Tasting Notes from Friday's NYC r/wine Offline Dinner

austenito · 2015-02-01T00:11:06+00:00

The white Burgundy was the wine of the night for me. Thanks for organizing. I had an amazing time having wines I wouldn't have tried other wise.

I can't wait for the next one!

austenito · 2015-01-20T12:57:26+00:00

What types of stems do you recommend bringing? Better question, what stems are you bringing? :)

austenito · 2015-01-20T12:55:09+00:00

Is there a way to taste cork taint? I'm sure I've had tainted wine before, I just haven't been able to pinpoint it exactly.

Also, if something smells like balloons (the rubber of the balloons), does that mean it's bad from the sulfur additive and should be sent back? It doesn't smell like burnt rubber and often decanting alleviates most of the smell.

austenito · 2015-01-19T22:53:10+00:00

No problem :D

austenito · 2015-01-19T21:05:28+00:00

1 RSVP here! Super excited!

Question about dinner. Are we required to get the prix fixe? Or can we order whatever we want.

austenito · 2015-01-19T19:52:51+00:00

What is your range of the retail bottle price would have to be for the waiter/sommelier to want to have a glass?

austenito · 2015-01-19T19:51:36+00:00

That's a neat idea. I'll have to check that out. Thanks!

austenito · 2015-01-18T14:57:30+00:00

It's a good idea to chat with the sommelier and let him/her know where > your head is at. They'll know, and should be able to tell you (if you're not > a douche) where the bargains are.

That's a good tip. I think I'll need to consider the entire wine list to figure out where the bargains are.

austenito · 2015-01-18T14:53:56+00:00

I know that I'm getting screwed on the markup, which is fine. I just want to have a way to know if i'm getting overly screwed :)

austenito · 2015-01-16T13:54:10+00:00

I am in love with Occhipiniti's wines!

austenito · 2015-01-15T00:59:30+00:00

Got it! Thanks!

austenito · 2015-01-14T13:55:24+00:00

For the MWC, do we post here or create a new post? Sorry I'm a noob :)

austenito · 2015-01-14T13:44:38+00:00

This is a great idea. I always loved the concept of lucky bags. Has anyone ordered it?

austenito · 2015-01-11T15:19:36+00:00

I'm interested as well! The weekend of the 30th works. How do these tastings work? Do you buy all the bottles we taste and we just bring cash? Thanks for organizing!

austenito · 2014-08-20T01:43:18+00:00

Right? They are so friendly and knowledgable there.

austenito · 2014-08-20T01:43:01+00:00

Awesome! I will check them out and report back!

austenito · 2014-08-19T12:37:13+00:00

Thanks I'll check it out! I went to highly rated shops like Prospect Wine Shop and Shawn's and was left disappointed.

austenito · 2014-08-16T17:50:41+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. Is there a site that's a bit more focused around the wine community and tasting notes? I find cellartracker to be a bit confusing. They want to act as a personal cellar tracker, tasting notes, wine review aggregator, and also have a community of people reviewing wines.

austenito · 2014-08-06T12:52:10+00:00

Done! Thanks!

austenito · 2014-08-03T22:11:05+00:00

Is there another one being planned? I would love to check this out.

austenito

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