Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

As we are getting excited about arranging a visit to France, I'd like to start a roll call thread.

This is to express interest in the BWE France 15 trip to Bordeaux in May of 2015. The tentative dates of the trip are May 18th to 22nd, with possible additional activities before or after in Paris. Our commitment to you is to have the framework finalized by the end of November so that everyone can book tickets and we can begin collecting money.

In terms of budget, I would recommend that everyone budgets about $1500 to $2000 per person for the transportation to Bordeaux from Paris, bus, most meals in Bordeaux, and extras. For reference, 10 years ago, it cost roughly $900 per person for the Bordeaux part of the trip, plus an additional $500 for Beaune. Once we solidify an actual budget we will let you know and start collecting money. I would also budget $200 a night for a room in Bordeaux (but we will work on those options).

I am copying and pasting the list from Jim's other thread, please let us know if you want to add or subtract yourself. Again, this is to capture serious interest. We figure we need at least 15 people to go forward with the event, and probably a max of 25.

Thanks

Stefan and Lucie.... 2
Tom & Gail...... 2
Jim +1....... 2
Danny & Danielle.... 2
Comte +1.... 2
Alex .... 1
Timmy +2.... 3
MichaelP + Nalan...... 2
Danny's brother ..... 1
Jim's lawyer friends Tony & Jennifer (lurkers) 2
Harry C +1 ... 2

Total: 21

I hope 2 under Harry C.

Is it still the whole enchilada or nada? We may be in Europe anyway but I'm not sure we have enough time for a whole week with BWE as much as we would like it-that might change but I don't know right now.

We still need to work out the schedule, but it will likely run from Monday to Friday. We will also likely plan some stuff in Paris. Generally, the Paris stuff will be optional, but we will likely need the Bordeaux part to be a set fee regardless of how much anyone wants to participate, simply for logistical reasons.

I think those budget numbers are actually quite high, we are going to do the best to keep costs reasonable, after all this is a non-profit event.

No one is committed to anything yet, of course.

Reconfirming 2.
I may need to sell wine to afford it, but it's worth that!

Michael-P

Hope you can make it Harry C!

Adding Danny's brother...

Tim,

You have my brother listed twice. Danny & Danielle & brother ...3 and further down Larry +1 . Your list should reflect 21 at present instead of 23.

Thanks.

Oops, thanks for catching that!

Added one additional guest under my name.

Tim,

Well all is confirmed now. One way or another we will be in Paris May 16th with flights confirmed today on cybermonday sale. Would be surprised to do much better price-wise going forward so done!!

Great! We are moving forward with building out the plans, and will be collecting deposits soon!