NYC: Pinot Blind Challenge? $100-200/head?
Just checking if there is interest for something like this? If so, I will research more, pick a date, and start a thread.
I am thinking it would be a fun for 10 people to blind themselves on 15 pinots and call them (5 California, 5 Oregon, 5 Burgundy) on wines price point $25-125. I am thinking Racines, either on a weekend afternoon (no food, but probably have to pay a seating fee of sorts) or on a Monday (when it is $100 pre fix menu).
I think the format would be 1 glass per person, and everyone tastes the wines one at a time, with a provided sheet to score/call the wine. The only info given on a wine is vintage.
To make it more organized, I would collect $ in advance, and would organize the venue and wines. The wines would largely include those mentioned on WB.
I don’t know what the cost is yet, but 15 wines/10 people * $75 average for wine (including retail + tax + shipping) = $112.50. If there is a $20/head space fee (assuming no dinner), this would bring it up to ~$130/head. Further, if it was a $100 pre fixe dinner, it would bring it up to ~$200/head. If we did 12 wines would be about $20 cheaper (so ~$110/$180).
Would folks have interest in this? I guess we don’t need 10 people (we could do 12 wines, or 9 wines) or 15 wines (could just do 10 wines).
You would have to venmo/paypal upfront to hold the seat (transfers OK, but no refunds).
If you have interest, please reply below and mention:
- Prefer weekend or weekday option?
- Prefer no food or food option?
- Any thoughts on format (would you prefer to know region in advance, no blinds, etc.)
I personally prefer a late weekend afternoon/no food. I am OK with 12 or 15 wines, and am flexible on the format. I think I can get at least 2-3, so we only need a couple more to have some sort of event.