Post here if you'd like to attend. It'll either be a BYO in NYC or a dinner at my home, depending upon the number of people. So far, I know the Hunters are out. Time is short and, if in a restaurant, a reservation has to be made soon. The definites:

BHVineyard-2
TBird-2
Board-O-2

i'm obviously IN! what do i bring?

Nothing. I have it all covered. We will be 8 people at my home. I've emailed you everything you need to know.

i know. i just wanted to "cross" post on different wine sites, just to watch joes blood pressure rise. BAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHHAHAHH

This Saturday night with accomodations for special requests:

Appetizer:

Shrimp and Avocado with Ailoi over Meslun

1998 Jacquart Brut Mosaique

1996 Veuve Cliquot Vintage Reserve



Soup:

Vichyssoise

2002 Beringer Sbragia Limited Release Chardonnay

2002 Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses (William Fevre)



Entree:

Pan-Seared Magret with Green Peppercorn Sauce

Wild Rice with Herbs

Steamed Asparagus with Pecorino Romano

2002 Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Vineyard Pinot Noir

1978 Griotte-Chambertin (Joseph Drouhin)



Cheese:

Berger de Rocastin, Morbier, d'Affinois, Raclette, St. Andre, Boucheron, Tomme Verte, and Baked Triple Creme Brie with Assorted Breads, Black Globe Grapes, and Assorted Oil Cured Olives

1982 Hermitage La Chapelle (Paul Jaboulet) en magnum



Dessert:

Merlot Poached Pears with Blackberries

2003 Joseph Phelps Eisrebe

1999 Kracher #5 Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese



Port (optional):

1983 Dow's Vintage Port

Cashews



In closing (also optional):

Echo Mountain Coffee (Mexico) with cookies

awesome. can't wait!

man, that cheese course was TO DIE FOR! thanks for a very enjoyable evening, board-o!! we got soooo lost on the way home....3am before we found our home. d'oh!

It was a pleasure seeing you and Mrs. TBird again. I'm glad you enjoyed the cheeses. I tried to gather a nice assortment. I think everything went very well except that I overcooked the magret while talking too much. Only one wine was disappointing- the 1996 Veuve Cliquot Vintage Reserve was overshadowed by the cheaper 1998 Jacquart Brut Mosaique. The magnum of 1982 La Chapelle was wonderful and lively. I may be in a minority here, but I thought the 1978 Griotte-Chambertin was the wine of the evening, though possibly equalled by the 2003 Eisrebe. I had everything planned perfectly till BHVineyard opened a couple of his wines too. This guy is producing some very fine Pinot Noirs at fair prices. We never got to the Kracher TBA and the Port. People loved the 2002 Sbragia Chardonnay. We had it before the 2002 Les Preuses which I decanted an hour in advance. I should have know to serve the Chablis before the Sbragia. The 2002 Belle Glos was outstanding as always.

btw, bhv and his wife are SUPER cool people! i had totally forgotten(ok, killed those brain cells ) that we had met them in chicago at otis' CDP party.

They are also wonderful hosts. When we visited them in Oregon, they went out of their way to spend a lot of time with us and help us go to the right wineries.

Sounds wonderful. Was this the same vintage of the La Chappelle that we had last year in Palm Beach? I think so, but am too lazy to look it up. Happy to see that it showed well, and that as we all thought, we had a off-bottle that night.

Yes, it was the same vintage. I chose that wine because we shared a single bottle with the BHVs, Duke Rileys, and others 2 1/2 years ago in Oregon and everybody loved it then. You have a good memory.

Wow, Board_O, nice job. The menu looks wonderful as well as some nice bottles. Very nice!!!

You should have been here, lcc.

yeah.. that sounds like a great evening... especially the "super cool" people part, athough the wine and food sounded stupendous. with super cool people (i.e. "talking too much") it doesn't matter if you overcook the food or serve the wine in less than perfect order.

Yeah, they were pretty forgiving.