okay, okay, i get it. i haven't done the schedule for the 2008 tuesday night tastings. i know all of you are lying awake at night wondering, "where the heck is that schedule? how can i possibly plan my year without it? doesn't geoffrey care about us anymore?" now just hold on one second! of course i care. i want to see you guys EVERY tuesday in 2008 (except when i cancel tastings due to bad hair days and what not...) to that end, i am proud to say i have just finished the schedule and i've emailed it to melissa (general manager, event coordinator and badminton shark) to publish on winebar.com. it should be up in the next couple of days, but i'll give you a preview of what's coming up in january:
January 8 California Pinot Noir
January 15 Northern Rhone
January 22 Southern Rhone
January 29 South Africa
oh man! what a way to kick things off--California Pinot Noir! there was this little indy flick called Sideways. maybe you heard of it. it kinda did a lot for the California Pinot industry. anyway, we'll drink delicious wines and say, "hey there, big fella!" to 2008. hope to see you there!
i know you all are wondering how i'm doing in our fantasy football playoffs. i'm in a virtual tie with ian's brother (who lives in brazil and seems to make the playoffs every year) with one more week of games to go. oh...you couldn't care less? my bad.
December 22. mark it down. it's the Les Zyg 13th Anniversary Party and you're all invited...except for that guy over there. he's shifty. every one else, though, can come by and say, "hi." it starts at 9PM and there will be gallons of sparkling wine and copious amounts of sushi.
don't make me say it again. plan to spend your new year's eve with us. call 617.542.5108 for details/reservations. no one rocks new years eve like Les Zyg. ask around...
bringing it to the entire nation. black, white, red, brown, feel the vibration,
geoffrey
2008 wine tastings
thanksgiving rehash
thanks to everyone who has asked me in the last week or so how my thanksgiving turned out. leigh and i hosted fourteen people for our first thanksgiving in our condo in Chelsea-by-the-Sea. with a brined, organic, free range turkey as the centerpiece, we laid out a spread fit for Henry VIII. by the end, much food was eaten, and much wine was consumed. i remember, at one point, breaking into the wine rack and opening a 1999 Barbaresco and bringing it into the back porch while leigh's brother john and our dear friend/guitarist for Roll Over Baby and the Kemp Harris Band josh played guitars and we all sang "Jack and Diane" and "Free Fallin'". it was a hoot. the place is still a mess, but isn't that what thanksgiving is all about--turkey, Barbaresco, and john cougar mellencamp?
for those of you who do not already know, the Les Zygomates 13th anniversary party is Saturday, December 22 at 9PM. if you are reading this, you are most cordially invited. help us celebrate with bubbly, sushi, music and some of my impromptu dance routines.
after that, it's new year's eve! holy moly, i can't believe it...2008 is almost here. make your plans NOW and join us for what promises to be a great new year's eve party at Les Zyg. we have two seatings: 7PM and 10PM. call 617-542-5108 for info/reservations. i promise to learn the words for auld lang syne this year!
congratulations to the owner of Les Zyg and the pope of south street, mr. ian just for scratching his way into our fantasy football league's playoffs with what can only be called a legendary performance in week 13. your's truly made it as well, so the game is afoot!
suckin' on chili dogs outside the tasty freeze,
geoffrey
