Winestock 2007 Has Started

[masta]

Overall Winestock was a great success and all the feedback I received was very positive. Thanks to everyone for their kind comments after my presentation and hope I was able to help folks understand how pH, acid, and SO2 is important to successful winemaking. The material I covered at Winestock will be available on the website and here on the forum shortly.


It was great to meet many new folks and everyone who attended last year. It was a great team effort to make this happen and thanks to everyone who pitched in to help.


The biggest thanks goes to George as this event takeslots of planning, time, and effort.I saw first hand what a huge effort itisto make a event like this happen and continue to keep the business running and providing all the customers the awesome service you have come to expect from FVW.


Also want to thank George's wife Janna for her wonderful hospitality and it was great to spend some quality time together eating, drinking, and talking. I do miss my sweet little wife and children so I am looking forward to getting back home late tonight.







Thanks to all again and I was glad to be a part of Winestock 2007!

 

[SB Ranch]

Although we were very tired from the cycling event we had a great time. I had the opportunity to talk with so many wonderful folks. We are going to make great efforts to attend Georges event next year.


For those I talked with last night that were interested in the Carrollton Cycling Club here is the link. CCCEdited by: SBRanch

 

[kcdc]

What a GREAT Time!!

I so enjoyed meeting, talking and sharing wine with everyone at Winestock!</font>

I want to thank George for letting me talk about one of my favorite topics: Food and Wine Pairing.</font> I had a lot of fun. His generosity in letting us have experiment as we talked was second-to-none.

And those wines! Yum, yum

kcd


p.s. did anyone else enjoy the Verdelho with the avacado dip, and the black beans?

Or the bread pudding with .......

 

[Waldo]

OK...WALDO has made it back home.....Finally !!! My leaving last night at around midnight did not garner me the early morning return to home as I had planned due to ....Oh well, thats not important !! I am back and have downloaded the pictures from the event ( 224 of them) to my computer and the choice is now yours.
1. Wait until I can get them all edited and titled
2. To hell with that, post them and we'll figure it out

 

[grapeman]

I vote you post them so we can see them, and you can go back and edit putting some names with the faces as you can(unless you are really quick)! Glad you made it home Waldo!

 

[jobe05]

Welcome Home Waldo! Glad you had a safe trip regardless of how adventurous it was........................ You don't have to explain the delay in getting home, But did it involve the confiscation of Wine??????

I say since you have to resize the photo's anyways, just label them while your doing it.

We'll all just sit here and hit the refresh button .......................... sigh.......
Edited by: jobe05

 

[Wade E]

What ever you choose is good for me as long as eventually they get labeled so we will know who is who. I see you left a little early, must be gettng old!

We had a Octoberfest party down here in my town that I was at all day.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Waldo....the PhotoBucket now has a Bulk Uploader...that will be a great help to speed things up....


Glad you made it there, had a great time and got home safe and sound.

Edited by: Northern Winos

 

[Waldo]

OK....Here they come folks..........Will have to post these as i get them done. Hope you enjoy them and they are not necessarily in order of events either.

Edited by: Waldo

 

[geocorn]

Fabulous!!!!!!

 

[Waldo]

If you think the home winemaker is not concerned with acid, ph, ta then think again..Mastas presentation was fantastic and the intensity of the faces during the class was a great indicator that Masta had evedryones attention on a subject important to all of us.

 

[Waldo]

More to follow tomorrow folks......I am pooped and about ready to call it a day.

 

[Wade E]

Very Nice Waldo and thanks to all for helping us less fortunate souls with pics and captions. Masta, it ooks like you have em all in deep thought and wondering if they should all open all their bottles they have at home and retest them!

Edited by: wade

 

[jobe05]

Thanks Waldo, those are nice pictures and gives us less fortunate a feeling of being there. Looks like all enjoyed themselves.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Thank You, Waldo....that was great......


Get a good nights sleep...Will set my alarm clock for 1:30 AM and be looking for more photos as soon as you get your butt out of bed.

 

[Wade E]

1:30?, are you saying that Waldo is sleeping in tomorrow?

Me at 1:30 -

 

[dfwwino]

Gee, I look far too serious up above. Great job Masta. I had a great time at Winestock and enjoyed meeting so many of you. Hopefully, next year I can attend all sessions of Winestock, including Friday night. Thank you George for a wonderful time.

 

[Wade E]

DFW, Identify yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dean]

I believe that DFW is the guy holding his nose...Just guessing from previous pics I've seen of him. Am I right?

Great pics Waldo! Thanks for sharing with those of us who could not be there.

 

[LeiniePrincess]

This weekend was a blasty and I hope to bring my husband next time. I will have also made some of my own wines by then and hopefully more stuff will make sense. Next time I should be able to make it through all of the scientific talk without doing the "head-bob" because I will know what it's relating to!!! I apoligize Masta, I did my best to concentrate, but all that left brain talk sent me into a zone.