fyfas
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:42
 | | 03/11/2004 10:14 PM |
| Just a minor fwiw...
The Friday tastings at Casa Sena are every Friday and, indeed, worth attending. They charge a $10 fee either to keep the riff-raff out or to keep it from being too crowded.
The Kelly's operation downtown is no more. It was bought and moved to an out-of-the-way location in the De Vargas shopping center. No more tastings and no stock to make a visit worthwhile. The "brain" at Kelly's in better days, Susan Eagan (among the more knowledgable wine people hereabouts) is presently unemployed. | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12263
| | 03/11/2004 10:16 PM |
| | Welcome to VC fyfas | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10796
| | 03/11/2004 10:55 PM |
| | Hello Fyfas - welcome to VinoCellar! Thanks for the information on SF. | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 03/11/2004 11:06 PM |
| Greetings Fyfas. Enjoy... and post!!  | | | |
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wino4ever
Grape Fermenter
Posts:578
| | 03/12/2004 5:51 PM |
| Quote:
The Kelly's operation downtown is no more. It was bought and moved to an out-of-the-way location in the De Vargas shopping center. No more tastings and no stock to make a visit worthwhile. The "brain" at Kelly's in better days, Susan Eagan (among the more knowledgable wine people hereabouts) is presently unemployed.
That is disconcerting. I remember they relocated to DeVargas right before we moved from there and, while they did keep up the wine tastings (at least for a while) the shelves always seemed empty and the store rather barren.
fyfas: already making plans for wine&chile fiesta woo-hoo! 
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 03/12/2004 6:18 PM |
| | fyfas -- dude, welcome! | |
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fyfas
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:42
| | 03/12/2004 6:41 PM |
| Thanks for all the good wishes.
I'll try to only post if I have something "meaningful" to say. My junk posts seem to come only when I'm on the cusp of going from bottle-one of wine into bottle-two. | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11877
| | 03/12/2004 7:24 PM |
| | fyfas.. been there, done that! | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12263
| | 05/27/2004 8:05 PM |
| Does anybody have any information, pros, cons, etc.. for staying at:
Casa Del Toro
La Tienda
Sante Fe Motel
Inn of the Govenors
TIA | |
Joe
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David Walker
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2284
| | 05/27/2004 9:18 PM |
| | Stay at the Inn of the Anasazi. | | | |
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wino4ever
Grape Fermenter
Posts:578
| | 05/27/2004 10:36 PM |
| We are contemplating the Santa Fe motel should we go the budget (under $100) route for the Wine & Chile Fiesta. It was redone a while back and is supposed to be nice. It is also fairly conveniently located.
My other perennial budget choice is Garrett's Dessert Inn - which is perhaps even better located.
My favorite hotel is probably the Hotel St. Francis. It is very "euro" which is a welcome change after all the Southwestern bull$hit you are exposed to there. Fantastic lobby (for SF). The Inn at Loretto got a recent major facelift recently and is also nice. The name of the other place I stayed at a lot escapes me now....
Sorry but your first two options don't ring any bells. I have not stayed at the Anasazi but have eaten and hung out there often when I lived there. Great chile-rubbed tenderloin.
When are you going? | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12263
| | 05/28/2004 12:47 AM |
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When are you going?
Somewhere in the neighborhood of June 13th. We're driving to Denver first to hook up with the Denver group and afterwards we're planning on heading south to Sante Fe for a day or two. No rush to get home. | |
Joe
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12263
| | 05/28/2004 12:52 AM |
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Stay at the Inn of the Anasazi.
Hmmmm....$255 on the low end, $455 on the high end. Pretty proud of this place, aren't they? | |
Joe
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David Walker
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2284
| | 05/28/2004 1:00 AM |
| | Yeah, but it's worth it. Well, it's not worth $455. but it's worth $300. The location can't be beat. Did you try La Fonda? | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12263
| | 05/28/2004 1:13 AM |
| | Just now after you mentioned it...$159 to $389 | |
Joe
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David Walker
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2284
| | 05/28/2004 1:15 AM |
| | La Fonda is right on the plaza, too. But I've never stayed there. Hunter Thompson used to hang out there back when the Plaza in Santa Fe was, uhh, shall we say less tourist friendly. | | | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5110
| | 05/28/2004 2:36 AM |
| Joe: This past Fall we stayed at an Inn called El Paradero. Not on the Plaza, but not far. Very pleasant with charm and reasonable rates.
El Paradero | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12263
| | 05/28/2004 1:29 PM |
| | Thanks Jimmy. | |
Joe
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12263
| | 06/01/2004 7:44 PM |
| Question: what do you pack for dinner out in Sante Fe? I presume the area in general is casual but if you're going to dinner at one of the higher end places (Geronimo, La Casa Sena, Santacafe, Inn of the Anasazi, etc...) are jackets recommended?
TIA | |
Joe
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5110
| | 06/01/2004 10:05 PM |
| | Boy, here we go again on the dress code thing. At a high end restaurant in the West, I will always wear a sportcoat, minimum. But then again, I was pilloried for extolling the virtues of dressing nicely when dining out. In the Summer months, it would be slacks, an open collared shirt and a sportcoat. In the winter, I'd add a tie. You certainly wouldn't look out of place at Geronimo with that get-up. If you dine outside, it could be quite warm so I'd skip the jacket under those circumstances. | |
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