Are we still doing a grab bag? I haven't seen a recent port regarding one. If we are, the way it was described originally was any wine related item around $20. Of course including wine.

I will be there at 5pm.

All I need to bring is two stems and a 375ml of dessert wine? Any dessert wine?

No grab bag for me unless you need me.

Looking forward to seeing you / meeting you!

Yeah, Short. Whatever dessert wine you have is fine. The desserts are chocolate based, so that will give you some pairing direction. I will bring a bottle of 20 yr tawny from Taylor Fladgate. Looking forward to tomorrow night. Glad you'll be there, partner.

jb

No Grab Bag for me either, this time. Forgot all about it. Next time.

QUESTION: Can I invite a Wine-newbe (friend) to this "Dinner"-blow out? He does Not have much Wine & just starting out. Problem or NO? He will Not be bringing Wine...Let me know. Thank You.

Short: Great. Have Not seen you @ these lately.

those dessert wines are our downfall.

We have plenty of wine, lcc. I don't have a problem with it. Maybe they could find a dessert wine (or if you have one) to donate. It will aid in our "downfall". Hahahahaha!

jb

ojeffso: Hmmmm, I heard that somewhere once.

j.b.: Thank You. Let me look into it.

LCC - White (2 bottles)

Stemor/vinotyro - Grenache (2 bottles)
armar - Grenache (2 bottles)
jazin - Grenache (2 bottles)
ttepper - Grenache (2 bottles)
ojeffso - Grenache (2 bottles)

jb - dessert wine 375
revlis - dessert wine 375
Short - dessert wine 375

+ newtocabs

Actually, Rev and I are supplying a Grenache. So we will have 6 Grenache wines, 1 white, and a couple dessert wines. I will bring the tawny, but will feel everyone out as to whether or not I should open it. It is a 750ml. Not that we have to finish it, but I won't open it if we aren't gonna drink the majority of it. I'm sure ttepper and stemor won't have a problem polishing it off.

jb

I picked up my donation(s) today. Are we doing the dessert wines blind as well or can I share the name?

(I have a feeling that ojeffso2 knows this one....)

you can tell us. did they get their new shipment in? i was suppossed to get a call.

They got it in already?

Anyhow, I forgot about the grab bag also. I have nothing to bring. :-( Funny.... since I suggested the damn thing. Crappers. My bad.

Anyhow, JB, I got our grenache.

Ladies & Gents: We have lift-off.

See you all tonight!

Have a great time. Last night, I opened a bottle of 1985 Graham's Port and we drank very little. I stuck a cork in it and OJEFFSO is bringing it to the dinner. I hope you enjoy it. Our dinner last night covered 5 1/2 hours and by the end, we didn't have much of the Port.

You're too much, Board_O. Thank You for the Vino.

j.b.: Hate to do this to you, again. 2 more friends asked to Join. Very NEW to Wine. Not sure how to handle the Wine-situation. So far, keeping score, I am bringing 2 Whites (2 people---us, 1 guest, & 2 asked to join). What do you want to do? Yes, No, compromise...No problem either way. Let me know.

As far as I know, the number of people should be OK for Aquila. Rev said the number we can have is flexible.

As far as wine, since you are now bringing 3 people (5 total), it's only fair that somebody kick in some wine. So here are your options:

1)Have them pick up a couple(2) bottles of Champagne/Sparkiling, maybe some Vueve or Piper.
2)Have them pick up an additional white (2) bottles
3)Have them pick up a dessert wine or port (2 375 bottles or 1 750)

I'll see you tonight. Let me know the count and wine.

jb

btw, so everyone should know, the 85 graham received a 98 from parker. thanks board-o.

j b -

You hear that? Now with a bed to crash on (2 miles away), we can really pound down that '85 Grahams!

Thanks Board-O!

OK, j.b.: Put me down for 5 people & 4 whites. I will cover my 3 friends on the Vino. See you all in a few, friends.