TN: Alexander Valley and Fleurie in Atlanta

An 11.5 pound lobster. I'm impressed with that alone.

You should have seen this sucker, they wheeled it out when Doug asked about lobster on a Radio Flyer sled. Claws were the size of softballs. I think Betsy might have taken a picture, will post a link if she did.

Pretty unusual night, I'm guessing the food cost 20+X what the drinks cost. It's an awkward situation for me. I'm asked to choose wine. Out of 10 people, 4 (me, dad, Doug, and Betsy)were going to have red (my sis in law orders a glass of Chardonnay,my mom isn't drinking, 4 underage). My dad likes Taylor Lake Country red with an icecube (glass with dinner for his heart), thinks $6/750ml is a premium wine. Doug likes wine, but isn't "into" it. It's tough to order a $100, $200, or $500 bottle at that moment, if you're not paying. If I thought my dad would care one whit about a special wine, I would have ordered a $2-300 bottle and asked waiter to put on a seperate tab for me to pay. As it was, I put aside geekiness for one night.

Gee, I feel a sense of deja vu reading that response, Dale :P That *is* one huge lobster, though. I've seen photos of ones that were 3 feet long, but I'd thought that that was a thing of the past. Apparently not.

Mark Lipton

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I have really enjoyed those Chateau Souverain wines that are in more limited release or are 'tasting room only'. Finding a great wine from a big producer like Souverain can be a challenge, particularly for those that do not live close to the winery. While you can often order these wines directly form the winery, it is very difficult to find 3rd party reviews of these wines. Wineries do not submit these 'smaller' wines for review, which make the decision to buy direct a real puzzle. Personal recommendations seem the best way to go with wines like these.

- Agent Red

Reuse, recycle, it's the way to go. :)

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Wine by the glass is the way I go in these situations but depends where you are what is available.

A lobster like that could be recycled plenty.

Wow, $2-$300 for a bottle of wine. For a non profit Homeless business I guess its profitable to be non profit.

You should have seen this sucker, they wheeled it out when Doug asked about lobster on a Radio Flyer sled. Claws were the size of softballs. I think Betsy might have taken a picture, will post a link if she did.

Pretty unusual night, I'm guessing the food cost 20+X what the drinks cost. It's an awkward situation for me. I'm asked to choose wine. Out of 10 people, 4 (me, dad, Doug, and Betsy)were going to have red (my sis in law orders a glass of Chardonnay,my mom isn't drinking, 4 underage). My dad likes Taylor Lake Country red with an icecube (glass with dinner for his heart), thinks $6/750ml is a premium wine. Doug likes wine, but isn't "into" it. It's tough to order a $100, $200, or $500 bottle at that moment, if you're not paying. If I thought my dad would care one whit about a special wine, I would have ordered a $2-300 bottle and asked waiter to put on a seperate tab for me to pay. As it was, I put aside geekiness for one night.

I'm put in that position a lot and I know how uncomfortable it can be. Often I'll order a bottle of sparkling wine for the table and recommend glass pours for those who want red or white. I will also sometimes order a moderate bottle of white and red ($30-$50) to give folks a choice without spending a lot of someone elses money....especially if they aren't wine saavy. For special occasions I usually do what you contemplated...buy a great bottle and quietly pay for it while on a restroom break. I would have loved to have seen that lobster though!

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Sparkling helped me out a few weeks ago. There was a Sparkling Rose from Chandon that managed to go, if not well, passably with all four dinners combination of seafood and some saucy poultry.

Then there is the time to be gracious when you want old world and the guest, client in my case, wants new.

Apparently only my mom (who has a digital camera, but only takes it to drugstore for prints, doesn't know how to upload) was only one to get shot of live lobster on his wagon. But here is cooked before they dissassembled:

Shutterfly didn't like that one. It comes up with an error message.

Think it's not wrapping around, sorry. Try this: