Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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For Sat.

I am bringing:

89 Le Gay
89 Gruaud Larose

and some others

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Lisa - Vegan, Cod
Howard - steak both nights.

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We have mailed our check for 2 (lisa and myself) for Fri/Sat. Our third will mail a separate check once she clears her work schedule.

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Arv -- need some suggestions for purchases for Saturday night @ BWE - SF (aged Bordeaux, stored well) in your spare time.

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Hmmm. Otel.com is the only place showing that rate. The site says it's refundable; I suspect it's a mistake rate and I don't know how many of us can pile into it before it gets cut off. An excellent find. Maybe we should try and pile in on the Palace Thursday - Sunday $193 rate, knowing that we can ...

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The Palace Hotel gets good reviews, but was a step up in price -- it will run $295+ for the smallest room.
At #69, the Hilton Financial District falls outside the top quartile of SF hotels compared with the Omni at #3.

My personal preference is the Omni so far.

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It was easier than I thought. My criteria for selection was: 1. Good tripadvisor reviews 2. Sub-$300/night rate (before taxes) 3. Availability of a larger room befitting the Benevolent Dictator 4. AARP/senior-friendly rates to encourage as many of you old coots to attend as possible :lol: My initial...

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I will try to work on this over the next couple of days.

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Please add a +1 for me and Lisa (so 3 in total).

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Just as an FYI, that is the weekend of the United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and an NCAA regional game in San Francisco. Hotels may be a bit harder to find.

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I plan to attend with Lisa.

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David Cameron will go down in history as having achieved in peacetime what Neville Chamberlain could not in war -- the systematic destruction of the United Kingdom.

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We are going to have to bail -- sorry.

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California is a "unique" justice system, to say the least. That said, it's highly unlikely to me that title to the wine passed to a buyer just because it landed on the warehouse floor and was allocated by PC to Customer A rather than Customer B. So I imagine it will be up for sale eventual...

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90 days pre-filing.

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> Does 'no assets but a dividend might be possible' mean that they are going to aggressively pursue clawbacks? Speaking as someone who finally got a refund around 70 > days from the bankruptcy filing, after several months of asking for one, this concerns me. No. The forms are completed by computer i...

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Jim: I will say it more forcefully than you. This was likely a very bad move strategically, even if it had tactical appeal. --First (little known fact), corporations do not get a discharge in Chapter 7, so suits can continue into eternity the moment the bankruptcy is over. --Second, any error that F...

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I think this would only be deductible to the extent it exceeds 10% of AGI.

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Pachulski Stang is a top-tier corporate bankruptcy firm with an impeccable reputation -- I am confident they showed Mr. Fox the door after they depleted his retainer.

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I am happy to disseminate whatever filings you want to see -- just pm me. Jim, the forms changed in 12/15 -- you would not recognize them, but there's no such thing as dischargeability litigation in a corporate case. I would also tell you from practical experience that first day (or even first month...

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Sorry, I am just seeing this. I agree with the BD that suit in Texas (establishing jurisdiction over PC here) is not an issue, but I don't see how a Texas court would have the ability to place a pre-judgment lien on physical property located outside our state. If we knew where they banked, and that ...

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How can MichaelP bring a vibrant 1934 Petrus, and it not be in the top 5 wines of the trip? Seriously.

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Ian, your ability to digest, and quickly summarize, the wines we sampled is a wonder to behold. I would say that I was not as overwhelmed with the '12 LLC as you and Maureen, and I was quite taken with the sexy beast that is the '03 Leoville Poyferre. In fact, I unpacked my case in my cellar to star...

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So I was just reading Tanzer's '09 horizontal notes and he was raving about the '09 Troplong-Mondot (which I have had, and loved, but it's pricey). And he's also bullish on the '09 La Fleur de Boüard. So I take a quick look -- market price is around $45.... but wait PJ's has it in stock with free sh...

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Lisa, a certified public accountant, will perform her usual tally of the votes. As her counsel, I have formed two super-PACs for those of you who wish to contribute monetarily to the electoral process. Consistent with election law, these two PACs will simply discuss issues related the superiority of...

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I am bringing brown-bagged wines so that no one is biased for or against them.
And I will be sitting right next to Bill, so my wines' fruit and structure can countersync his Burgunidan swill.

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2 would be plenty.

For the record, I am not bringing back BWE-worthy wines -- just some daily drinkers that Winelibrary shipped to me in DC because my rat-fuck state legislators have not allowed direct shipping to Texas.
need a plonk exemption oh benevolent dictator.

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If anyone of you are going to have a 12 bottle shipper (or 2) that you don't need to take home with you, please save it for me.

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My wines are resting at my cousin's house in DC

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Need 1 extra whoopee pie to bring back for the kid Jim.....and three extra for me.

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My assumption was that I could hand it off Thursday or Friday night at dinner?

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I have already shipped the '00 Baron to DC so that it will be well rested for the convention.

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I have an '00 Baron......

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I could also bring a '00 Pichon Baron

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So as to make it completely fair for Jim, I would suggest we give him a choice of five to ten '00 wines and let Jim choose from them to be '02's competition:

I'd suggest:

'00 Pichon Baron
'00 Pichon Lalande
'00 Lynch
'00 Pape Clément
'00 Poyferre
'00 Barton
'00 Pontet-Canet

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Lisa and I are in

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my check was mailed . . .

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thanks to Jay W for pointing this out on travelzoo:

Georgetown Suites
$129 for a full suite
$99 for a small suite.
Good trip advisor reviews, and its in Georgetown.
Thursday - Sunday. Fully refundable if we find something better.

Join Travelzoo and Book it!

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Just opened the '09 Lanessan. Then bought a case for $14.50/bottle in Connecticut. The splits were $18.99 at the same store. Not a profound wine, but solid and fabulous for the price.

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