Zenister 0 #51 March 8, 2006 good____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #52 March 8, 2006 All of our friends know we get all of our wine in Napa and that we pick really good drinking wines. So we barely get in the door and the bottle is already being opened, of course that also means it doesn't last very long....LOL We pick wines to bring depending on the hosts. We have friends that prefer reds and some that prefer whites, so we bring what we know they like so it will get drank that night.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreekone 0 #53 March 8, 2006 Quotegood dude, seriously, get some help. (and try to remember where you are) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #54 March 8, 2006 Maybe you just don't take your wine gifting seriously enough!! :P "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreekone 0 #55 March 8, 2006 Quote Maybe you just don't take your wine gifting seriously enough!! :P good point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #56 March 8, 2006 QuoteQuotegood dude, seriously, get some help. (and try to remember where you are) what on the internet?? would you like me to write a script to post all night just so you wont have the last word? that might be funny until the moderators figured it out... give it up buddy... your only amusing me more...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreekone 0 #57 March 8, 2006 would you like me to write a script to post all night just so you wont have the last word? Quote The only "script" you really need is for, say, prozac? Time to schedule more "therapy". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zenister 0 #58 March 8, 2006 ah into the personal attacks now.. 2 points for me and you think my blood pressure is up?? lol... dance puppet dance...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ncrowe 0 #59 March 8, 2006 It's amazing to me what people will let get to them.....it's all in good fun here man ...relax and enjoy your glass of wine "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites thegreekone 0 #60 March 8, 2006 Quoteah into the personal attacks now.. 2 points for me and you think my blood pressure is up?? lol... dance puppet dance... you really must think a lot of yourself, it's almost certain not too many people do. good night and good luck....yer gonna need it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zenister 0 #61 March 8, 2006 Quote It's amazing to me what people will let get to them.....it's all in good fun here man ...relax and enjoy your glass of wine see thats the thing I (we) are sitting her laughing at how easy some people's buttons are to push... i've been crying while posting for the last several minutes.. i'm almost disappointed he gave up so easily.. it was just getting amusing, now i need another source of immediate entertainment... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ncrowe 0 #62 March 8, 2006 Regardless were all fun jumpers and compared to all the shit going on these days...that means a lot more than simple disagrement about proper wine procedure eh? "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CornishChris 5 #63 March 8, 2006 If you take a bunch of flowers for the host do you expect to sit next to them and sniff them all night? If you take an expensive bottle of wine be happy that the host will enjoy it sometime if they don't open it that evening. I agree with all those who say it is a gift and they shouldn't be 'expected' to open it - just plain selfish to give someone a gift you want and expect them to share it with you - after all who has gone to the trouble of arranging the aforementioned dinner party...? CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ncrowe 0 #64 March 8, 2006 While I do see your point but at the same time, I didn't show up with flowers......it's a bottle of wine. Call me crazy if I have people over I'd go out of my way to pop a cork on a bottle they brought with them.....why hide it away when the whole party can enjoy it.......again it's not a wedding gift......it's a casual party and you have an unopened bottle of wine...........................enjoy "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bbarnhouse 0 #65 March 8, 2006 I stand corrected....wonder what Miss Manners would say to sarcasm? Kieth open the wine and drink it! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #66 March 8, 2006 Knock it off, Zennie!Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Apollinaire 0 #67 March 8, 2006 You did something nice by bringing the gift so don't twist it into you somehow bringing the wrong thing for dinner. It was nice, so there! However, if you came to my house for dinner and I'd made cheese whiz soup and crackers, I probably wouldn't crack open the wine you brought that night. I wouldn't feel bad about it either because I would just be assuming you brought it as a gift for me and weren't expecting me to open it then. Wine seems different for some reason than say pastries that you tell me ahead of time you are bringing for the dinner. It's been a planned element of the dinner all along and I'd expect to serve it then. On a similar note, I've taken wine to a dinner party with other people only to notice the wine bottle pile up from others doing the same. I'm trying to find something else to start taking because everyone takes wine so much. Although it does restock the host's wine supply after a party so that's kinda nice for them I guess. What to do!!! That's my take on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #68 March 8, 2006 Wow, after reading this thread I am reminded why I don't have (or go to) dinner parties... It is just WAY too complicated! Well that, and I can't cook anything worthy of serving to other people... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #69 March 8, 2006 QuoteEmily Post can kiss my ass. That shit might have worked in 1922 but this is 2006. Times change. Wine's even a bigger part of life in the US now and when people bring something to share they most certainly can request opening it (unless they confirm that it's a gift for the host). Not bashing your finishing school though. That's really cool. I wish I learned some manners when I was a kid. Instead I just learned how to strip bikes, ride dirtbikes, get beat up by my brother and dress like a retarded slut. I never did learn how to dress... Woohoo!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Apollinaire 0 #70 March 8, 2006 Here's an easy recipe: 555-PIZZA! Anybody can do that! You can come over to our house for cheese whiz soup sometime too! No wine necessary! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Flygurl 0 #71 March 8, 2006 Quote Well you always seem polite and lady like to me! Unless there's a group of punks following you to your car late at night that is. Polite and lady like??? ________________________________________ "One out of every four American's are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #72 March 8, 2006 Well, I do know how to order pizza... but that's about the extent of my domestic abilities. Cheese whiz soup, huh? Sounds... interesting. I could bring some beer... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #73 March 8, 2006 Holy crap! Are you my sister? Is MY last name Dean??! I'm certain I ain't from West-By-God-Virginia, but... Quote Hmm...I understand what you're saying here. The thing is, nowdays, people have parties and invite others over. They ask them to bring a dish and a bottle of wine or beer or something. You bring some cheese and a nice wine to go with it. The wine disappears but the cheese is put out. How does that work? It doesn't usually work in my case. When I go to such parties, all the food goes to one area, and all the wine into a pile that'll likely be drank before the stragglers straggle out. QuoteI travel with a wine opener for that very reason. Walk in, set the cheese down, grab the opener and pop that wine right then and there. I keep a corkscrew in my glovebox, but that's not exactly the same. Of the three wine bags I have, two have corkscrews in little pockets. I'll frequently take more than one bottle to a party, including something immediately drinkable without food and something nicer that ought to pair up. Of course, as you know, I'm not all that shy, so walking into the host's kitchen and grabbing a corkscrew to open the first bottle is totally within my comfort zone. QuoteIf it's something for dinner though I usually keep the wine in my bag until dinner is served. Then when the course comes where I want to open it I go break it out. That way everyone gets to enjoy it and there's no uncomfortableness. It's like a nice little treat for everyone. Of course if the caliber of the wine being served already blows mine away I just don't even take it out and I might leave it with the hosts at the end of the night as a thank you. I guess it all depends on the type of evening it is. If it's really formal it's different than if it's just a group of friends having a pot luck kind of thing. Same. Truth be told, most of the food/wine parties I go to have a theme of some sort and everybody knows what to bring and what to expect. There'll always be a few people who can't afford to keep up with the Joneses, and that's fine, but I'll be bringing something appropriate. It can be just as uncomfortable to pop a bottle that really blows away everyone else's wine, so I'll usually just try for the better side of whatever we're doing. I did go to one party where I knew the host was opening nothing but stellar first growths. I knew I couldn't compete in caliber, so I went for unique instead. It worked. QuoteIf someone brought wine over to my place and we ended up not opening it I would probably insist they either take it back or I would save it for the next time we got together to open it. That's just me though. Same. In that case, it'll usually be either good friends or crap wine. If the former, their wine will sit comfortably in the cellar till next time, and the latter, well I'll try to judge whether they want it back, and if not, I'll drink it the next time I'm drunk enough to be wobbling while trying to pick a bottle. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpwally 0 #74 March 8, 2006 Bring two,one to share and one as a gift,,or find more fun friends that don't pull silly,stupid shit...smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #75 March 8, 2006 I guess the appropriate thing to do depends on situation to situation. Thankfully most of the friends I do dinner events with similair what you mentioned above, I have been able to communicate before the get together about whether we had wine already selected or if we could use help from our guest friends to bring wine. Having grown up in the restaurant business, being a wine buyer and being involved with my fathers wine making adventures I usually select all the wines to be drunk at one of my events. If someone brings a bottle that I don't intend to open I promise to save it until we get togther next time or bring that same bottle back to one of their events. I guess it's not rude to not open it but when it is eventual;ly opened it should be shared in eachothers company. After all I take a lot of thought before selecting a wine to bring and so do my friends. So my rule is it has to be saved if not drunk that night until the next gathering... That's just my $.02... 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Zenister 0 #58 March 8, 2006 ah into the personal attacks now.. 2 points for me and you think my blood pressure is up?? lol... dance puppet dance...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #59 March 8, 2006 It's amazing to me what people will let get to them.....it's all in good fun here man ...relax and enjoy your glass of wine "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreekone 0 #60 March 8, 2006 Quoteah into the personal attacks now.. 2 points for me and you think my blood pressure is up?? lol... dance puppet dance... you really must think a lot of yourself, it's almost certain not too many people do. good night and good luck....yer gonna need it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #61 March 8, 2006 Quote It's amazing to me what people will let get to them.....it's all in good fun here man ...relax and enjoy your glass of wine see thats the thing I (we) are sitting her laughing at how easy some people's buttons are to push... i've been crying while posting for the last several minutes.. i'm almost disappointed he gave up so easily.. it was just getting amusing, now i need another source of immediate entertainment... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #62 March 8, 2006 Regardless were all fun jumpers and compared to all the shit going on these days...that means a lot more than simple disagrement about proper wine procedure eh? "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CornishChris 5 #63 March 8, 2006 If you take a bunch of flowers for the host do you expect to sit next to them and sniff them all night? If you take an expensive bottle of wine be happy that the host will enjoy it sometime if they don't open it that evening. I agree with all those who say it is a gift and they shouldn't be 'expected' to open it - just plain selfish to give someone a gift you want and expect them to share it with you - after all who has gone to the trouble of arranging the aforementioned dinner party...? CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #64 March 8, 2006 While I do see your point but at the same time, I didn't show up with flowers......it's a bottle of wine. Call me crazy if I have people over I'd go out of my way to pop a cork on a bottle they brought with them.....why hide it away when the whole party can enjoy it.......again it's not a wedding gift......it's a casual party and you have an unopened bottle of wine...........................enjoy "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #65 March 8, 2006 I stand corrected....wonder what Miss Manners would say to sarcasm? Kieth open the wine and drink it! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #66 March 8, 2006 Knock it off, Zennie!Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apollinaire 0 #67 March 8, 2006 You did something nice by bringing the gift so don't twist it into you somehow bringing the wrong thing for dinner. It was nice, so there! However, if you came to my house for dinner and I'd made cheese whiz soup and crackers, I probably wouldn't crack open the wine you brought that night. I wouldn't feel bad about it either because I would just be assuming you brought it as a gift for me and weren't expecting me to open it then. Wine seems different for some reason than say pastries that you tell me ahead of time you are bringing for the dinner. It's been a planned element of the dinner all along and I'd expect to serve it then. On a similar note, I've taken wine to a dinner party with other people only to notice the wine bottle pile up from others doing the same. I'm trying to find something else to start taking because everyone takes wine so much. Although it does restock the host's wine supply after a party so that's kinda nice for them I guess. What to do!!! That's my take on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #68 March 8, 2006 Wow, after reading this thread I am reminded why I don't have (or go to) dinner parties... It is just WAY too complicated! Well that, and I can't cook anything worthy of serving to other people... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #69 March 8, 2006 QuoteEmily Post can kiss my ass. That shit might have worked in 1922 but this is 2006. Times change. Wine's even a bigger part of life in the US now and when people bring something to share they most certainly can request opening it (unless they confirm that it's a gift for the host). Not bashing your finishing school though. That's really cool. I wish I learned some manners when I was a kid. Instead I just learned how to strip bikes, ride dirtbikes, get beat up by my brother and dress like a retarded slut. I never did learn how to dress... Woohoo!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apollinaire 0 #70 March 8, 2006 Here's an easy recipe: 555-PIZZA! Anybody can do that! You can come over to our house for cheese whiz soup sometime too! No wine necessary! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flygurl 0 #71 March 8, 2006 Quote Well you always seem polite and lady like to me! Unless there's a group of punks following you to your car late at night that is. Polite and lady like??? ________________________________________ "One out of every four American's are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #72 March 8, 2006 Well, I do know how to order pizza... but that's about the extent of my domestic abilities. Cheese whiz soup, huh? Sounds... interesting. I could bring some beer... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #73 March 8, 2006 Holy crap! Are you my sister? Is MY last name Dean??! I'm certain I ain't from West-By-God-Virginia, but... Quote Hmm...I understand what you're saying here. The thing is, nowdays, people have parties and invite others over. They ask them to bring a dish and a bottle of wine or beer or something. You bring some cheese and a nice wine to go with it. The wine disappears but the cheese is put out. How does that work? It doesn't usually work in my case. When I go to such parties, all the food goes to one area, and all the wine into a pile that'll likely be drank before the stragglers straggle out. QuoteI travel with a wine opener for that very reason. Walk in, set the cheese down, grab the opener and pop that wine right then and there. I keep a corkscrew in my glovebox, but that's not exactly the same. Of the three wine bags I have, two have corkscrews in little pockets. I'll frequently take more than one bottle to a party, including something immediately drinkable without food and something nicer that ought to pair up. Of course, as you know, I'm not all that shy, so walking into the host's kitchen and grabbing a corkscrew to open the first bottle is totally within my comfort zone. QuoteIf it's something for dinner though I usually keep the wine in my bag until dinner is served. Then when the course comes where I want to open it I go break it out. That way everyone gets to enjoy it and there's no uncomfortableness. It's like a nice little treat for everyone. Of course if the caliber of the wine being served already blows mine away I just don't even take it out and I might leave it with the hosts at the end of the night as a thank you. I guess it all depends on the type of evening it is. If it's really formal it's different than if it's just a group of friends having a pot luck kind of thing. Same. Truth be told, most of the food/wine parties I go to have a theme of some sort and everybody knows what to bring and what to expect. There'll always be a few people who can't afford to keep up with the Joneses, and that's fine, but I'll be bringing something appropriate. It can be just as uncomfortable to pop a bottle that really blows away everyone else's wine, so I'll usually just try for the better side of whatever we're doing. I did go to one party where I knew the host was opening nothing but stellar first growths. I knew I couldn't compete in caliber, so I went for unique instead. It worked. QuoteIf someone brought wine over to my place and we ended up not opening it I would probably insist they either take it back or I would save it for the next time we got together to open it. That's just me though. Same. In that case, it'll usually be either good friends or crap wine. If the former, their wine will sit comfortably in the cellar till next time, and the latter, well I'll try to judge whether they want it back, and if not, I'll drink it the next time I'm drunk enough to be wobbling while trying to pick a bottle. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #74 March 8, 2006 Bring two,one to share and one as a gift,,or find more fun friends that don't pull silly,stupid shit...smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #75 March 8, 2006 I guess the appropriate thing to do depends on situation to situation. Thankfully most of the friends I do dinner events with similair what you mentioned above, I have been able to communicate before the get together about whether we had wine already selected or if we could use help from our guest friends to bring wine. Having grown up in the restaurant business, being a wine buyer and being involved with my fathers wine making adventures I usually select all the wines to be drunk at one of my events. If someone brings a bottle that I don't intend to open I promise to save it until we get togther next time or bring that same bottle back to one of their events. I guess it's not rude to not open it but when it is eventual;ly opened it should be shared in eachothers company. After all I take a lot of thought before selecting a wine to bring and so do my friends. So my rule is it has to be saved if not drunk that night until the next gathering... That's just my $.02... Cheers! ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
