WBC’09 – Meet The Sponsors

Gretchen Neuman
VinoVerve Editor

Registration began at 11:00 am… after receiving my credentials, I headed over to meet the conference sponsors.  And, of course, enjoy a little wine.  It was 11:00am after all, which means that wine was a legal as Sunday morning in Chicago.

I tried several of the Verdejo and Verdelho from the Rueda region of Spain… They were absolutely lovely and perfect for a chilly summer morning.. or a warm one too.

Next up was Sherry… Now, the trick with Sherry is that you want to drink the dry ones now and come back and taste the sweeter ones later… naturally I forgot.  But I did enjoy walking around the room learning about the wines of Napa, Sonoma, Xeres, Rueda and the Russian River Valley.  I also got to learn (more) about Wines and Vines and Wine Mutineer magazines… oh, and I got to vote for the best wine tattoo (which was no contest! Michael Wangbickler totally won!) For voting, I got a tattoo (albeit temporary) of my own…  Not bad for the first 90 minutes!

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