In the Fall of 2000 most of The Wine Syndicate group went to Las Vegas, where we stayed at the Venetian. We had some great lunches, dinners and tastings, and also found time for Star Trek The Experience, a tour of Caesar’s Magical Empire, and “O’ at the Bellagio..
Attending:
The Alcorns, Crockets, Henlines, Robinsons and Siegels.
Itinerary:
Thursday, October 12th. Dinner in Red Square at Mandalay Bay.
Friday Dinner in Picasso at Bellagio. Yes, that’s an original behind the Henlines.
Saturday Lunch at Stratosphere’s Top of the World restaurant: Dining at 887 feet.
We capped off our trip with a grand tasting (and 4-1/2 hour dinner!) Saturday night at Delmonico Steakhouse, which graciously provided the appropriate glassware, plus and superb food and service.
Delmonico Tasting Wines:
79 Grands Echezeaux & DRC Echezaux
86 & 91 BV GDLTPR
Guenoc Cabernet Franc
Far Niente Cabernet
86 Ch. Mouton Rothschild
Lynch Bages
91 Dominus
81 Ch. d’Yquem
