Comments on: 2007 Wine & Fire - Part I http://www.graperadio.com/archives/2008/09/29/2007-wine-fire-part-i/ Where an enthusiasm for wine gets personal Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:20:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tim Beauchamp http://www.graperadio.com/archives/2008/09/29/2007-wine-fire-part-i/#comment-384271 Tim Beauchamp Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:58:35 +0000 http://www.graperadio.com/archives/2008/09/29/2007-wine-fire-part-i/#comment-384271 Great coverage of a fantastic event. If it had not been your coverage of the first Wine & Fire event in 2006, I would not have heard about it. And, I am glad I did. The Reception under the Stars on Friday night must of had the stars aligned for a perfect event. Weather made to order, food, wine, entertainment, atmosphere, discussions; none better. The Santa Rita Hills winemakers pulled out all the stops, worked their collective tails off to pull of a first rate event that showed the best that a California AVA has to offer. After going to this area, tasting their wines, experiencing their hospitality, and community, I have been cured of wanting to go to any of the more well known, commercially over-run, theme park wine areas that some of the other AVAs have become. I am torn between wanting to tell everyone I know what a gem Sta. Rita Hills is, and keeping it to myself as my own little heaven I was glad to see you guys there covering the event in 2007 too. Hope to see you there in 2009. By the way, here are some more shots from the event. http://www.grapeenvy.com/wineandfire2007/ Tim Beauchamp Great coverage of a fantastic event. If it had not been your coverage of the first Wine & Fire event in 2006, I would not have heard about it. And, I am glad I did. The Reception under the Stars on Friday night must of had the stars aligned for a perfect event. Weather made to order, food, wine, entertainment, atmosphere, discussions; none better.

The Santa Rita Hills winemakers pulled out all the stops, worked their collective tails off to pull of a first rate event that showed the best that a California AVA has to offer. After going to this area, tasting their wines, experiencing their hospitality, and community, I have been cured of wanting to go to any of the more well known, commercially over-run, theme park wine areas that some of the other AVAs have become.

I am torn between wanting to tell everyone I know what a gem Sta. Rita Hills is, and keeping it to myself as my own little heaven

I was glad to see you guys there covering the event in 2007 too. Hope to see you there in 2009.

By the way, here are some more shots from the event.
http://www.grapeenvy.com/wineandfire2007/

Tim Beauchamp

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