Greetings, Working out some bugs in our new wine server. You may need to go the barn yourself per the instructions in the monthly reminder. Note: if your e-mail address changes, the list server may not (should not) allow you to post from the new address until your new address is part of the list. This "closed posting" format makes spam management much more manageable. In the mean time, if it doesn't post, send it to me and I'll post. I'll vote for an early Champagne dinner at Muffies on MLK-Sunday. I'll also vote for a Sunday brunch at Al Vento or some other place. Other meeting ideas. The economy is making life difficult for our friends who run restaurants. An increase from our monthly meeting schedule would help. Also, winter is a great time to expand our list of potential restaurants. Wine styles I'd like to do: Sparkling or champagne as above. Reisling (German) Pinot Burgundy Brdx Cab (older?) Piedmont Shiraz/S. hemisphere Spanish Sake? Places: Ngon was fantastic Arezo Erte (would like a modest corkage) S Mpls (First Course, Al Vento, Maude, etc.) Jay's anything on the west side? Here's JJ's note. ----- Forwarded message from Joyce Hegstrom <jhegstro(a)umn.edu> ----- X-Umn-Remote-Mta: [N] x-160-94-115-11.csom.umn.edu [160.94.115.11] #+LO+TS+AU+HN X-Umn-Classification: local Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:16:46 -0600 From: Joyce Hegstrom <jhegstro(a)umn.edu> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) To: "Jim L. Ellingson" <jellings(a)me.umn.edu> CC: wine(a)thebarn.com Subject: Re: [wine] How Artisanal is Artisanal Champagne Brunch anyone? Good idea....who would be interested? I could possibly set up something at Muffuletta's in St. Paul in with our friend Jason Schillin. If we spend $300 in food costs we can get the back room free and no corkage. A suggestion: How about Sunday 1/18 whereby some of us might get Martin Luther King day off? If I get enough interest I will talk to him about this after the holidays because he is out on medical leave. Let me know if you are interested...... Bubbles Jim L. Ellingson wrote: -- NOTE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: jhegstro(a)umn.edu (there is no “m” at the end of hegstro) ----- End forwarded message ----- -- ------------------------------ * Dr. James Ellingson, jellings(a)me.umn.edu * * University of Minnesota, mobile : 651/645-0753 * * Great Lakes Brewing News, 1569 Laurel Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 *