An invitation from Erik & Tanya

Hola nuestros amigos!

Looking forward to our evening of food, drink and conversation on Saturday, Oct 25th.
Don't worry about cheeses and meats, we will have plenty to go around and have now become quite the aficionados on the subject. Your list of delicacies looks really good! We were thinking that if each person brought one item, we would be good.

When: Saturday, October 25th, 2008 @ 19h00
Why: Our wine cellar is bursting at the seams with Spanish goodness!
Who: OOI members

Hasta Sabado!

OOI Summer Whites Invitation

Our summer event, OOI Summer Whites, will be held on Wednesday August 6th at Dave & Vero's

Goal: Have fun
Objective: learn about the different white wine grape varietals
Methodology: Choose one bottle from the following list (or add another if you really want), which are listed in order of increasing body strength:

* Garganega
* Pinot grigio / pinot gris
* Unoaked chardonnay
* Riesling
* Semillon
* Sauvignon blanc
* Viognier
* Gewurztraminer
* Oaked chardonnay

I would recommend selecting a wine that best represents your chosen varietal (to the extent possible, based on the best available information), as this event is meant to compare across varietals rather than within (another event another time, say Thursday?). Of course, this is difficult given the regional variations on varietals.

It's up to you how much you want to spend but it's nice to introduce everyone to good wines under $20

Try to find reviews of your chosen wine online and bring them to the OOI event

We will not be trying to guess the varietal (although we could try that at the end), but instead we will all try to describe the characterics and then compare our reviews to "professional" reviews
We could also bring some fruit & stuff to compare the aromas:
* Lemon
* Grapefruit
* Green apple
* Peach
* Pear
* Melon
* Apricot
* Pineapple
* Lychee
* Vanilla
* Freshly cut grass
* Flowers
* Honey

Also bring some appetizers that will go well with your chosen wine
This is not meant to be serious, except that everyone MUST have fun.