dlb@druxv.UUCP (Dave Bauer) (08/15/84)
I received a mailing the other day advertising The California Wine
Experience. Since there was some interest in this group a couple weeks
ago about this event, I thought I'd post some information.
"America's Premier Wine Event," as they bill it, is being held this year
at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on October 26, 27, 28, and 29, 1984.
The evening of Friday Oct 26 features a "spectacular gala of food, wine and
music" called "the Streets of San Francisco". On Saturday the 27th,
the morning begins with a speech by Rodney D. Strong on "A Historical
Perspective on California Winemaking," a speech by Hugh Johnson "On Wine,"
and a tasting of three California Chardonnays and three white Burgundies
with a panel discussion to follow. Then there is a luncheon, with
speakers Tom and Dick Smothers and Pat Paulsen talking on the subject
"From Hollywood to Vine." On Saturday afternoon there is "a comprehensive
tasting of German Auslese, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese from
great vintages." Saturday finishes with an evening tasting featuring new
releases from over 100 California wineries.
Sunday's schedule is equally hectic. There are two sessions running
simultaneously. Session A has three parts: a seminar on Wine Collecting
and Professional Wine Buying, a speech by Warren Winiarski on "The Story
of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars," and a talk on "The Changing Tastes of
America's Wine Consumers" by Leonce Picot of The Down Under Restaurant
in Fort Lauderdale. Session B also has three parts: a speech on
"Wine Food and Restaurants" by Narsai David of Narsai's Restaurant in
Berkeley, "The Story of Ridge" by Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards,
and repeat of the Wine Collector and Professional Wine Buyer seminar.
Luncheon follows, with Paulsen and the Smothers Brothers repeating their
speech, and the afternoon feathres a blind horizontal tasting of eight
1974 California Cabernet Sauvignons conducted by J. Michael Broadbent
of Christie's in London. In the evening there is another "Grand Tasting"
featureing the new releases from the 100 California Wineries [in case you
didn't get to try all of them the previous evening :-) -dlb].
The final day, Monday October 29, features "The Wine Spectator's 4th
Annual 'Grand Award' Banquet" honoring those restaurants which receive
the magazine's Grand Award for having the greatest wine lists in America.
This is a black tie event.
Now that I've whetted everyone's appetite, here's the bad news. Prices.
There are several registration options. Complete Registration for all
the events described above is $475.00 per person. There is a
Weekend Registration option, which skips the Grand Award Banquet, for
$375.00 per person. You can register only for the Grand Award Banquet
for $150.00 per person. You can register for only the Saturday and Sunday
luncheons and attend both for $100.00 per person. Or you can attend one
or both of the Saturday and Sunday evening tastings for $25.00 per person
per night.
Dave ("Hey boss, I've got this conference trip I wanna go to") Bauer
AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver, Colorado ihnp4!druxv!dlb
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