Number 47 — April, 2003
Our Last Event
It should have been called “The Wine Syndicate cooks for a hundred.” The food was delish — if over-abundant. The favorite wines were 1970 Ch. Lafite Rothschild, 1998 Stony Hill Chardonnay and 1978 Ch. Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon.
Our Next Event
Our next event will be at 4:00PM Saturday, April 19th, at The Alcorns’.
The theme of this event is “Scavenger Hunt!“
Your assignment is to bring the following:
Note: Your wine doesn’t need to match your food.
Alcorn
A California white wine (or possibly salad dressing) from before World War II, and a hunk o’ beef.
Chaney
A bottle of wine with a label that the mice found particularly tasty, and a Habanera or Jalapeno flavored food that isn’t hot at all (riiiiiight).
Clausen
A pair of sparkling wines made by the same people from two different continents, and a vegetable that can be spelled using only letters in the phrase “needs balsamic vinaigrette”.
Crocket
A wine from Virginia that is actually drinkable (this may be a toughie), and a salad made only of things containing the letter ‘U’.
Gane
A wine whose name contains every possible vowel, and 14 Idaho baking potatoes.
Henline
A Burgundy without a hyphen, article or abbreviation in the name, and a fruit compote made only from things that grow on bushes.
Robinson
A dessert wine and a dessert that rhyme (or that you can convince us rhyme by the end of the meal).
Siegel
A wine with the greatest possible disparity between the Parker and the Wine Spectator ratings, and a cheese from someplace other than North America and Europe.
The following syndicate wines will be poured blind in the flights shown:
| Find the Pinot | ||||||
| 7-9 | 1990 | Monthelie | Red | Burgundy | 30 | |
| 6-15 | 1991 | Steele | Pinot Noir | Napa | 18 | |
| 5-4 | 1996 | Chambertin Thomas-Moillard | Red | Burgundy | 90 | |
| Find the ’58 | ||||||
| 8-10 | 1958 (actually 68 – oops) | BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa | 185 | |
| 3-7 | 1964 (actually 71 – oops) | BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa | 60 | |
| 2 | 1975 | BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa | 40 | |
| Find the Pomerol | ||||||
| 7 | 1993 | Ch. Lafite | Red | Pauillac | 100 | |
| 2-6 | 1994 | Ch. La Fleur de Gay | Red | Pomerol | 55 | |
| 3-22 | 1996 | Ch. Ausone | Red | St. Emilion | 140 | |
| Find the Shiraz | ||||||
| 4 | 1985 | Chateauneuf-du-Pape | Red | Chateauneuf-du-Pape | 90 | |
| 4 | 1990 | Crozes Hermitage Belle | Red | Crozes Hermitage | 90 | |
| 3-26 | 1991 | Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve | Syrah | Australia | 40 | |
| 938 |
Coming Events
| August 2 or 9 | Wine Syndicate at tbd |
Treasurer’s Report
| Previous Balance |
-4573 |
| Dues Payable |
3500 |
| Dinner | 0 |
| Rentals | -187 |
| Auction Purchases | 0 |
| Balance | -1260 |
Please bring your dues of $250 per person to the event.