Madeira Tasting in SF/Silicon Valley - 3/22
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 6:01 pm
Hello FTLOPers, I started this thread on Wineberserkers, and this is what is going on...(mainly, it would involve Madeira novices looking to learn more.)
Alright, so potentially, we may have 3/22:
!. Barry Sunderland
2. Linda Baehr
3. Craig Gleason
4. Ashish Agrawal
(Megan cordially let me know that she can't make it.)
I believe a few wines prior would be nice, but given all of the Madeira, perhaps not necessary. Regarding the Madeira, I'm thinking 3 levels of differing Madeira complexity, perhaps one of the RWC Historical lines (about $45), a '68 D'Oliveira ($150) and something quite old (about $500), perhaps a D'Oliveira 1903 . Another discussion point would be choosing wines that are either sweet, med-sweet, or med-dry...in other words, Malmsey, Bual, or Verdelho.
Additionally, I could potentially host in Sunnyvale (thus, freeing up the whole restaurant scene), but we do have cats (they would hide, but allergens...)
Alright, so potentially, we may have 3/22:
!. Barry Sunderland
2. Linda Baehr
3. Craig Gleason
4. Ashish Agrawal
(Megan cordially let me know that she can't make it.)
I believe a few wines prior would be nice, but given all of the Madeira, perhaps not necessary. Regarding the Madeira, I'm thinking 3 levels of differing Madeira complexity, perhaps one of the RWC Historical lines (about $45), a '68 D'Oliveira ($150) and something quite old (about $500), perhaps a D'Oliveira 1903 . Another discussion point would be choosing wines that are either sweet, med-sweet, or med-dry...in other words, Malmsey, Bual, or Verdelho.
Additionally, I could potentially host in Sunnyvale (thus, freeing up the whole restaurant scene), but we do have cats (they would hide, but allergens...)