http://www.graperadio.com/archives/2013/01/29/2012-world-of-pinot-noir-seminar-technique-vs-terroir-the-cube-project/ Where an enthusiasm for wine gets personal Thu, 30 May 2013 08:46:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.graperadio.com/archives/2013/01/29/2012-world-of-pinot-noir-seminar-technique-vs-terroir-the-cube-project/comment-page-1/#comment-599829 Jill Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:32:23 +0000 http://www.graperadio.com/?p=2693#comment-599829 I’ve been attending WOPN for eight years and the 2012 Grand Tasting event was a MAJOR disappointment. With the exception of including a bit more food, which was nice, we experienced:
HUGE crowd. Way oversold.
Very small children (not allowed-this is a 21 and over event, but oh well).
Security at a minimum. By the second hour people who did not have a wristband were coming in and grabbing a left behind wine glass or totebag–these seemed to be passer-bys AND some who were CLEARLY employees of the hotel. I also observed people selling their wine glass to enterprising tasters.
About 30% of the vintners “ran out of wine” and closed down their booth over an hour prior to event’s end.
I encourage anyone considering going to any part of this event to save their money and attend one of the well-run events by Santa Barbara County Vintners or any other area.

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