Dear LYN members, I'm looking to form a small wine tasting group.
I have a wine tasting course guide that we can use.
Other than to learn all about wine, this would also be an opportunity for us to taste as many types of wine as possible and more affordably than drinking alone.
I'm looking for no more than 5-7 interested members and those who fit the following requirements:

1. Interest in wine, obviously.
2. But we do not need experts. We need beginners/intermediate drinkers who want to be able to differentiate Merlot from Shiraz in a blind test at the end of the course. On a knowledge level from 1-10, perhaps 2-5.
3. Commitment to be able to meet at least once every 2 weeks.
4. Able to budget about RM100-125 for every wine tasting session.
5. Have your own wine glasses.

Anybody who is interested, please state your interest by replying to this post and PM me your contact details.

Do note, that I'm a beginner and I'm doing this a self-study and seek like-minded members who are interested in wine.

Dear sliver2C, thanks for your support on my call to look for members to form a wine tasting group.
Actually, I had wanted to put it up as a new post but accidentally, put it into your thread.
And so I tried to repost it but moderator pull it out.

The nett effect is that we can see there is hardly any replies from members who may be interested.

*** I have tried asking my friends before but you see, friends does not necessarily mean we all have the same interest.
Therefore, I'm looking for people with the same interest only.



Question:
1) From the budget u estimated, seems like RM500 - RM 875 per session. What kind of wine you propose to test within this budget?

*** The wines are all pre-selected/pre-suggested in the wine course study.
Roughly, each session, we are supposed to taste anywhere from 4 - 6 different types of wine.
There will be sessions where the cost may be cheaper as maybe there will be more New World wines.
In some sessions, like Desert Wines - the cost may be quite costly.
But the whole purpose is for us to form a group so that we can share out the cost.


2) Why wanna bring our own glass?

*** Because if there were 6 different types of wine for us to taste, it means you need 6 different glasses.
And you don't expect me to carry about 40 - 50 glasses for everyone right?
And also, maybe the place we are going to hold our wine tasting sessions may not have wine glasses at all or not that many.


3) How about the location?

*** I have identified 2 locations as of now.
A friend's restaurant in Bangsar (don't worry, I can always nego with him) or at Denise Wine Shop TTDI.
Or at a Siew Yuk restaurant in Tmn Megah.
But if you guys have any other suggestions, then please feel free to do so.

So, Jimmy and Silver2C, are you guys on?



This post has been edited by catl: Feb 27 2011, 01:50 AM

Dear Lanatir and Sliver2C,

Thanks for getting the ball rolling on this one.
But just 2 comments:

1. The RM500 - 800 plus is for the whole group. So if we have 8 pax, it comes to RM60-100 per pax.
If you can eat Wagyu, what is RM60.

2. Anyway, let's no get carried away because this is wine tasting - not wine drinking and dinner.
That's why I suggested Denise Wine TTDI too, bcos they have a room inside the shop and nice big table.
As for the Siew Yuk place, all we need to do is to order 2-3 plates of Siew Yuk and we can have a big table to our place too.

3. Yes, if we can - we order the cheaper range of the wines suggested in the course. But as I mentioned, some wines are just expensive here in Malaysia. Like a German Riesling - I have not found anything below RM70.

Looks like both of you are quite expert - so hope you can guide us beginners.
Can I go ahead and list down the first members?

1. sliver2c
2. lanatir
3. catl

The Denise Wine Shop in TTDI has a nice back room, sort of like a private bar.
They may have everything but I suspect that if we are going to taste about 5-6 different bottles each time, then they may not have enough glasses for everyone.

As for buying wine there, in my opinion - they are expensive.
But if we can't find a particular wine (like say a Sauternes) that we need for the tasting, then we can buy from them and as long as we buy 1 bottle, I think we can use the place.
My only main gripe with the place is that it is dark.
We need a very well lit place, with white Fluorescent lights or halogen spotlights if possible.

And for that, I can arrange to have it a close friend's restaurant in Bangsar if needed.

The 1st lesson requires a Burgundy Chablis and a Barossa Valley Chardonay.