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A carafe of the elusive Giffen Vinyards Sauvignon Verde

The Friday night game was once great, and will be again.  Iris and Gail insist on it, and it isn’t wise to cross them.

Tonight we had 12 tables, and a great corned beef and cabbage dinner.  The two facts may well be related, but if we have to feed people to get them to come out, then feed them we will.

The startling photo above is Gail’s invention.  Since our paternalistic nanny-state no longer lets breweries add green dye to the beer, Gail decided to be creative and voila! we ended up with sauvignon verde, the perfect wine to go with corned beef and cabbage.  Wine Spectator gives it an 87.

The crowd was interesting, and very varied in experience, ranging from those of us just back the the Nationals to Steve Tracy, Carol Sue’s husband, who has had three (3!) bridge lessons and was playing his first real game.

Al and Valerie Petersen won N/S, while Grant Vance and Jessica Lai topped the E/W field.

Brian directed and kept the game moving, which is easier now that we are scoring on the Bridge Pads and nobody is spending any time looking at the travelers.  The final scores come out in a flash, and there is even a next-to-last round burner sheet.  Add in the pre-duplicated boards and the hand records after, and our little club is more and more like playing in a regional, except the food is better.

The next Friday night special is April 22, although you should think about playing every Friday night.  I’m open to suggestions as to what to cook.