Louis/Dressner Wine Dinner at Poole's Diner, Raleigh

[wondersofwine]

KC, I was there for 1 1/2 days (all day Saturday, and Sunday for the Champagne Brunch) but wasn't able to attend Randy's seminars or meet him. I attended seminars on Washington State AVAs (put on by Hogue), on high-altitude Argentinian wines (put on by Catena) and a seminar/tasting with Ancien Pinot Noirs (from California AVAs). The lunch Saturday featured a white and a red wine from Chile and I attended a gala dinner Saturday night with Country Vintner wines (four different distributors hosted wine dinners.) There was also a walk-around tasting Saturday before the gala dinners. Sunday after the Champagne brunch, I went to the Wine Mart set up in one room of the Carolina Hotel and picked up four bottles of wine (the Hogue appeared to be sold out as well as a Michel Chapoutier Banyuls and a couple Catena Malbecs I wanted to purchase--or the distributor may have packed up early to leave on Sunday.) I left my notes in the car so will report on the seminars tomorrow.



[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 09-07-2010).]