Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

aimeedogdogdog

We would need some wines for the following categories: 1. Champagne JimHow: 2002 Dom Perignon We need at least 5 more bottles of Champagne for the reception from 6-7pm to go with the hors d'oeuvres. 2. Blind tasting: We need 2 bottles of a same wine, and a total of 12 bottles. If we end up with the ...

aimeedogdogdog

Just so people know how to plan the dinners, most restaurant usually are closed at 10:00pm (some even at 9:30pm) Thursdays. For Fridays, they are open till 11:00pm. This is the case for Incanto and Delfina (Italian food).

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

I have just booked a table at Delfina for 6 people on May 19th at 5:30pm. If we have more people who want to join us, let me know in the next few days so I could book another venue (Incanto) for a bigger group. Delfina can only seat max. 6 people at a table. We have 6 people right now, as Chris and ...

aimeedogdogdog

I like the idea of blind tasting 1989 vs.1990. It's too young for 1995 vs. 1996 for now, I think. I have some single bottles of 1989s which I could contribute.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

It seems we have 5 people left for the Thursday dinner now:
Ian + 1
Werner
Howard and Lisa

It might work out better, as I am looking into Delfina which seats max. 6 people at a table.

Let me know, guys, and I will make the reservation in the next few days once I hear from you.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

It's probably the '66 Ducru a few years ago. I bought one first in southern california at Chris' brother's house and it was a sublime wine. Then back home I was haunted by it and when I saw it available in a local store, I made the plunge and bought more than 12 bottles (it's more like 3-4 bottles f...

aimeedogdogdog

Rating vintage is being personal for me.

I rate the vintage of having the style I like higher. I probably rate '94L higher than '90L, not to mention '95L, '96L, '98L, and '99L. I haven't tried '97L, '91L, '92L, or '93L yet (ok, maybe 1 or 2 bottles).

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

I am a mess at this, as I don't think I follow producer or vintage as much as my own taste (like JonB?). I usually pick the grape varietal I like and go with it. Ok now there are a producer known to me and a vintage I am familiar with, which one do I pick? It's something I haven't tried yet, nor it'...

aimeedogdogdog

I would be interested in knowing if you would think about it in the next few days, which happened to me back in 2009. We had a magnum at the 2009 BWE which was young and would need another 10 years to enter its maturity. After coming back to home post the BWE convention, I opened a standard bottle o...

aimeedogdogdog

No problem, Jal. Ian, I have no idea how big the whole pig is. The website says it's a whole pig vs. suckling pig. It's supposed for 17-20 people. Here is the link to the webpage: http://incanto.biz/group-dining/ If we really like to eat there, maybe we could move the event to Friday so more people ...

aimeedogdogdog

Bill,

The rate was supposed to last 48 hours. I guess it's gone now. The current best rate for this hotel is $159 which you saw. Sorry my email didn't get to you earlier.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

The more the merrier. Here is the list so far: ------------------- Ian + 1 Patrick Werner Jal + Jill Howard and Lisa I have looked at some potential venues. One has the traditional italian roast pig (the whole pig would be cut up at the table)!!! If we have enough people, maybe we could try it out? ...

aimeedogdogdog

Ok, we are in too (International Mark Hopkins).

Can everyone email whom you know are coming, as this is a 48 hour deal? I will try the ones I have their emails.

Thanks,
Werner

aimeedogdogdog

Hi Everyone,

I am here to collect the few folks coming to town SF on 5/19,Thursday, to have a barolo/barbaresco dinner. Let me know if you are coming that day and are interested.

Thanks,
Werner

aimeedogdogdog

Howard, It would be great to see you and Lisa again! Ian, After some talking with Chris, either Chris or I will organize a dinner for the barolo/barbaresco (we the hosts in the bay area should do something for our BWE family). Let me know you guys prefer Thursday or Friday. I will look for a venue s...

aimeedogdogdog

Thanks for the notes, Jonathan! It's fun to read them. The Lalande has very few vintages dominant in red-fruit. I would love to try this vintage. The last vintage so much in red-fruit is the '90, which unfortunately was not a good vintage for them. On the other hand, in blind sometimes I would take ...

aimeedogdogdog

I think someone, who comes on thursday and checks out on Sunday, could try Priceline.com for name-your-own-price. The Saturday venue, Hotel Monaco, is in the area of "11 -- Union Square West - Nob Hill Area". Area 10 is close too. Both are at the downtown Union Square. I might stay in the ...

aimeedogdogdog

These wines are probably some of the most robust in burgundy, and I like their rugged and casual characteristics. Thanks for the notes, Jon.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

Jim,

I forget which month the Monarch do migrate. If it falls into May/June, you might want to stop by Santa Cruz to see them, while you are here in SF for the BWE convention. They usually stop by the big pine trees at the ligh house.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

Thanks for the notes, Bacchus. It sounds like it follows the path of the '88 vintage in terms of characteristics? I love the spicy quality in a wine, which I think the modern day wine making mostly have avoided it. It's a pity because the complexity of a wine lacks another dimension, in favor of mor...

aimeedogdogdog

Ed,

We will bring Chris' brother along. A check for one person will be mailed out this week.

Thanks,
Werner

aimeedogdogdog

Hi Bill,

I sent an email to Peter and Victoria.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

Forgot one more thing: The hotel is pet friendly. I talked to Keriann (sales manager of hotel Monaco) who mentioned it had never been an issue, and she put down a note so that they will try to put us into rooms with no neighbors with dogs, just in case they bark. Apparently "they would lent you...

aimeedogdogdog

Forgot to mention: Hotel Monaco is going to adjust their room rate for year 2011 in a few weeks. The minimum would be $200, instead of $179 in our case. So we should get it sooner rather later, if it's a good deal by everyone.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

Hi Everyone, I have received a quote on the hotel Monaco for a group of 10 rooms. It's $179/room. Hotel Monaco is a 4 star boutique hotel, which is old-European style in its decor. The room is a bit small, compared to what we used to in a 4 star hotel. The rooms were very clean and uniquely decorate...

aimeedogdogdog

You are probably right about other places having more high quality restaurants than HK for food from around the world, Jon. My few personal experience in HK is: 1. there was a vondor in a subway selling mochi ice-cream, which is the best I have bad. The local said it's not a chain store and it's onl...

aimeedogdogdog

Hi Jon, China doesn not equal Asia... China is a part of Asia. Not sure what you meant. London & Tokyo (if you speak Japanese) & probably New York for certain types are probably the most cosmopolitan eating cities. Your experience might be different. Could you elaborate on it, like these cit...

aimeedogdogdog

Every region has its own high quality food, and France is just one of them. Wine friendly or not is a different topic. Style-wise is a different topic, so is the ingredient used(chicken feet, anyone?). On top of it, it's the different philosophy behind the cooking and eating. Western countries tend ...

aimeedogdogdog

Giacosa seems always ready, no matter at what age they are. The provenance is so important that I tried a few from the '80s but they were just so-so, except an '85 which was great but no better than a '96 a few years ago we had a dinner chez David and Nancy. Nebbiolo could be great. i prefer it to.....

aimeedogdogdog

Hi everyone, The private party staffs at the restaurants are very busy right now because of the coming up of the holidays. So things are movng at a very slow pace. Thanks for the patience. I have just received one proposal from Grand-cafe, but none from One Market so far because the girls there have...

aimeedogdogdog

Hi Jay,

I haven't had the quote from hotel Monaco yet. I will ask them for a discount if it's too high.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

We have a quote from another catering service and it's very close to what we got from the first two vendors. So the Box SF with catering is out of our budget. I think for our BWE convention dinner, it's either at One Market or the hotel Monaco. Ed will be the treasurer for 2011. So when Ed posts the...

aimeedogdogdog

As we were in a hotel, I asked Keriann to have a look at the hotel rooms. She showed us a queen double standard and a junior suite. Both rooms were very clean and nicely decorated, while still enough room to move around. It's probably the nicest hotel rooms we have been in our BWE conventions. I lov...

aimeedogdogdog

After checking out the venues, Nancy and I had lunch at the Grand-cafe, just to see how the food tastes there. For appetizer, we ordered escargot and a salad. For main dish it's beef short ribs, and cassoulet with duck confit. The food was good. It was southern french style, with an american twist o...

aimeedogdogdog

The Grand-cafe (exactly the Banquet room of hotel Monaco) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- We also looked at the banquet room of hotel Monaco. The restaurant Grand-cafe is part of the hotel property. The banquet room is just one level under the restaurant, so...

aimeedogdogdog

Nancy and I went to check out both One Market and the Grand-Cafe this morning. Here is the details: One Market Restaurant --------------------------- The room we looked at is big enough for 40 people to sit down but it would be tight. It's more for 30 people comfortably. The room could be open to th...

aimeedogdogdog

From my experience, Dom could be wonderful, especially aged ones regardless V or NV. A long time ago (before the wine boom in late '90s) I went to a restaurant, which had its own wine cellar, with two highschool mates. We ordered an NV Dom White Star, which was the most fragrant champagne I have eve...

aimeedogdogdog

Michael, Ed will be the treasurer for 2011. He would post the mailing address this weekend, after I go to a walk-throu with One Market this Friday and if I found it good enough for us. That doesn't mean One Market is the final venue. It means we have one venue which fits us. We are still working on ...

aimeedogdogdog

Nice job, Mike! Are you coming to the convention next year? You need to come. (I am so much a sucker for Palmer. LOL)

Werner

aimeedogdogdog

David, Nancy, Ed and I went to the Box SF this aternoon. It was raining and cold outside. We felt warm and nice once we got in the venue. It has high ceiling and two adjacent rooms. There was plenty of space, which all 4 of us thought was a very good place for our convention. We like it so much we a...

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