The first of what I hope to be a monthly event, will take place in Fallon & Byrne, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 on April 15th.
How will these montly wine tasting evenings work?
- We may switch between venues every month, suggestions most welcome
- Every month may (or may not) have a theme, again suggestions welcome
- We’ll open a couple of bottles and talk about wine and far more important stuff like the weather, girls, house prices and Web 2.0.
- It’s not about Sour Grapes, but rather the people who attend
Why organise wine tasting?
I like wine and others do too, why not meet up, taste it, talk shit about it?
In addition, many wine shops run wine tasting evenings - but you only get to taste what they want you to taste (and flog) so it’s somewhat limited.
If there’s a group of us, i.e. people power, we’ll be able to taste some nicer wines and get some discounts.
How do I sign up for a wine tasting evening?
Just show up, but I’d appreciate a comment below, just to get a sense of numbers and to book a tableau or two.
I’ll be sponsoring a thoroughly decent bottle. If there’s enough interest, Fallon & Byrne may even throw in a bottle and/or some discounts - I’ll give them a ring.
Looking forward to it!
Lar,
Best of luck with this, I hope it goes very well. I can’t wait to read about it! 1 thing about holding it in Fallon & Byrne… Would it not make more sense to hold this on a Monday evening and take advantage of their €1 corkage offer?
Cheers,
Will
count me in
Hi Will,
good idea - will push to get that €1 corkage offer for the Tuesday
LAr
Update Fallon & Byrne have kindly reduced their corkage to €1 per bottle for Tuesday 15th.
Woop! That’s very good of them.
Sounds good to me. I hope to be there.
See you there, Brian, if not before ;)
Groovy. Count me in please.
Hi Paul, your name is on list. What’s your poison?
Hi,
Count me in please! I’ll watch Sideways in advance and if anyone orders Merlot I will walk out … just kiddin’
That’s the way to do it! Good on yer, sir. I’ve suggested to the Cork Dine and Wine Club that something similar should happen down here.
Hey that’s a great idea. Might even copy you for Cork. Good luck. Won’t be able to attend myself but I will spread the word here in Cork.
Hi Julian,
thanks for that, will let you know how it goes
Lar
Hi Elke,
thanks so much for the comment, and the link from your site.
Lar
Hey Lar,
I’d love to join! Excellent idea!
Lar,
Have you decided on the format for this yet?
Cheers,
Not yet, though thinking of keeping it informal, perhaps in groups based on what people want to drink or whether people want to talk wine or not.
Hi What time is the event in F&B on at?
3 of us are interested in coming along,
thanks, Siobhan
It sounds interesting but how will it work? Should we bring a bottle of wine we like? Do we have to pay a fixed fee? Do we buy a bottle there?
Cheers!
Hi Siobhan & Russell,
the night will kick off at 7pm. The format is completely open.
In terms of the nitty gritty, I’ll publish another post in the next day or two, but here are the basics:
1. Show up
2. Say Hi
3. Either chip in to a kitty with some people to buy a bottle of wine there - Note, I don’t think you’ll get away with bringing your own, it is a wine shop. Corkage is only €1!
The whole spirit of the night is not to impose too much by way of structure, or to be too insistent on rules but at the same time, it’s not a sponsored event, so people need to be willing to buy a bottle or just a glass.
That’s it until I post the full details.
Lar
Count me in and I’ll invite a few friends too
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so it says this is ‘monthly’…any idea when the next one will be?
thanks!
Hi Jen,
next one is 20th May - venue to be announced, but probabubbly Fallon & Byrne.
Lar
drat, i won’t be in dublin then, but thanks very much! good luck and i’ll keep an eye out for the one after that!
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