Beserkers at Salute

My husband let me tag along to a get together organized by Jonathan at Salute in Hartford. This was a gathering of Beserkers, an online forum which my husband belongs to. Tuesday was going to be a light work day in the vineyard because my husband was going to spray, but when he went to the land, the vines were covered with dew, so a light workday turned even lighter when a pop up storm came through around 11 a.m. That worked just fine with me. We did manage to get up to the vineyard when there was a break in the weather to do more shoot positioning. That work is just never done. However, we finished up on the early side and headed to Hartford for the get together at 6:30. Just as we made it into the parking lot, a deluge of rain came out of nowhere. When we arrived, the Foleys, Chris and Kevin were already there. Then Jonathan, the organizer came followed by Jay and Joe and a quorum was reached. (Picture below doesn't show Jonathan, alas.)

Kevin brought two sparkling wines, a 20 year old Argyle and a 2000 Bollinger which we paired with mussels and sweet potato ravioli. Both champagnes were delicious, but I leaned toward the Argyle. We brought a Chenin Blanc sec that we made in 2015 to drink with the appetizers.
Our entrees were ordered and the reds that would pair with dinner were opened. The first was a 2000 Chateau Lynch Bages (Jay), followed by 1999 Chateau Monbuosquet (Gary), 2005 Chateau Bellevue (Chris), 1997 CastelGiocondo Brunello de Montalcino (Joe) and 2004 Maybach Family Materium (Jonathan). All the wines were excellent, but the consensus was that the Materium and Chateau Lynch Bages were probably the most liked.

When it came to dessert, Kevin brought out the 2003 Chateau Climens for the pairing. Yum! I really enjoyed meeting my husband's forum buddies. Being in the company of wine aficionados was a great way to spend a Tuesday evening.
A plug for Salute: Everyone there was so accommodating of our needs. The wait staff was courteous and efficient, our food arrived promptly and was delicious! At the end of the evening, they sent us home with complimentary biscotti. This was a great venue to hold a Beserker event. Kudos, Jonathan!