Sydney offline 4th May - The 90's and beyond

[Croquet King]

Rather than set a specific variety, this is an offline for older wines.
No rules on country of origin, variety or year - as long as it is from 1999 or beyond.
1 or 2 bottles each - of which 1 must be served blind.

Location - La Mint -
When - 4th May
Time - 6.30pm


Confirmed
1. CK (2 Reds)
2. Tigger (2 Reds)
3. Hacker (Bubbly plus Red)
4. Dave Vino (tentative) (96 Wynns JR and 1 White)
5. Camw (white and a lighter style red)
6. Rooman
7. Bob the Builder
8. 9redpens (choice of various wines)
9. Mrs Bob the Builder (tentative)
10. Mike H (2 reds)


Confirmations Required

Can everyone please confirm that they are available.
Any wine nominations but remember at least 1 wine must be blind

[TiggerK]

Count me in Brett.

[Hacker]

Me too. Thank you

[dave vino]

Yep

[camw]

Should be good for me thanks.

[rooman]

If the venue is central then yep. I found an old bottle of Blue Nun that might be interesting.

[dave vino]

I have an 1989 Wolf Blass Yellow Label to up the ante.

[Bobthebuilder]

I'm up for this, love the theme

[9redpens]

If you accept me, I will bring a bottle of 1996 Leasingham Sparkling?????

[mse]

Rather than set a specific variety, this is an offline for older wines.
No rules on country of origin, variety or year - as long as it is from 1999 or beyond.
1 or 2 bottles each - of which 1 must be served blind.

Location - TBD (but I really enjoyed La Mint if they could organise a menu for us)
When - 4th May
Time - 6.30pm


Confirmed
1. CK
2. Tigger
3. Hacker
4. Dave Vino
5. Camw
6. Rooman
7. Bob the Builder
8. 9redpens
9.
10.
11.
12.


Reserves

Sounds interesting, count me in thanks

[Croquet King]

Have we got any more interest in this offline?

[Bobthebuilder]

My missus would probably be up for this

[Croquet King]

We are booked in for La Mint at Darlinghurst for 6pm to 6.30pm on Thursday 4th May.
They are creating a menu for us based on the theme and I'll publish next week.

If anyone else is interested let me know.

[Bobthebuilder]

Geez we are going to have to drink and eat pretty damn fast!

[Croquet King]

Suggested Menu

- 2 kinds of cheese Dumpling
- 2 scallops
- 2 vine beef rolls
- banana blossom salad
- pork belly with rice
- 1 lamb cutlet (I think 2 cutlets may add up to being too much food)
- 1 duck dish per person
- cheese platter with dried fruits

with corkage and sparkling water added - comes to $115 per person

[Croquet King]

Papillotes aux Deux Fromages
Tasmanian Camembert & Bega cream cheese in crispy dumplings

Vine Beef
Seasoned tenderloin wrapped in vine leaves & char-grilled, with crushed peanut

Grilled Scallops
Seared scallop on the shell with lemongrass shallots & crushed peanut

Banana blossom Chicken
Shredded chicken with Banana Blossom and pea sprout cabbage salad and vermcelli, roasted peanuts and Vietnamese fresh herbs in lemon dressing

Pavé de Porc
Twice cooked pork belly tenderised in traditional caramelised sauce with La Mint’s HOT chilli

Chargrilled Lamb Cutlets
with garlic herbs & wok tossed courgettes champignon & sliced potato

Duck Confit
Slow cooked crispy skin duck dressed with French cherry glaze

Cheese Platter
Assorted Cheeses and dried fruit

Price
$115 per person
(Price is inclusive of Corkage and Sparkling Water)

Address
62-64 Riley Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 | 02 9331 1818

[Hacker]

Sorry, I find myself busy that night. It helps to check with the wife first

[Hacker]

Sorry, I find myself busy that night. It helps to check with the wife first

Sorry about previous post. Have negotiated to be free that night.

[mjs]

Must try to get myself to Sydney for another offline sometime!

[Red Smurf]

Should be good for this if there is still space?

[Mike Hawkins]

Surely there must be a Star Wars theme given the date?!

[Croquet King]

Surely there must be a Star Wars theme given the date?!

A long long time ago ... 90's and beyond. Well picked.

[Croquet King]

Should be good for this if there is still space?

You're in.

[Mike Hawkins]

Surely there must be a Star Wars theme given the date?!

A long long time ago ... 90's and beyond. Well picked.

And.. 'May the 4th be with you'

[mse]

Sorry guys, I have been given a day off from work on Thursday 4/5/17, I will have to give this one a miss at this stage as I can't be bothered to travel all the way just for tasting. :/ I will let you know again if I have changed my schedule. Cheers.

[Croquet King]

Can everyone please confirm they are ok for next Thursday 4th of May at 6.30pm.

I need to give final numbers

[Hacker]

I'm still in, and will bring a bubbly and a blind red

[TiggerK]

I'm def in, will bring a couple of reds, one blind.

[dave vino]

I have to go tentative, I literally won't know until the day before as I have to take mum to the Sydney eye hospital (macular hole surgery) on the Thursday which is basically 1km from La Mint. The issue being she won't know until the day before if it is a morning or afternoon slot, then I have to drive them home and then come back in again towards Penrith. (she may need to stay in overnight I just don't know, in any case I need to get my 81yo dad home from the hospital as I'm not comfortable with him trying to catch a train from the CBD).

Will mean a lot of driving on the day for me in any case but won't know so yeah...sorry.

I have a

1996 Riddoch and a blind white. (can bring blind tasting covers)

[Hacker]

Hi Dave, I only hope my kids look after wife and I as you are to your mum.