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2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:54 pm
by JonB
I received a flyer from Wally's that they are selling tickets to the event in L.A. (the public tasting seems to alternate years between L.A. and S.F.). While I skipped last year's tasting due to other priorities, I'm planning on attending this......love those tannins. Let me know if anybody else is attending.
Boston seems like a new addition to the schedule......I wonder who is hosting that event?
Tastings In North America
from 20 to 30 January 2011
San Francisco : 21 January
Los Angeles : 22 January
Chicago : 24 January
Toronto LCBO : 25 January
Boston : 26 January
New York : 28 January
Vintage : 2008
Re: 2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:53 pm
by Houndsong
Do they sell tickets for tasting future vintages on a futures basis? If it turns out to be a poor vintage, the price of the tickets may go down. If the vintage is really good of course, the UGC tickets might sell like hotcakes.
Re: 2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:30 am
by mike reff
The 2008 vintage correct? There should be some decent wines there.. Does anyone know when the 08's were bottled?
Re: 2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:38 pm
by JonB
Hound - don't give them any ideas.
Yes, 2008 vintage.
I'm not sure about bottling.....I think there's a fairly wide date range, and would assume wines most are bottled by now.
Re: 2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:24 pm
by DavidG
How does one get tickets to these?
Re: 2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:52 pm
by JonB
David - for NYC, try Sherry-Lehmann....I think they've hosted the NYC event in the past.
Chicago has been arranged by Binny's.
LA - Wally's (on odd years; SF K&L on even years)
Boston - ??
Re: 2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:11 am
by Michael Malinoski
I do know that the Boston tasting is at the Boston Harbor Hotel, though it is listed as trade only.
Re: 2011 Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux N.A. schedule
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:01 am
by cassetta
The UDG scheduled tastings are daytime trade tastings. In some cities, retailers host another tasting in the evening, but not all of the UDG members might be in attendence.