2001 Haut Brion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 311
Re: TN 2001 Haut Brion
Nice! A well stored bottle might indeed need more time.
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:07 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5480
- Views: 684447
Re: President Trump
I agree with Jim that there’s no way Trump is impeached and removed through the impeachment process. Even if Ds take the House, no way we’ll get 67 D Senators to convict him. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it as far as Congress is concerned. We’d get expressions of &qu...
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:57 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two 2012 Chateauneufs, one excellent, the other outstanding.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 712
Re: Two 2012 Chateauneufs, one excellent, the other outstanding.
Mon Aïeul often comes across as a cocktail wine to me. I like it, but a glass, maybe two and I’m done.
Beaucasetl was the first CduP I fell in love with. Still in love, but I drink them a lot older.
Beaucasetl was the first CduP I fell in love with. Still in love, but I drink them a lot older.
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:35 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
A correction: since we've already met the new lower minimum, adding more people won't reduce the price further. It will remain $200/person.
Sorry for any confusion.
Sorry for any confusion.
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:11 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Hotel Thread***
- Replies: 5
- Views: 564
***DC '18: March 22-25: Hotel Thread***
Thought I would start a thread for those of us staying over in hotels. Based on posts in the other thread, assuming they’re up to date, the Washington Marriott Georgetown looks to be shaping up as BWE Central. It’s at 1221 22nd St NW in the West End neighborhood a few blocks from Georgetown and a fe...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:11 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
Running list of those attending:
JimHow + 1
Stefan + Lucie
Nicola + Frederic
MichaelP + Nalan
SF Ed
Chris + Marjorie
Stuart + Kathy
DavidG + 1
marcs
Carlos
Rob & Sue
Bob and Barb
Peter (CabFan) and Julia
Total = 23
JimHow + 1
Stefan + Lucie
Nicola + Frederic
MichaelP + Nalan
SF Ed
Chris + Marjorie
Stuart + Kathy
DavidG + 1
marcs
Carlos
Rob & Sue
Bob and Barb
Peter (CabFan) and Julia
Total = 23
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:06 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
Yeee... haaa!
Been way too long Peter. You and Julia are on the list. I'll post a request for checks in a couple of weeks.
Been way too long Peter. You and Julia are on the list. I'll post a request for checks in a couple of weeks.
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:03 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9189
Re: Friday March 23rd dinner -- need an approximate head count
Peter!!! Out f'ing standing! Been waaay too long. I'll put Julia and you on the list for the Saturday dinner. I'll be posting a request for checks in a couple of weeks. Marcs, CabFan is an original BWEer from way back. I'll happily spend more for a bigger room. Believe me I know the feeling of havin...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548178
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Well if Trump is your model, the answer should really be:
Lie. Alot.
Lie. Alot.
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:21 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
Thanks, Marcs, I'll keep an eye out for that. The Alcove Room is really the main reason we keep going back to Charlie Palmer. A couple of Baltimore friends, Bob Hudson and Barb Thompson, will join us. They've been to one or two of our DC events in the past, but aren't into the online wine BB thing. ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:16 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Downsizing
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4685
Re: Downsizing
Good thread, many similar considerations.
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:24 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548178
Re: So what have you bought lately?
You're killing me, Jim...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:21 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9189
Re: Friday March 23rd dinner -- need an approximate head count
I like 6:30 but 7:00 is fine too. And, Stuart has mad an extremely generous offer to ship a selection of killer Champagnes for this dinner. I enthusiastically accepted his offer. I could easily provide 6 bottles of champagne if I could ship it ahead of time. Some combination of Dom P. 2002, Krug 199...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
Well I can't match Friday's $100 price, but the Alcove Room at Charlie Palmer comes at a pretty price.
And...
We'll have Stuart's Champagne for Friday! (will post this in that thread as well)
And...
We'll have Stuart's Champagne for Friday! (will post this in that thread as well)
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:03 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
Stimulated by Marcs price for the Friday dinner and my natural competitive juices, I've been doing a bit more negotiating. Charlie Palmer has agreed to reduce their minimum and I've made a few other adjustments. The price for the dinner is now $200/person for 19. Includes: Hour-long reception with h...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548178
Re: So what have you bought lately?
I think Jacques nailed it!
Since Presidential Campaign is already taken, how about:
Mega Church
Will you give us the answer before you turn 70?
Since Presidential Campaign is already taken, how about:
Mega Church
Will you give us the answer before you turn 70?
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:56 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The fraud that is Grand Puy Lacoste.
- Replies: 136
- Views: 13100
Re: The fraud that is Grand Puy Lacoste.
I bought a couple of 2016 GPL as futures.
Hoping to live long enough to enjoy them.
Might bring one blind to the 2036 BWE Convention.
Hoping to live long enough to enjoy them.
Might bring one blind to the 2036 BWE Convention.
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1998 Verset Cornas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 818
Re: 1998 Verset Cornas
Here's the Verset obituary by Asimov. Looks like the BB software won't let me upload the file. EUROPE Noël Verset, Vigneron Who Helped Save a Wine Tradition, Dies at 95 By ERIC ASIMOV SEPT. 19, 2015 Noël Verset, whose perseverance laboring in the steep, granite vineyards of Cornas, in the Rhône Vall...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:18 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
Free for all sounds good to me, especially with our smaller group this year. And less work for me!
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:15 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
holy shit, $3500 minimum spend is a huge amount. Not trying to be obnoxious but if we end up talking $300 per person that is like double what you would have to pay at nearby restaurants of, I would say, superior quality to Charlie Palmers. PM me if you want details. PM sent. Or email me at dbg at c...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:25 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9189
Re: Friday March 23rd dinner -- need an approximate head count
I'm fine with whatever the group wants to do.
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:09 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25: Saturday March 24 dinner***
Oooh, Nic, you renegade you - Champagne for the BWE Annual Convention! Would that be like Jim's protest selection of 2005 Burgundy as BWE WOTY? I am confident that I will find a way to get it down to $250 per person, similar to prior years, and that we will have the Taiitinger and Krug as originally...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9189
Re: Friday March 23rd dinner -- need an approximate head count
OK I'll bring the 3L of Beaucastel. Hope it isn't corked.
I can't recall the last time I opened a 3L of anything. What works best: decant into multiple decanters or pour from the bottle? If multiple decanters are needed, does the restaurant have them or should I bring them?
I can't recall the last time I opened a 3L of anything. What works best: decant into multiple decanters or pour from the bottle? If multiple decanters are needed, does the restaurant have them or should I bring them?
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:37 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Deals Thread
- Replies: 726
- Views: 165028
Re: Deals Thread
Ahh, I see that now. The coupon I received is only good at the Laurel MD store.
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:57 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
Well if he’s 21 it’s not too soon to introduce him to some great Bordeaux and some pretty great Bordeaux lovers.
Seriously though, enjoy the time with your son. The time passes way too fast. Maybe next time.
Seriously though, enjoy the time with your son. The time passes way too fast. Maybe next time.
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Deals Thread
- Replies: 726
- Views: 165028
Re: Deals Thread
Total Wine has a 20% off coupon.
2002 Pol Roger Winston Churchill is $184 with the coupon.
2002 Pol Roger Winston Churchill is $184 with the coupon.
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
Very generous offer Stuart. I'm working with Charlie Palmer and seeing if some locals are interested. I think I'll be able to get the cost down to $250/person. The BD decreed that CP is our venue, primarily because the room is great for our group and the staff is amenable, so that is where I went. A...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 3:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Article on good value Bx. in the NY Times
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- Views: 1415
Re: Article on good value Bx. in the NY Times
Jumbo shrimp
House or Senate Ethics Committee
House Intelligence Committee
House or Senate Ethics Committee
House Intelligence Committee
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
The other big cost difference compared to past years, besides the higher minimum for the room, is the high-end Champagne. That adds about $50 per person at our current numbers. In past years we did BYO or I bought inexpensive Champagne. I explained that up front and asked for input from the group be...
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
$3500 is not huge if you have 30-40 people, which is our usual turnout. You are welcome to make alternative arrangements Marc. I will be happy to turn it over to you entirely.
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Friday March 23rd dinner 7 PM AT BISTRO CACAO -- UPDATE
- Replies: 106
- Views: 9189
Re: Friday March 23rd dinner -- need an approximate head count
I have a 3L bottle of 1988 Beaucastel. Enough for everyone to have a glass. Any interest?
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:57 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
So here are the all-in costs, including: Hors d'oeuvres for the reception 6 bottles of Champagne (3 each 164 eme Krug MV and 2006 Taittinger Comtes) for the reception Dinner (Still working on details, probably 4 courses if we are only 19 or 20 people - appetizer, main, dessert, cheese) Tax Tip Corka...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:38 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
Another
We'll miss you and Peggy too. We'll have to connect some time later this spring or summer.
We'll miss you and Peggy too. We'll have to connect some time later this spring or summer.
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:23 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
Jon:
We’ll miss you both.
We’ll miss you both.
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:54 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE 2018 Convention DC: Sat 3/24 Charlie Palmer***
- Replies: 243
- Views: 21164
Re: ***DC '18: March 22-25***
Getting around to this again, this is the list I have as of now. I'll update on the first post as well. Should have prices this week. JimHow + 1 Stefan + Lucie Nicola + Frederic MichaelP + Nalan SF Ed Chris + Marjorie Stuart + Kathy DavidG + 1 marcs Carlos Rob & Sue Total = 19 Maybes - let me kn...