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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:45 am
by markg
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:08 pm
by Scanlon
correction - i have 2 extra friends interested in coming - can i give them the thumbs up?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:30 pm
by n4sir
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
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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
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:21 pm
by silkwood
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
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:40 pm
by Scanlon
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:24 pm
by n4sir
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
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:05 pm
by John #11
My options Pinot did not eventuate.
Any <<reasonable>> suggestions for a substitute wine?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:49 pm
by n4sir
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
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:44 pm
by John #11
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
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:20 pm
by Scanlon
Excitement! not long to go!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:13 pm
by John #11
Scanlon wrote:Excitement! not long to go!
Yes, this thread is a real hive of activity.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:35 pm
by Steve
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:23 pm
by n4sir
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
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:37 pm
by Scanlon
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)
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:46 pm
by welch
Aye - sorry about that. My surgery date moved but I didn't think about the rest of my schedule.
Sean
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:41 am
by Scanlon
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:55 am
by Nayan
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
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