The Spirit moves us again on the April 11 Transatlantic FTL to Barcelona

[Emtbsam]

Not long to go. Trivia team assembled.CD Moss. F & B Nicolas.It's going to be a great X-ing with so many friends on board.

 

Sounds like the perfect crew. Good luck in trivia. Wish we could be there.

[englishusa]

EnglishUSA:

 

Yes not long now.

 

Question: Did you have tryouts for your Trivia team, or did you actively recruit the members with promises of compensation or something other?

 

Seems as if the challenge gauntlet has been thrown down...

 

Will there be the boat building challenge this crossing?

 

do you know if Donato is in LaT?

 

see you aboard!

 

Trivia team assembled from previous winning teams. and there is even a waiting list!

I don't think Donato is back yet. I believe Francesco is still at La T.

[spinnaker2]

Trivia team assembled from previous winning teams. and there is even a waiting list!

I don't think Donato is back yet. I believe Francesco is still at La T.

 

A waiting list!

Just amazing.

We will have to ask for you all to drop your buffs, a la survivor, and mix up the teams midway. That would make it really interesting, and even the playing field.

 

:-)

[spinnaker2]

The cruise draws nigh!

It apparently isn't full yet, but getting closer with only 20 suites available, including the top tier.

 

Anyone have any insight into the weather going forward?

I see Hamilton is in the 70s.

 

Looking forward to the cruise!

[specialcruisegirl]

Spins....it's coming around so quickly now! I'm finally quite confident that I'm going to be on board!! Just two weeks today I'll be starting the journey to Fla...keeping everything crossed.

Haven't looked at the weather but on the same voyage last year we sailed into a wet and dreary Bermuda so hopefully it will be better this time!

 

S [emoji4]

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[spinnaker2]

Spins....it's coming around so quickly now! I'm finally quite confident that I'm going to be on board!! Just two weeks today I'll be starting the journey to Fla...keeping everything crossed.

Haven't looked at the weather but on the same voyage last year we sailed into a wet and dreary Bermuda so hopefully it will be better this time!

 

S [emoji4]

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

Sophia,

I am so happy to learn that optimism is the word of the day, and next few weeks.

I seriously wonder about the weather, since you did this same cruise last year, was it chilly? Tropical, semitropical or?

Significant other has intolerance to cold after living in this climate of south Florida for so many years. He'll need to pack lots of layers.

 

Happy packing!

[specialcruisegirl]

To be honest Spins the actual crossing was both calm and not too cold...nowhere near tropical or semi though...but just nice enough to be able to wander around the decks with a jumper or jacket on.

We did however miss the calls into the Azores due to stormy weather which that captain avoided so we had more sea days into Lisbon...which sadly was quite chilly and wet when we arrived......hopefully it will be warmer when we arrive in Spain!

 

S [emoji4]

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[Lioncub]

Wishing you all a wonderful and fair weather trip. From friends that will be travelling I hear it will be more of a reunion than a meeting! Now, I don't want to be a one trick pony, but with all those great days at sea does anybody fancy doing a comprehensive wine review? I'm thinking a full demystifying of the dark arts of the complementary wine list. A top to bottom look from champagne to desert wines. Apparently there are up to 50 comp wines. I'm sure many of us on this forum would be very interested. Maybe even start a daily wine thread. Anyone up for the challenge?

[spinnaker2]

If Moss is your CD, study up on rivers, mountains, countries bordering other countries, and, of course, Zimbabwean rock bands like the Beatles.

 

I have been madly studying and reading Wikipedia and Wiktionary. Problem is the short term memory loss ....and all that knowledge becomes ephemera.

I am lost in the Stygian morass of over preparation. My brain runneth over!

 

Back to packing. I am speaking gibberish.

[wmfabian]

I have been madly studying and reading Wikipedia and Wiktionary. Problem is the short term memory loss ....and all that knowledge becomes ephemera.

I am lost in the Stygian morass of over preparation. My brain runneth over!

 

Back to packing. I am speaking gibberish.

 

Wow, Candy! I admire your dedication. I hope I can keep up!

 

I will be lucky if I remember my toothbrush, let alone what river flows though where or what mountain range divides the recently developed countries.....

 

Look forward to seeing you in less than a week!

[Tothesunset]

I am speaking gibberish.

Perhaps, but if so it's very charming gibberish.;)

[Lioncub]

If Moss is your CD, I would add airport codes and computer acronyms to your study material. Who knew JPEG meant 'Joint Photographic Experts Group'! Though we could be in danger of taking this too seriously.........[emoji851]

[spinnaker2]

OMG, airport codes.

Trivia is so stressful.

Maybe best not to play...

 

Only five days to cruise lift off. I can barely contain myself. The smile just takes over. Silly isn't it?

 

The thought of the open water with nothing on the horizon is exhilarating! The vastness of the ocean, the waves breaking against the ships hull, the turquoise and white colors of the wake we leave behind us, just a brief mark that we were ever there.

 

:-)

[rosepark]

Wishing you all a wonderful and fair weather trip. From friends that will be travelling I hear it will be more of a reunion than a meeting! Now, I don't want to be a one trick pony, but with all those great days at sea does anybody fancy doing a comprehensive wine review? I'm thinking a full demystifying of the dark arts of the complementary wine list. A top to bottom look from champagne to desert wines. Apparently there are up to 50 comp wines. I'm sure many of us on this forum would be very interested. Maybe even start a daily wine thread. Anyone up for the challenge?

 

I have a copy of the complimentary wine list dating from Jan 2015 I don't know how accurate it is now but perhaps it may be starting point for you. I cant seem to be able to attach it as a PDF though but if you are interested, let me know and I will post it in sections ( unless I can sort out the PDF)

Rp

[Lioncub]

Yes please! I thought the included wine list was a thing of myth and legend. Even one a year out will give us a great starting point to which we can amend. An arduous task I'm sure, but someone has to do it.......[emoji12]

 

That is assuming you lucky lot on the Transatlantic don't polish it all off before we get on!

 

A big thank you rosepark, cant wait to have a peek.

[KirkNC]

Bon voyage.

[rosepark]

Yes please! I thought the included wine list was a thing of myth and legend. Even one a year out will give us a great starting point to which we can amend. An arduous task I'm sure, but someone has to do it.......[emoji12]

 

That is assuming you lucky lot on the Transatlantic don't polish it all off before we get on!

 

A big thank you rosepark, cant wait to have a peek.

 

Ok here you go, as I still cant do a PDF version, I will do it in sections - the numbers are SS code

 

1 Champagne and French Whites

276030

Pommery Champagne Brut Royal

N.V.

Champagne

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

276061

Heidsieck Champagne Monopole Brut

N.V.

Champagne

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

294918

Biancavigna Prosecco DOC Spumante Extra Dry

N.V.

Veneto

Glera

294919

Biancavigna Spumante Rosé

N.V.

Veneto

Glera, Pinot Noir

297277

Vouvray Cher et Tendre

2011

Loire Valley

Chenin Blanc

297225

Domaine Lebrun Pouilly Fumé

2013

Loire Valley

Sauvignon Blanc

297279

Kipfel Alsace Gentil

2013

Alsace

Gewurtraminer, Riesling, Sylvaner, Pinot Gris

297120

Château Les Tuileries Bordeaux Blanc

2013

Bordeaux

Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon

297276

Domaine de Vedilhan Viognier

2013

Languedoc

Viognier

 

Next will come Italian German and Iberian Whites

 

Rp

[rosepark]

Second lot, I have removed the coded number so hopefully it is a bit easier to read

 

2. Italian Whites

 

Fontanafredda Arneis

2013

Piedmont

Arneis

 

Tenuta Sant' Antonio Soave Fontana

2013

Veneto

Garganega, Trebbiano Soave, Chardonnay

 

Altareggia IGT Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio

2012

Veneto

Pinot Grigio

 

Fontanafredda Pinot Grigio Briccotondo

2013

Veneto

Pinot Grigio

 

Collalto Colli Trevigiani IGP Chardonnay

2013

Veneto

Chardonnay

 

Marotti Campi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Albiano

2013

Marche

Verdicchio

 

Banfi Toscana IGT Fumaio

2013

Tuscany

Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay

 

Custodi Orvieto Classico Belloro

2013

Umbria

Grechetto, Chardonnay, Procanico

 

Pallavicini Fracati Superiore Poggio Verde

2013

Lazio

Malvasia, Trebbiano

 

Nugnes Falerno del Massico Bianco

2013

Campania

Falanghina

 

Vigneti del Vulture Fiano-Greco Pipoli

2014

Basilicata

Greco, Fiano

 

Canicattì Grillo Fileno

2013

Sicily

Grillo

 

German

 

Weinhaus Ress Rheingau Riesling Trocken

2013

Rheinhessen

Riesling

 

Iberian

Sitios de Bodega Rueda Con Class

2013

Rueda

Verdejo, Viura, Sauvignon Blanc

 

Casa de Vila Nova Vinho Verde Filipa de Lencastre Alvarinho

2013

Minho

Alvarinho

 

 

Rp

[spinnaker2]

Thanks Kirk.

 

Lion cub, I will try and secure a wine list. I don't know if I could drink my way thru it in the time we have aboard...

 

Up early this am to make chocolate croissants for DH, they will help him get in the cholesterol mode for the crossing. They smell divine!

[rosepark]

Third lots - Whites - USA, Chile Argentina NZ S Africa

 

USA WHITE WINES

 

Hess Select Monterrey Chardonnay

2013

Monterrey, CA

Chardonnay

 

Bogle California Chardonnay

2013

California

Chardonnay

 

CHILEAN WHITE WINES

 

Morandé Sauvignon Blanc Pionero

2013

Casablanca

Sauvignon Blanc

 

Morandé Chardonnay Pionero

2013

Casablanca

Chardonnay

 

Canepa Casablanca Sauvignon Blanc Finísimo

2013

Casablanca

Sauvignon Blanc

 

 

ARGENTINE WHITE WINES

 

Amalaya Torrontès

2013

Calchaquí Valley

Torrontès

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND WHITE WINES

 

Tiki Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

2013

Marlborough

Sauvignon Blanc

 

Moko Black Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

2013

Marlborough

Sauvignon Blanc

 

Rimapere Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

2013

Marlborough

Sauvignon Blanc

 

Ara Pathway Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

2013

Marlborough

Sauvignon Blanc

 

 

SOUTH AFRICAN WHITE WINES

 

Percheron Chenin-Viognier

2014

Western Cape

Chenin Blanc, Viognier

 

 

Boschendal Chenin Blanc

2014

Western Cape

Chenin Blanc

 

 

Got to do some proper work now so will be back later with Rose, reds and stickies

 

Rp

[Lioncub]

Ah! I do remember some of these. The Sicilian White was a particular surprise. A big thank you for this, and the work you are putting in. Printing them off right now!

[Lioncub]

Thanks also spinnaker2. Have a great trip, not long to go now! Look forward to hearing about it and some of the wines you get to try. Knowing whose onboard I suspect a fair bit of orange top Pinot Grigio will get polished off! Good luck in the Trivia too.

[rosepark]

So, onwards and upwards. 4th Lot - or have I lost count?

 

ROSÉ WINES

 

Monrégal Côteaux d'Aix Rosé

2013

Provence

Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre

 

 

Villa Diana Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo

2012

Abruzzo

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

 

Beringer White Zinfandel

—

California

White Zinfandel

 

FRENCH RED WINES

 

Château Saint Nicolas Premières Côtes de Bordeaux

2009

Bordeaux

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot

 

Château de Parenchère Bordeaux

2011

Bordeaux

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot

 

Auguste Bessac Côtes-du-Rhône

Southern Rhône

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, etc

 

Michel Gassier Côstières-de-Nîmes Merinos

2013

Southern Rhône

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, etc

 

Gérard Bertrand Corbières

Languedoc

Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre

 

 

ITALIAN RED WINES

 

Castello di Gabiano Barbera d'Asti La Braja

2013

Piedmont

Barbera

 

Tenuta Sant' Antonio IGT Veneto Sponsà

2011

Veneto

Corvina, Cabernet Sauvignon

 

Tenuta Sant'Antonio Valpolicella Ripasso Monti Garbi

2012

Veneto

Corvina, Rondinella, Croatina

 

Sartori IGT Veneto Pinot Noir

2011

Veneto

Pinot Noir

 

Banfi IGT Toscana Centine

2013

Tuscany

Sangiovese

 

Fanti Rosso di Montalcino

2012

Tuscany

Sangiovese

 

Biondi-Santi Sassoalloro

2010

Tuscany

Sangiovese

 

Pallavicini Cesanese Amarasco

2012

Lazio

Cesanese

 

Luccarelli Primitivo di Puglia

2013

Puglia

Primitivo

 

Vigneti del Vulture Aglianico del Vulture Pipoli

2012

Basilicata

Aglianico

 

Canicattì Nero d'Avola Aquilae

2012

Sicily

Nero d'Avola

 

Next up, Iberian, SA and New World Reds.

I am getting thirsty

 

Rp

[rosepark]

And fifthly and finally...

 

IBERIAN RED WINES

 

Capilla Del Fraile Viña Ito

Madrid

Syrah, Petit Verdot

 

Liceiras Douro

Douro Valley

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Roriz

 

USA RED WINES

 

Maggio Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon

Lodi, CA

Cabernet Sauvignon

 

Five Rivers California Pinot Noir

2012

California

Pinot Noir

 

Bogle California Merlot

California

Merlot

 

Cline Vineyards Cashmere

2013

Sonoma

Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache, Petite Syrah

 

CHILEAN RED WINES

 

Morandé Merlot Pionero

Casablanca

Merlot

 

Morandé Carmenère Pionero

Casablanca

 

ARGENTINE RED WINES

 

Gouguenheim Valle Escondido Red Melosa

Mendoza

Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

 

AUSTRALIAN RED WINES

 

Mt. Langhi Ghiran Shiraz Billi Billi

Victoria

Shiraz

 

Chateau Tanunda Shiraz

Barossa

Shiraz

 

NEW ZEALAND RED WINES

 

Delta Wines Pinot Noir

Marlborough

Pinot Noir

 

SOUTH AFRICAN RED WINES

 

Man Family Wines Pinotage

Coastal Region

Pinotage

 

And last but not least...

 

DESSERT WINES

 

Château Cousteau Cadillac

Bordeaux

Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc

Bosio Moscato d'Asti

Piedmont

Moscato d'Asti

 

 

Hope you have funding wending you way through these.

Rp

[WesW]

Thanks very much rosepark for sharing these wine lists.