First rant

[Thraz]

This is not a section of the board I usually visit, but tonight seems right for it - at least the "rant" part.

Invited to dinner by people we know reasonably well, but not very well. They ended up getting home too late from work to cook, so we had to order in. Instead of the great menu we had been promised, we get pizza and salad (there were kids there). Then my wife, ever the social perfectionist, insists on paying for our half. While I almost spill my wine at the sound of that (not necessarily a waste, more on that later), the hosts graciously... accept. I guess they did not really know what to do when she offered and just said yes. Fortunately, the food did not do the wine any injustice. Faustino Rioja 2000: warm, and cooked. At least the host realizes it and replaces it, so I feel maybe the evening is looking up. Something called Chateau Paillet Quancart or something shows up on the table. Warm too but not cooked, just plain bad. 2001 I think. Silver medal of some sort, so much for those wine fairs and the resulting little laurels on wine labels. But there was a white wine that seemed like it might save part of the evening (the part that might go with the anchovies on the pizza - at least, that one lone anchovy hidden underneath too much cheese) (I happen to like anchovies): a pouilly-fuisse. It was by Georges Duboeuf - I did not know GD made burgundy wines, but it couldn't be all bad. Well, it was corked. At that point I would have been very conspicuous, pouring my third glass down the drain, so I stopped trying different wines and drank water.

Then we left. They promised to make up for it by inviting us again, but I'm not sure we can afford it.

Aaah, that felt good. Now I understand the purpose of this section.

[TheEngineer]

Sounds like an evening that you could have done without.

[winoweenie]

I think I would focus my attention on some different people than these social clods. Unless they were on a mission of national security where they weren't privvy to a telly I would put them in the terlit along with their wine. WW

[Thomas]

Thraz,

I know it was terrible, but your rendition of the evening is funny. Just on the wine choices alone I wouldn't go back, but I might invite them over and charge a lot more money for the better food and wine I'd serve [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

Incidentally, DuBoeuf is a negotiant based in Burgundy.

[Thraz]

The worst thing is, they were very nice... I find it easier to handle obnoxious people than nice, clueless people. Anyway, it's a good idea, I will probably have them over for dinner - no charge though, it's not in the house rules. I will revive this thread if it happens.

Interesting about GD and burgundy - I only knew their Beaujolais (technically Burgundy but...) and their southern stuff. Any Burgundy you might recommend from them? Would the pouilly fuisse have been good if not corked? I don't remember the year, but I suspect it was purchased this week.

[Thomas]

Any DB wines I have had have usually been inoffensive, mostly stable, but nothing particularly memorable, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

[winoweenie]

The 2nd thing to go is the memory Fooster. WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[wondersofwine]

That was a funny story (since I didn't have to experience it.) I hate anchovies and nearly gagged when I encountered one in a salad at the Country Club where my parents had a membership. The minute I saw that they ordered in, I wondered if they expected you to pay half after inviting you to dinner.

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 12-07-2005).]