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Autumnal Equinox Wine Tasting Minutes
2006-12-22

Dionysians and Friends, Thanks for helping us welcome the autumnal equinox with a small river of wine. The tasting of Italian varietals proved to be good wholesome fun for the whole family. Special thanks to Justin and Hog Island for providing a few dozen oysters, Donna for the prosciutto and melon, and Kathy B. for the fagioli e insalata Caprese. In the cheese department, the sole non-Italian offering, Prima Donna (catchy name, eh?), was devoured. The Raschera and Testun Nebbiolo were also winners; alas, the Ricotta Salata was deemed too dry and salty (hell, I didn't realize it was meant for grating). In the wine department, here's the rundown, for reference: - Moscato d'Asti (Elio Perrone 2005) - Roero Arneis (Cascina Ca'rossa 2005) - Langhi Arneis (Pio Cesare 2004) - Chianti Rufina (2003 "Fattoria Selvapiana") - Veronese (Allegrini 2001 "Palazzo della Torre" ) - Rubicone (Umberto Cesare "Liano") 30/70 Cab/Sangiovese - Toscano (Frescobaldi 2004 "Tenuta di Castiglioni") 70/30 C/S - Ripassa Valpolicella Superiore (Zenata 2003) - Barberesco (Abbona 2000) - Barolo (Pio Cesare 2001) - Brunello di Montelcino (Vitanza 1997) Pretty good coverage, though lots of things we missed, like Barbera. Fret not, there will be other opportunities... Meanwhile, the "twelfth man", a bottle of Prosecco, is still chilling in my fridge just looking for an excuse to be consumed. Enablers wanted. Looking forward, we hope to implement a Chaos Reduction Program. This will chiefly entail acquiring some baby-sitting resources for the next event; ideally, off-site. Always looking for new venues, so drop me a note if you've got something appropriate (or entirely inappropriate) in mind.

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Autumnal Equinox Wine Tasting Minutes 2006-12-22
		Dionysians and Friends, Thanks for helping us welcome the autumnal equinox with a small river of wine. The tasting of Italian varietals proved to be good wholesome fun for the whole family. Special thanks to Justin and Hog Island for providing a few dozen oysters, Donna for the prosciutto and melon, and Kathy B. for the fagioli e insalata Caprese. In the cheese department, the sole non-Italian offering, Prima Donna (catchy name, eh?), was devoured. The Raschera and Testun Nebbiolo were also winners; alas, the Ricotta Salata was deemed too dry and salty (hell, I didn't realize it was meant for grating). In the wine department, here's the rundown, for reference: - Moscato d'Asti (Elio Perrone 2005) - Roero Arneis (Cascina Ca'rossa 2005) - Langhi Arneis (Pio Cesare 2004) - Chianti Rufina (2003 "Fattoria Selvapiana") - Veronese (Allegrini 2001 "Palazzo della Torre" ) - Rubicone (Umberto Cesare "Liano") 30/70 Cab/Sangiovese - Toscano (Frescobaldi 2004 "Tenuta di Castiglioni") 70/30 C/S - Ripassa Valpolicella Superiore (Zenata 2003) - Barberesco (Abbona 2000) - Barolo (Pio Cesare 2001) - Brunello di Montelcino (Vitanza 1997) Pretty good coverage, though lots of things we missed, like Barbera. Fret not, there will be other opportunities... Meanwhile, the "twelfth man", a bottle of Prosecco, is still chilling in my fridge just looking for an excuse to be consumed. Enablers wanted. Looking forward, we hope to implement a Chaos Reduction Program. This will chiefly entail acquiring some baby-sitting resources for the next event; ideally, off-site. Always looking for new venues, so drop me a note if you've got something appropriate (or entirely inappropriate) in mind.
Wine, Fertility, Creative Ecstasy