Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008

[g-man]

I'd vote for a friday agin
Nov. 7th.

[jfacciol]

I also vote for Friday night, although, in a pinch, I might be able to do Wednesday night.

[Glenn E.]

I'm going to make every effort to attend once we have settled on a date. My wife wants to go to New York to see Spamalot again, so we're going to make it a weekend and have some fun.

I don't believe I have anything that qualifies as "old" or "odd" though, so I may have to adopt. Is there a formal definition of "odd" so that I can check? (My cellar almost certainly doesn't qualify for "old" as the oldest bottle I have is a 375 of the 1957 Kopke Colheita.)

[jdaw1]

I have five bottles that qualify: please adopt.

[TBird]

i'm officially confused.

when is this? i couldn't do 10/17, but other dates are always cool and i'm ready to adopt!

[jdaw1]

Title changed again, to Friday 7th November.

[jfacciol]

The only date that works for me is Friday, Nov. 7.

[TBird]

cool, i'm in, and adoptable...

Title changed again, to Friday 7th November.

[Glenn E.]

Is this date now firm? Friday, November 7th?

If so, my wife and I are going to purchase tickets to New York so that I can attend on Friday night and we can go to a show on Saturday night.

Where is this being held? I have access to an apartment in Manhattan - will that be good enough or should I try to get a hotel closer to the event location?

[Alex Bridgeman]

Friday 7th is definite - or at least as definite as I can ever make anything when I have to travel subject to the demands of work.

My preference would be for the tasting to be mid-town or downtown to allow me to stay conveniently in either the Millennium Hilton or the New York Hilton at 52nd and Sixth.

Alex

[Glenn E.]

Re-posting:

My wife and I have purchased tickets to New York and so I'll be able to attend on Friday, November 7th!

We arrive in Newark at about 3:00 which should allow plenty of time to get to the apartment we will be using in Manhattan and then on to the tasting, wherever that ends up being.

[jfacciol]

Has anyone scared up a place in midtown? If not and if Alex can trek to Brooklyn, I am offering my home again.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Brooklyn would work for me - I should be able to remember the way from the subway station this time!

[Glenn E.]

I'll be using some sort of public transport - most likely a taxi - so Brooklyn is fine with me.

[g-man]

If you guys would like, I have that molly dooker tasting tonight at Nick and Stef's

I think they're a pretty good venue and I was thinking about asking them if they'd be interested in hosting us.

If you guys are around can I get a roll count of people. I would ask for a reservation of 10.

Confirmed so far:

Glenn - 1
Julian - 1
Jay - 1
Jeff - 1 (maybe 2)
Alex - 1
Tbird - 1
Eric D. - 1

Not Sure
Sean C. -?


Location - Either Nick n Stef's or Jay's awesome apartment in Brooklyn, in which case we'll order out again.

Wines present:

* 1873 Schofield (FF);
* 1896 Garcia (AHB);
* 1932 Butler Nephew (ED);
* 1947 Barros (JDAW);
* 1952 Barros (JDAW);
* 1938 Hooper (JDAW);
* 1942 Hooper (JDAW); -- Glenn E. Adopting.
* 1944 Hooper (JG).

[g-man]

I just saw this,

Nick & Stef's Steakhouse
9 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001

Corkage Fee: 0

Join us for BYOB Friday and Saturdays Through August @ Nick & Stef's Steakhouse! Check out http://www.patinagroup.com for other exciting events!

I'll confirm tonight if this is still true.

If it is, I'd like to recommend this restaurant for our tasting.

http://www.patinagroup.com/cgi-bin/menu ... Steakhouse

[Glenn E.]

Correction on number for me - my wife is not a Port drinker, so I'll be the only one attending the tasting. She is coming with me to New York so that she can drag me to Spamalot on Saturday night.

[TBird]

either brooklyn or nick & stef's works for me. brooklyn is closer tho....

[jfacciol]

If there is no corkage and the steak is good, the restaurant works for me.

[g-man]

If there is no corkage and the steak is good, the restaurant works for me.

The steak is good, as are their sides =) ...
but I agree, if there's corkage, I wouldn't want to get hit with 300$ (assuming 30$ / bottle standard)

Otherwise, I'm happy to have a trek to brooklyn too.

glenn, are you going to spamalot after the tasting? or is it a separate day?

[TBird]

if so, i'd shake his hand for that feat!

glenn, are you going to spamalot after the tasting?

[Glenn E.]

Hahaha... no, we're going to Spamalot on Saturday night. However, I will still be performing a feat of sorts - flying for 7 hours and getting pre-dehydrated before going to a Port tasting! I'm think I'm going to need extra water for this one...

And just to make it official, I will be adopting one of JDAW's bottles that he has so kindly offered up. Being a fan of WWII games & such, and having never tasted a Hoopers, I will lay claim to the 1942 Hoopers. Though the 1947 Barros was also tempting!

[g-man]

Yes, how often does a hooper's vertical come around

[g-man]

Alrighty. Here's the deal. The general manager, Jennifer, says she would either cut the corkage in half, so it's 12.50$ a bottle or if we order something(s) of equal value (of the corkage) on the WINE menu, she would wave the corkage for us.

I have a tentative reservation for 10 at 7:30pm.

Let me know what you guys want to do. I'll tally up the votes.

Edited for clairification.

[Glenn E.]

or if we order something(s) of like value on the menu, she would wave the corkage for us.

That's... a lot of steak! But being raised in Nebraska, I'm up to the challenge. BRING ON THE RED MEAT!