my favorites from a HUGE tasting

[newsguy]

RAD,

yep, made very brief notes for 30 or so wines. probably tasted about 10 more. like i said, i REALLY gotta consider spitting at tastings of this size. whew!

only been really into wine for about 3 years now, but the shafer merlot really impressed me.

as for an invite, everyone on this board should consider this an open invitation to come down to the winefest same time next year. it's a great time full of food and wine. food seminars and wine tasting on saturday, grand tasting on sunday. tickets $50 each. plus winemakers dinners on monday and tuesday night ($100 each). and i can tell you that tampa is a pretty nice place to be in early april. yesterday's event was held in air conditioned tents, while the weather outside has been sunny, highs in the low-80s, and lows in the mid-60s, plus a nice breeze.

[This message has been edited by newsguy (edited 04-08-2002).]