Biggest ever, with 750 attendees, presumably because of combination of the Poconos Mountain, PA location's proximity to membership core and the 50th anniversary.
Again, so many excellent sessions, so much excellent wine to taste and to drink, and so many sessions one wanted to go to but ran alongside the one attended.
Four standouts for me were
-Pessac-Leognan - red wines of this Bordeaux appellation presented by the superb Paul Wagner with wines courtesy Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux
-A Sideways Trip through Santa Barbara - this was so much fun, and so well done, presented by three members of East Las Vegas Valley AWS Chapter, 8 wines tasted along with matching clips from the Sideways movie and videos of the winemakers.
-Lodi Native - presented by Stuart Spencer of Lodi Wine Commission and winemaker at St Amant Winery. Showing Zinfandels from six wineries made from old vineyards with natural fermentation and no additive including no new oak, acid or water designed to show expression of vineyards. Using uniform Lodi Native labels. Also some commercial versions made from same vineyards and wineries in comparison.
-Chateau Phelan Segur - presentation by the cellar master of this St Estephe estate on the effect of different age & type of barrels illustrated by barrel samples of the 2015 vintage followed by the released final 2015 blend.
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| Phelen Segure empties fill a bin afterthe tasting |
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