Michaaaaael!! Bustin' Vamps at The Crescent with The Lost Boys
Thank you so much to everyone that joined us for Lost Boys with Wine this Halloween! 🎃
If you're reading this, then that means the Vampire Hunter Trey Killwell and the Wine Events crew kept you safe!
Read on for details on all the wines from the evening, our ghastly gallery of photos, a whole bunch of Lost Boys trivia (including some new stuff), and a video featuring every moment from the movie where they say, "Michaaaaeeel!"
As promised, these are the Hallo-wines that kept you safe!
Our Hallo-wines
Josh Cellars Seaswept, California - Majestic Wines £14 / £16
Josh Cellars, founded by Joseph Carr to honour his father, Josh. For Seaswept, the grapes are selected from cooler growing sites in California, where ocean breezes help preserve their natural freshness. Blending two of their lighter white grape varieties, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, the wine is fermented and briefly aged in stainless steel tanks to retain its bright character.
Aromas of citrus, blossom, and hints of fresh-cut grass and melon, leading to a clean, fresh finish.
The kind of wine that makes you shout 'Michael' 118 times in the space of two hours!
Nettie Viognier, California - £13.00 / £11.00 Majestic Wines
Viognier is full-bodied and aromatic, just like me! This wine is named after Nettie Valear, who planted an acorn on the site in memory of Abraham Lincoln. Now, it’s a majestic oak some 200 years old! Expect a floral nose with notes of pear, apricot, honey, and peach on the palate. At 14%, it’s deceptively potent.
Goes great with Asian food (maybe worms in a box), blue cheese, or Vampire Huntin’!
Burlesque White Zinfandel, Lodi, California - Frazier's Wine Merchants £7.95 or Online
Made from 100% Zinfandel grapes, this wine is lightly crushed to create a pretty pink hue. It has aromas of strawberries and ice cream, with bright berry fruits on the palate and an off-dry finish.
'America's Grape' or at least that's what they thought! The Americans call it Zinfandel, and the Italians call it Primitivo. Either way, this is a radically bold wine, incredible value, and one of the night's favourites!
Mark West Pinot Noir, California - Ocado £12.75
Mark West Winery has been devoted to perfecting one varietal, Pinot Noir, since 1978. They source grapes from premier regions of California where cooler evenings produce grapes with intense fruit aromatics and flavours. This Pinot Noir offers delightful aromas of black cherry, strawberry and plum. Medium in body with soft tannins.
I could drink this on its own, with friends, or in the bath with some pork chops!
'Man with an Ax' Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi, California - £12.95 Online
This Bordeaux grape is the most widely planted in the world, but nobody makes Cabernet like they do in California! It has blackcurrant, wild berry, and sweet vanilla on the nose, with juicy rich cassis and black cherry fruit on the palate, deliciously framed by American oak spice.
Think we might need that man with an Axe!
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Santa Carla Vampire Hunting Crew - Birmingham Division
Trey's 'Lost Boys Trivia'
Some highlights from last night's trivia along with some new ones that would've been spoilers last night. You're welcome!
1) They say that someone says 'Michael' 118 times! You can count them here:
2) Santa Cruz, where Santa Carla takes place, was once known as "The Murder Capital Of The World" due to a series of brutal murders in the early '70s.
3) The bandstand that the band plays on when Michael first sees Star and the Frog Brothers comic book shop were both destroyed in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
4) This is the second movie Corey Feldman starred in with Kiefer Sutherland, where Feldman was the hero and Sutherland was the villain. They filmed these movies back to back in 1986 and 1987: Stand By Me and Lost Boys.
5) Corey Haim and Corey Feldman featured in nine movies together and several TV shows!
6) The merry-go-round sequence foreshadows the order in which the Lost Boys die. Marko dies first, Paul second, Dwayne third, and David last. Edgar Frog states, "when a vampire bites it, it's never a pretty sight." All the vampires follow these four deaths exactly.
7) David is impaled on a pair of antlers and doesn't disintegrate like the other vampires. He is not really dead, despite what Max says. This was intended to be picked up in the sequel, "The Lost Girls," which was scripted but never made.
8) The most '80s thing about the movie is the beach concert led by an oily, muscly, chain-wearing saxophonist. The sax man in question is Tim Cappello, a multi-instrumentalist who spent much of the '80s and '90s in Tina Turner’s band.
9) Executive producer Richard Donner was initially set to direct The Lost Boys before pulling out to work on Lethal Weapon. He had originally planned for a family-friendly script based on the idea that Peter Pan was a vampire!
10) The maggots in Michael's box of rice looked just like grains of rice! The crew had to douse them in lemon juice to get them moving.
We look forward to welcoming you back to The Mockingbird very soon! Why not check out our website or sign up for our monthly mailing list to find out about new events first?
All the best from Trey Killwell and the Santa Carla Vamp Bustin' Crew!
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