Melbourne Offline / 25 August / Open Theme

[Ozzie W]

Date: Friday 25 August 2017
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Bergerac - 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne (moved from King St)
Theme: Open, bring whatever you want
Format: Blind tasting. Please mask your wines.

Please let me know if you'd like to come. It's sure to be another great night! We'd love to see some new faces as well.

Confirmed attending:
1. Ozzie W
2. Diddy
3. conformistepete
4. ConJ
5. mjs
6. ChrisH
7. Rossco
8. Michael McNally
9.

Reserves:
10.
11.
12.

[via collins]

Yes please!

[conformistpete]

Tentative plus one please. Will confirm in the next day or two.

[Rory]

Yes please!

[Rossco]

Dangerous theme & I love it!

Can I assume its a set dinner menu like usual?
If so, do you guys have a list of the courses we are having (I know its French). More so I can
whittle down my decision making and try to match my wine to a course.

[conformistpete]

Dangerous theme & I love it!

Can I assume its a set dinner menu like usual?
If so, do you guys have a list of the courses we are having (I know its French). More so I can
whittle down my decision making and try to match my wine to a course.

Last time we did a la carte. Everyone ordered steak... Frites or other combo.

[alexc92]

Have been out of action for a while.

I'll jump on the reserves!

cheers

[Ozzie W]

Dangerous theme & I love it!

Can I assume its a set dinner menu like usual?
If so, do you guys have a list of the courses we are having (I know its French). More so I can
whittle down my decision making and try to match my wine to a course.

Last time we did a la carte. Everyone ordered steak... Frites or other combo.

Bergerac is a different arrangement to Scopri. Menu is here: http://www.bergeracrestaurant.com.au/dinner.html
Everyone just orders an entree and a main and we usually share some sides of fries and vegetables. As the wines will undoubtedly be primarily red, suitable pairing options are a bit limited. The steak at Bergerac is good, so that always seems to the most popular main. However, if Cassoulet is on the daily specials, that's also popular.

[Ozzie W]

Have been out of action for a while.

I'll jump on the reserves!

cheers

Great to see you on the forum again! I've added you onto the reserves with Rory.

[Rossco]

Dangerous theme & I love it!

Can I assume its a set dinner menu like usual?
If so, do you guys have a list of the courses we are having (I know its French). More so I can
whittle down my decision making and try to match my wine to a course.

Last time we did a la carte. Everyone ordered steak... Frites or other combo.

Bergerac is a different arrangement to Scopri. Menu is here: http://www.bergeracrestaurant.com.au/dinner.html
Everyone just orders an entree and a main and we usually share some sides of fries and vegetables. As the wines will undoubtedly be primarily red, suitable pairing options are a bit limited. The steak at Bergerac is good, so that always seems to the most popular main. However, if Cassoulet is on the daily specials, that's also popular.

No problems guys, thanks for the heads up.

I will have a look at the menu and go from there.

[Ozzie W]

I'll be bringing something red... not sure what yet. I'll also bring an extra sparkling (white) to get us started.

[Con J]

I'll be bringing something red... not sure what yet. I'll also bring an extra sparkling to get us started.

I’ll bring a red and the customary fortified to finish.

Cheers Con.

[conformistpete]

Unfortunately my +1 can't make it.

Good news for Rory.

[Ozzie W]

Rory - you're in.
Alex - you're first reserve.

Anyone else want to go on reserves?

[Michael McNally]

It appears I am in town! Put me on the list please.

Cheers

Michael

[conformistpete]

Everyone ready? I had a dig around the cellar this weekend.

[Rossco]

Everyone ready? I had a dig around the cellar this weekend.

Not even close!

I have too much to choose from.

After going there a couple of weeks ago for Con's CnP event, Im probably going to bring a white of
some description, as it will lend well to the food....... but then i have a lot of reds I want to bring as well!

*sigh*

Even though its an 'open' choice, it actually makes it harder

[Ozzie W]

Even though its an 'open' choice, it actually makes it harder

+1

I've looked at CellarTracker a few times now and still can't decide what to bring. Things would be so much easier if I only had Coonawarra Cabernet and Shiraz in my cellar.

[mjs]

Even though its an 'open' choice, it actually makes it harder

+1

I've looked at CellarTracker a few times now and still can't decide what to bring. Things would be so much easier if I only had Coonawarra Cabernet and Shiraz in my cellar.

C'mon Ozzie, you're not me

[mjs]

Just sayin' .... not bringing a Coonawarra anything to this one

[mjs]

Just sayin' .... may not be bringing a Coonawarra anything to this one

[via collins]

Got ideas.

Also considering white - is there a split on colours that we should try and hit?

[conformistpete]

I'm thinking red. There are a couple of entrees that will compliment a white... I always like to start with a white or two.

[mjs]

Got ideas.

Also considering white - is there a split on colours that we should try and hit?

I think mainly red, but others may differ. A white to start is always good.

[Ozzie W]

My preference would be to keep it to mainly red with a white or two to start with. I'm also bringing a sparkling (white) to kick things off. If you've definitely decided to bring a white please post so we don't end up with too many whites.

[Rossco]

My preference would be to keep it to mainly red with a white or two to start with. I'm also bringing a sparkling (white) to kick things off. If you've definitely decided to bring a white please post so we don't end up with too many whites.

I found the white im going to bring, so please put me down for that. However i will bring some 'backup' reds just in case

[Rory]

Ozzie, I had my heart set on a white.

[Ozzie W]

Two or three whites is fine (Rossco, Rory, Via Collins). There's a few entrees at Bergerac that will pair well with whites.

[conformistpete]

I recall a seafood dish I really wanted to try last time but in the post CdP haze have forgotten what it was.


PS. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else brings.

[via collins]

Whoops!

My daughter's 18th birthday party just changed date - to the 25th!!! Arrghh, out of my hands.

Open up that reserve, and bon appetit all - I fear for what I will now be drinking on that night