DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 16, 2019 Really sad. I must say that I think his obit chances are 50/50 at best, but we shall see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 16, 2019 Now we wait on a QO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 29, 2019 Not a wine guy, but this doesn't really fit anywhere else Tenzin Samdo, winner of Boston Magazine's Best Bartender of 2018, has passed from liver cancer. Another Cup player bites the dust for me prematurely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Banana said: Not a wine guy, but this doesn't really fit anywhere else Tenzin Samdo, winner of Boston Magazine's Best Bartender of 2018, has passed from liver cancer. Another Cup player bites the dust for me prematurely. Not a celeb. Too remote. If he was mayor of the town where the magazine was published, you may be onto something. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Not a celeb. Too remote. If he was mayor of the town where the magazine was published, you may be onto something. I suspect that one wouldn't have passed muster at first glance, no. For the record, because I'm nice, for borderline cases I am randomly selecting 3 Cup players with nowt on the line in the respective matches* and privately getting their jury decision on a persons vague job (note - not name, that is kept hidden). And if the majority goes "No, this sort of person counts because X, Y and Z" or the opposite then I take that advice. So far in Round 1, I have DQ'd 1 pick outright for being a deathbed marriage, and 2 picks went to Jury: one failed 0-3, and one passed 3-0. *ie not in this Round or facing them in Round 2. From Round 2 on, no longer in the Cup... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Not a celeb. Too remote. If he was mayor of the town where the magazine was published, you may be onto something. I mean if a historian from some random country is acceptable I don’t understand why an award-winning bartender/mixologist wouldn’t be acceptable. But too each their own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted January 30, 2019 I'm not submitting the award-winning piemaker in this round because I'm pretty sure it'd get rejected. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 30, 2019 Strikes her off medium list...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 30, 2019 I mean if they were a well known pie maker in local spheres Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Banana said: I mean if they were a well known pie maker in local spheres Made the local rag afore diagnosis, but aye, its pushing it a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted January 30, 2019 I mean if she was from Wigan I'd argue for it. But she isn't. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted January 30, 2019 tbf I was going to go "well let's see given Basset/Fairlie" but yeah if its the NZ women, rather considerably down the pecking order there. Be like if folk picked Nicky Coia of Coia's Cafe* rather than someone actually notable. *Which would be daft because iirc he died about 3 years ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 30, 2019 13 minutes ago, msc said: tbf I was going to go "well let's see given Basset/Fairlie" but yeah if its the NZ women, rather considerably down the pecking order there. Be like if folk picked Nicky Coia of Coia's Cafe* rather than someone actually notable. *Which would be daft because iirc he died about 3 years ago "Which" Coias' Café did you frequent msc? Paul's twin? https://www.scotsman.com/news/tv-host-s-twin-put-on-sex-offenders-register-1-933600 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 30, 2019 I mean I don’t make the rules, but you could make an argument for him being eligible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted January 30, 2019 Nah, this guy. Ran a "famous" cafe few streets away from Parkhead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, msc said: Nah, this guy. Ran a "famous" cafe few streets away from Parkhead. Lol I know, just yanking yer chain for lolz until kick off v St Johnhun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 14, 2019 Georges Vigouroux, founder of Maison Georges Vigoroux who helped revive the southern French wine region Cahors in the 1970s, an area where his family has operated since 1887, has died. He was 83. https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/02/cahors-pioneer-vigouroux-dies/ https://g-vigouroux.fr/en/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 5, 2019 Legendary Northern California vintner John Shafer, who was part of a generation that helped elevate sleepy Napa Valley into the international wine powerhouse it is today, has died. He was 94. Shafer Vineyards announced Monday that its founder died Saturday in Napa. A cause of death was not released. Shafer was born Oct. 11, 1924, and grew up in Glencoe, Illinois, a small suburb outside Chicago. Doug Shafer said his dad didn't even drink wine. "We're Chicago boys," he said. "We're bourbon and beer." SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,977 Posted April 8, 2019 Another wine maker with cancer, this time Tim Moore from Naples with brain cancer: https://www.mpnnow.com/news/20190406/outpouring-of-support-for-winemaker-battling-cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted May 1, 2019 Marcia Waters, formerly in charge of wine for Tesco shelves and then the Rothschilds' personal collection, dead at 59. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 24, 2019 Harry McWatters, regarded as one of the founding fathers of the B.C wine industry, has died. He was 74. https://globalnews.ca/news/5675151/pioneer-of-b-c-wine-industry-harry-mcwatters-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 29, 2019 Tony Jordan, an Australian winemaker who established Domaine Chandon, has died. He was 75. https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/australian-winemaker-tony-jordan-dies-423409-423409/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 1, 2019 On 08/04/2019 at 09:20, gcreptile said: Another wine maker with cancer, this time Tim Moore from Naples with brain cancer: https://www.mpnnow.com/news/20190406/outpouring-of-support-for-winemaker-battling-cancer He died about two months back, yet no one noticed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 3, 2019 On 01/09/2019 at 18:09, Joey Russ said: He died about two months back, yet no one noticed. Another @Boudicca DL Cup leftover. Obit July 1 — If he died in June.... just sayin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 29, 2019 Chip Cassidy, a wine expert, author and educator who started the wine education program at Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality, has died. He was 72. https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/restaurants/article236753808.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
