Barrel Tasting 2010: Mopping Up!
April 1, 2010 Barrel Tasting 2010: Mopping Up! By TR Along the Wine Road, we look at the year as being divided into “Before Barrel Tasting”, “During Barrel Tasting” and “After Barrel Tasting”. Everyday routines stop, are altered, are forgotten. Everyone understands the blanket excuse: “Well, it was Barrel Tasting!” It is a life changing event for many of us, similar to having children, as after you have gone through it, nothing will ever be the same again. Along the Wine Road, there are those that participate in Barrel Tasting and those who do not – and never the twain shall meet. Barrel Tasting is now the largest wine event in the state of California- we had record breaking pre-sale of tickets to the event and also sold blockbuster...
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MARCH 2, 2010 Barrel Tasting: Disneyland for Adults By TR Barrel Tasting advance ticket sales ended yesterday with excellent response-that bribe of $10 off per advance ticket really seems to work-all part of trying to make the Event run smoothly for our guests and wineries so that we avoid check-in bottlenecks and can better gage how to stage the Event- where to send the correct amount of Event glasses, wristbands and other supplies. Without this advance knowledge, would be like waging a war with no idea where to supply and protect the troops and gird them for success! Speaking of tactical assistance, we just received, hot off the presses, the 2010 Wine Road Map- gorgeous-reminds me of the Disneyland map showing all the enchanted lands, but with our AVA’s...
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