Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

We will do our 16th annual BWE convention in that great bastion of democracy, that beacon of goodwill, common sense, and dedication to the public good, Washington D.C. We have discussed doing it during the weekend of Thursday, March 31st, Friday, April 1st, Saturday, April 2nd, Sunday, April 3rd.

I have received a request to do it a little later, on the weekend of April 14th-17th. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Jim,

You wrote: "that great bastion of democracy, that beacon of goodwill, common sense, and dedication to the public good".

Do I detect a note of irony?

AR

No, that would be sarcasm.

I will be in DC that weekend attending our Academy's mid-year forum and lobbying meeting.

Lobbying?

Do you mean that special interest groups actually attempt to influence our lawmakers?

AR

I don't know if you guys have been watching that House Republican group lately but they are really something.
Talk about little, little penises.

Poor guys...

What can one do to help them?

AR

Send in the Syrian refugees to distract them!!

I'm sure they all have pages taking care of their every needs.

Jim,

LOL LOL LOL.

AR

I vote for cherry blossoms.
Whatever that weekend is.

Either weekend is fine with us.

Either weekends seem good for me too.

And i'll probably have a practice with Mr. Dayton in February, to be ready for DC!

Nic

I'm planning on heading down the east coast in February.

April 14-17 is cherry blossom time.

Is it? We usually go the weekend of April 1st and that's been the peak weekend, although I think it has been early the last few years.
Either weekend works for me.

hmm this website says it has been later than usual in recent years.

http://cherryblossomwatch.com/peak-bloom-forecast/

I'd like to attend if I can make work with the family...

Jim,
Hopefully you and Nic can coordinate and visit together.
I have some good bottles stashed for your visits.
Maybe even a 1989 Pichon Baron. HAHAHAHA
BUT Claire (my daughter) can't have any since she voted for 1989 Lynch Bages (under duress with undo influence from the BD).
But if y'all are real good could be a bottle or two of 1989 Lynch Bages.
And a 1990 Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse.
I promised I'd save one for Nic and it's still here.

Let's do it!
I've got some flexibility with my schedule this winter.

Wish I could make it but using my vacation time to take the kids on a trip just before that.

I'm now locked into public school calendars for holidays, sigh.

Hope you can make it Blanquito.

Ah well we'll probably do SF or Napa in 2017, AKR.

Jim if you are heading down I-95 this winter we are only 10 minutes out of your way...

Yes! I'll be stopping in MD, I discussed with Tom and Gail, we'll have to do something.

Do we have date and location yet?

Nalan and I want to join the fun!

Michael-P

Hey MP, I was just gonna post something on this.
what weekend did you say was not good DavidG?

I have Academy commitments April 14-16 and 28-30. The other weekends in April are good for me.

Easter is March 27.
Passover starts April 22.

The 2016 convention of Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts shall occur during the weekend of Thursday, March 31st, Friday, April 1st, Saturday, April 2nd, and Sunday, April 3rd.
So it is written. So it shall be done.
Sincerely,
JimHow
The Kind and Benevolent Dictator of Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts
"The Greatest Wine Internet Web Site in the World."

I want to attend this one. But I suggest a restaurant that is not Charlie Palmer. The facilities are nice but the food is meh.

It is on our calendar, BD.

Charlie Palmer has done a good job for us. The food is not exactly cutting edge but is certainly OK and everything else about the place has been very good. Anyway, I trust the hard working DC area BWEers again to host a wonderful convention wherever they choose.

Looks like I can make those dates!

Ok, it is noted and in the agenda.

We need to think about a special Tasting there for April fool day. All 2013? Or a vertical of the "biggest joke" red Bordeaux?

Nic

The 1993 Batailley could work for April 1st.

I looked into acquiring a couple of bottles of 1993 Batailley for our last DC convention. Found only one place, in the UK, that wanted something like $200+/bottle. I figured it wasn't THAT boring.

Marcs, what restaurants would you recommend? I would love a place with more interesting food but not if the space is too cramped to facilitate the social aspects of the dinner.

I don't live in DC and don't get down there that often, so I would be delighted to hand off planning responsibilities to someone with more intimate knowledge of the dining scene there.

Nicklasss wrote:Ok, it is noted and in the agenda.

We need to think about a special Tasting there for April fool day. All 2013? Or a vertical of the "biggest joke" red Bordeaux?

Nic

Mags of 1811 Yquem, 1900 Margaux and 1947 Petrus. Blind tasting, the Rudy K cuvées vs the real thing. I'll bring the fakes. Nic you bring the real ones.

Biggest joke flight: a bunch of 16% alc. 2007 CDPs, en magnum of course.

I like Charlie Palmer because they really understand the format of our Saturday events.
also I like that French bistro in Georgetown for Friday night

We are in.
May bring some others from Charlotte.

We did The Palm one time right? It was Rhones I think. And DavidG brought a Sine Qua Non.

Or there was the restaurant where we had dinner with some 89's . Stefan and Jay and David?

But Charlie Palmer does pull it off well.

OK, I am buying plane tickets for 31 March....

Michael-P

Excellent! Can't wait to see you and Nalan!