Adelaide Offline February 21st Bookings

markg · Post by **markg** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:45 am

Sorry chaps, cannot do the Thursday night. I am on my local Hockey clubs junior committee and we have a meeting that night. Plus I will probably have some running around to do preparing for my d'Arenberg dinner on the Friday night.

Scanlon · Post by **Scanlon** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:08 pm

correction - i have 2 extra friends interested in coming - can i give them the thumbs up?

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:30 pm

Scanlon wrote:i have another 2 wine friends who are keen on coming to the dinner, but i know we've already got a pretty big group. should i tell them maybe next time?

Even with Mark dropping out the number of people possibly going to this is starting to look a little scary - Duane reckons they're a good chance, and if Adrian & Nick both make it we're already up to 18-19 and that's really stretching things.

I only originally booked for 10-15, so I'll have to contact T-Chow tonight to see if we can fit the additional people and how many more we can add. Keep in mind also that if we go over 17 this is really pushing it as far as getting a decent pour out of the bottle, and there's a good chance that people will miss out on a few of the wines.

Updated list of those going:

Scanlon +3 (and maybe another 2 :shock:

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Welch +1
John#11 & Sue - 91 SSS, Escarpment 2006 Pinot, Options Pinot
David & Pam
silkwood
Gustav - 2001 Grosset Pinot Noir
n4sir - 1999 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir
Lagare Lout +2 (very probably)
Nick (late starter)
rooview +1 (maybe)

Cheers,
Ian

silkwood · Post by **silkwood** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:21 pm

Ian, I'll drop out. I'll probably be Pinot'ed out from the Yarra Valley Grape Grazing, and I'm heading to the D'Arenberg evening on Friday anyway. I'll catch you guys at the next one.

Cheers,

Mark

Scanlon · Post by **Scanlon** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:40 pm

no worries Ian. I'll tell them next time maybe

so far for our wines we have: an ata rangi and a Louis Jadot. not sure about the other 2 bottles yet. i have a couple of options.

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:24 pm

I just got off the phone with T Chow, and as we already have two tables the extra people will be fine - I'll just have to confirm the exact numbers on the day.

With the latest dropouts it's now looking like this:

Updated list of those going:

Scanlon +3 - Louis Jadot, Ata Rangi & ??
Welch +1
John#11 & Sue - 91 SSS, Escarpment 2006 Pinot, Options Pinot
David & Pam
Gustav - 2001 Grosset Pinot Noir
n4sir - 1999 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir
Lagare Lout +2 (very probably)
Nick (late starter)

Cheers,
Ian

John #11 · Post by **John #11** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:05 pm

My options Pinot did not eventuate.

Any <<reasonable>> suggestions for a substitute wine?

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:49 pm

John #11 wrote:My options Pinot did not eventuate.

Any <<reasonable>> suggestions for a substitute wine?

Assuming that probably most of the rest of us are taking a Pinot Noir, something different (or somewhat related like Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc or Pinot Meunier) would be fine, especially if it's an option.

With Sarah's extra two now not coming there's room for Mark & Adrian if you guys change your mind at the last minute.

Cheers,
Ian

John #11 · Post by **John #11** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:44 pm

I've got a bottle of Pinot Blanc to bring now.

Can I bring a bottle of "palate cleansing" South Aussie Shiraz just in case ....

hehehe or maybe an Oregon Pinot

Scanlon · Post by **Scanlon** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:20 pm

Excitement! not long to go!

John #11 · Post by **John #11** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:13 pm

Scanlon wrote:Excitement! not long to go!

Yes, this thread is a real hive of activity.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:35 pm

Wisdom teeth are out and I'm still nice and numb.

Have fun, everyone... I'm so disappointed about missing out

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:23 pm

John #11 wrote:
Scanlon wrote:Excitement! not long to go!

Yes, this thread is a real hive of activity.

Duane's looking firm as a starter, although we've lost one of the +1s. This one's kind of snuck up pretty quickly with all the other things that are going on, but I've got my bottle (and a few backups) picked out and things ready to go - I'm still waiting to see what else others are taking.

Scanlon +3 - Louis Jadot, Ata Rangi & ??
Welch +1 - ??
John#11 & Sue - 91 SSS, Escarpment 2006 Pinot + ?
David & Pam - ??
Gustav - 2001 Grosset Pinot Noir
n4sir - 1999 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir + a sticky
Lagare Lout +1 - Pinot Gris + ?
Nick (late starter)

The tables will be under the names Ian/Auswine Forum for 7pm, cost should be about $20-30/person cash, and don't forget BYO glasses.

Cheers,
Ian

Scanlon · Post by **Scanlon** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:37 pm

Welch +1 are out - silly boy decided to have a knee operation this week, thinking the dinner was next week.

I have one person to fill thier spot, but they won't be drinking! (just sniffing & waxing lyrical)

welch · Post by **welch** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:46 pm

Aye - sorry about that. My surgery date moved but I didn't think about the rest of my schedule.

Sean

Scanlon · Post by **Scanlon** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:41 am

I have photos from the dinner up on my facebook

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31764&id=716850361

Nayan · Post by **Nayan** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:55 am

Nice to see the bottle count is still over par; even on a school night!

By contrast, on the same night, we had a UK offline in local BYO friendly Chinese restaurant, and managed 6 bottles between 5 (oh and the bill came to $70 a head :shock:

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