There is a facebook event created if you have a Facebook account, simply invite yourself along Or post a note to this thread.
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Cheers -Mark Wickman
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Me (Mark) John + Kerry John (VC) + 1 (?) Simon Ian + Wife Andrew L. + 1 Claire Cesare Alan F. + 1
Tentative Sparky Brigid Paul S. Anthony T. + 1 Nicolas
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Cheers -Mark Wickman
WICKMAN'S FINE WINE AUCTIONS FREE membership, LOWEST auction commissions in Australia. Now accepting wine for our next auction. http://www.wickman.net.au
WICKMAN'S FINE WINE AUCTIONS FREE membership, LOWEST auction commissions in Australia. Now accepting wine for our next auction. http://www.wickman.net.au
Good prompting on glassware: it's likely I will suggest fellow wine obsessives bring some glassware. We haven't moved all our wine nor glasses to Melb yet. I'll advise closer to time. (Been here 5 months; the rest of our 'stuff' comes August.) Given this is an informal evening - and not a full on tasting - do you think one Champagne glass and two fine-glasses per person for other wines (dry white/red; dessert wines)?
However, a wild card is if 1-2 more wine obsessives emerge from the Eureka Building, and the combined stock of Riedel and similar is enough. (It's likely the Caterer will not possess elite quality glassware, but I will check.)
I'll advise everyone more than a week in advance about arrangements. Note: apart from proximity (200 metres) to Flinders St station, there is a reliable taxi rank straight outside the building and lots of public carparking - if there's a designated driver available.
A casual evening of excellent wine, food and great company.
Bring along your own bottle of great French wine and join us for an evening of light banter and meet other like minded wine enthusiasts.
The evening will be catered for and the cost of the catering will be split amongst all attendees (expect to pay between $50 to $60 per person for the evening).
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Canapes - on arrival (Entree) Polenta Cakes with Pesto, Roasted Capsicum Ribbon and Black Olive Coconut Risotto Cake with Pumpkin Chilli Jam and Teriyaki Beef Parmesan Crumbed Artichokes with Red Pepper Aioli Warm Buckwheat Blinis with Sour Cream, Guacamole and Lardons Baked Rice Paper Rolls with Lime and Hoi Sin Dipping Sauce
Fork n Talk (Main Course) Celeriac Remoulade with Vodka Cured Salmon Lamb Navarin with Baby Root Vegetables
Cheers -Mark Wickman
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Please remember to bring at least one champagne and one table wine glass with you.
Cheers -Mark Wickman
WICKMAN'S FINE WINE AUCTIONS FREE membership, LOWEST auction commissions in Australia. Now accepting wine for our next auction. http://www.wickman.net.au
I'll have to keep an eye on these Melbourne Offline threads. If we weren't off down to Airey's Inlet this weekend (Friday to Monday) then I'd be inviting myself and Ros along like a shot!
What a lovely idea - who's keeping the tasting notes? Informally, of course!
Jonathan
"It is impossible to build a fool proof system; because fools are so ingenious."
Pity you couldn't make it, woudl have been nice to catch up.
I am hoping somebody will be taking official tasting notes, I will attempt another tasting note video (the lazy option ) .
Cheers -Mark Wickman
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Hi Guys I don't post much these days but browse by for a read every week or two and I'm interested in meeting other wine lovers in real life. Unfortunately this weekend is no good but I'm certainly interested in future events. Regards Andy
Well Burgster, we must have hit submit at almost the same moment. (Mine hasn't landed as I type.)
It was great: 20 enthusiastic wine lovers had a fun night. Audience included one consultant wine maker and two French young-wine-makers experiencing a sojourn down under. Good food, chef and a waiter and $55 a head. Great value. Threw the last out at around 1am.
Safe to say the Melbourne Fine Wine Enthusiasts Group is up and running. As my other post said, I hope Mark extracts the tasting notes from the young French wine maker who was taking them. But the main point was that we found the company and the combination of wines very promising for regular ongoing events.
You didnt throw me out, I just thought it was time to go when the blackhawk helicopters started flying past your window...
Cheers -Mark Wickman
WICKMAN'S FINE WINE AUCTIONS FREE membership, LOWEST auction commissions in Australia. Now accepting wine for our next auction. http://www.wickman.net.au
A number of offlines coming up.............. ........... seems there were no survivors from this one to provide a drinking report. Pity, I like a bit of frog plonk now and again , so reports are useful.
So people. take care at these upcoming offlines, your reports are wanted.
Or post a note to this thread.
from this one to provide a drinking report.
, so reports are useful.
So people. take care at these upcoming offlines, your reports are wanted.