Lost & Found
Gayl is holding a small jute bag with clear plastic sides that contains two glasses.
She rescued this from our Bubbles evening. If anyone is missing their bag and glasses, please contact Gayl or any committee member.
COVID Rules for tastings
Please read the steps being taken by your committee so we can all comply with the current COVID Level 2 requirements for the evening:
- Please remember to either scan the QR code on your phone or sign in – this Is a mandatory government requirement
- Please remember that you are required to have a face covering on when you enter and exit the premises
- The tables will be set up 1 metre apart – please do not move any tables
- The number of people at each table will be reduced to 4 – please do not add more – you are required to sit 1 metre apart
- Please bring your own glasses for the evening
- The tastings will be served as per normal, but due to the regulations the pourers will need to be masked and gloved – please make this as pleasant as possible for them
- NB: please if you are feeling unwell, do not attend, thank you
Your committee
Glasses roster & screwcaps
Glasses roster
Thank you to all those who have volunteered to be part of the glasses roster.
our glasses roster will resume when the monthly meetings resume.
Screwcaps
Of course, we still welcome any screw caps you have managed to collect, remembering that the cause that benefits is kidney kids nz and their families.
RSVP, Washing glasses, Saigon Van Grill Bar
Follow up on messages from last month
I raised the issue of letting the committee know of your intentions when it came to tastings involving the preparation of food to enhance your tasting experience. Clearly, you will already have noticed that we are seeking your assistance with this again for the November tasting. Grateful if you can let Richard know if you will be attending.
We have had a great reaction to our request for members to take home the glasses used at Club tastings for those attending who do not have their own. We have about 5 names already and would like to thank those that have offered. Would love to have more names however so please let us know if you can assist. We are arranging the purchase of a container which will fit about 16 glasses. This should make the task of carrying and cleaning very manageable.
Negotiations with Saigon Van Grill Bar over some level of compensation concerning the July dinner seem to have stalled and we are not hopeful of getting a result for members. If this situation changes we will let you know but we are not holding our collective breaths.
For goodness sake, surely it can’t be November already.
Cheers
Robin Semmens
Editor
Committee request, Yalumba tasting, Saigon Van Grill Bar
Committee request
A couple of messages for members:
- It would be a great help to meeting organisers if members responded when asked if they will be attending tastings. For events like the Maison Vauron tasting and the upcoming November meeting, where some catering is required, it is a great help for the organisers if they have a reasonably accurate idea of numbers attending. Your assistance in this regard would be appreciated.
We would like to be able to create a roster around looking after the club’s glasses. We are working on reducing the number to a smaller tray than the current two but would like some offers of assistance from people who would be prepared to take the glasses home, clean them as required and bring them back to the next meeting. This would not be onerous if we had a number of members willing to help. Let us know if you can assist.
Yalumba tasting
In researching information for the Negociants/Yalumba tasting this month it is apparent that space in this newsletter does not allow for the inclusion of all the information we might like to pass on. Wayne has been “surfing” and found some interesting stuff on the Government of South Australia site. I include two links here which you might be interested in looking at. The first is about Yalumba Wines while the second is a Wine Quiz. Have a look.
Saigon Van Grill Bar
We have been talking to Saigon Van Grill Bar after many members were disappointed over the July dinner. They had offered a voucher, presumably for use at their establishment, but the committee thought that this might be difficult to use appropriately. We have been negotiating for something more feasible but are having little joy at present. We will keep you informed. In the meantime, some of our members will remember that the site now occupied by Saigon Van (201 Cuba Street) was occupied by Orsini’s, a top Wellington restaurant. We have uncovered some snippets of Orsini’s history which are included in “In the News”. Makes interesting reading.
Cheers
Robin Semmens
Editor