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The first Eorzean Wine and Dine Festival!
A collaboration between Aeon, Jackal & Hide, and the Kindred.
Ladies and gentlemen!
It is with great pleasure that I can, at last, announce the fruits of the collective labours of Aeon, Jackal & Hide, and the Kindred: Â Eorzea's first great Wine and Dine Festival!
Beginning at 8pm (BST. Â A list of some US time zone conversions can be found here.), May 16th, and being graciously hosted by the Kindred at their home in the Goblet (Ward 4, Plot 11), an evening of fine entertainment, fantastic food, and finetastical wine await your collective tasting pleasure*!
What sort of things can you expect see at the Wine and Dine Festival? Â Why I'm glad you asked, good reader! Â And so, without further gilding the lily, and with no more ado, I give you the evening line-up...
- 20:00: Beginning from the very get-go, and continuing throughout the night, a selection of foods provided by all three companies will be distributed by members of Aeon to guests, with more available from the fully staffed bar operated by Jackal & Hide, and the lovely I'talweri Mitno, throughout the entirety of the evening.
- 20:15: Wine tasting begins. Â Hosted by Nailah Quill, the broadest selection of Eorzean (and beyond!) wines that the three Free Companies can lay their hands on will be provided for the tasting pleasure of all our guests. Â A chance to try something new, something different, and mayhaps something exciting! Â All while surrounded by a relaxed atmosphere, allowing plenty of opportunity to mingle with friends and fellow guests.
- 20:45: The competitions begin! Â More detail will be provided on this over the coming weeks, but what can be revealed here, now, is that one such competition, for those with the courage, knowledge, and highly developed enough olfactory system, a chance to sample some of the rarest examples of wine, and determine their origin and age.
The prize for winning such a tournament? Â None other than a pre-Calamity bottle of Bacchus to be awarded to the winner at the end of the evening. (Don't ask how we acquired such an item.)
- 21:30: What better after an hour of sampling wine, than the opportunity to chase all those favourable flavours down with a broad selection of cheese, paté, and various offerings of confections and pastries?  Many of which will have been supplied fresh on the night by the Kindred's own Quithel Moranguin, and Jackal & Hide's J'inarah Marad.
There'll be competitions, of course! Â For those who have somehow managed to retain the ability to taste after an hour of mixing wines, a chance to name some of the ingredients used in the culinary creations of Quinthel and Inarah will be offered to guests!
(Ten ingredients, offered two at a time, will be offered to whosoever wishes to partake. Â A /roll system to pick one of the two is currently our system of choice. Â This may change nearer the time.)
Additionally, the more classical 'guess the ingredients' competition will be offered to those who are feeling a little more adventurous! Â Bring along a partner, friend, or stranger you happened to meet while sampling wines, don a blindfold, and trust to the Twelve, the three Free Companies, and the good graces of the chefs as your friend feeds you a selection of ingredients for you to guess! Â Guess four ingredients, and win a free slice of cake and a drink!
(People will be informed OOCly what the ingredient is, and asked to react as their character would react.)
- 22:30: The end of the food sampling and competitions! Â A win(e)d down for all our guests, and a chance for the staff to rest their feet a little in anticipation of the coming announcements.
- 22:45: The winners of the earlier wine tasting competition will be announced! Â Their prize: Â A bottle of pre-Calamity Bacchus as stated afore, and a dinner for two prepared and provided by the finest chefs all three companies can offer.
It's hard to ask for more than that!
Security on the night will be handled by none other than Aeon themselves, while others from the company mingle and handle the distribution of the aforementioned goodies throughout the eve.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, as they say, is that... for that.
What we're still looking for, and putting an open call to arms out there for all who are interested, is for folk who are willing to provided suitable, relaxing entertainment for the guests over the course of the evening. Â Something to fit the tone of the night.
Entertainment:
Zhyalyhe Loeshaksyn - Portraits on the night (Portraits are an entirely IC thing)
If you're interested, and feel you're able, then we'd love to hear from you! Â Leave your name down below, and we'll be in touch to arrange something.
We're very much hoping to see you all there!
Aeon, Jackal & Hide, the Kindred
* The entertainment is not for tasting.
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