72098 Mon Aug 08 18:48:53 -0700 2005 2 2 Los Angeles Area 0 394915 anyone went to this event at Wally's wine shop in the parking lot, was it any good? what dishes did you guys have? thanks. if it is good, then hopefully i'll be able to make it next year. supposedly spago and the hitching post in buelton were a couple of the featured restaurants. Mon Aug 08 18:48:53 -0700 2005 0 kevin 1 394920 I went, so a bunch of other folks I know - I don't have the time to do a long post right now, but it is by far the best event of its type I have been to. Never a line, poeple were nice, food was excellent and the wine I had was great. Mon Aug 08 19:19:08 -0700 2005 394915 0 Kurt 1 395173 One of the best wine events ever. Do not hesitate going next year for one second. The Bonaccorsi Scholarship fund is the beneficiary, and it was $95 pre-enrollment, or $125 at the door. Michael Bonaccorsi was a master sommelier at Spago, and Lee Hefter was there cooking food, as were reps from Lucques, Sushi Roku, Boa, Hitching Post, among others. But the Central Coast wines were the real show(some chards, mostly Rhone varietals, and some pinots. Two wines from each of the following: Ambullneo, Arcadian, ABC, Beckmen, Brander, Calera, Claiborne & Churchill, Clos Mimi, Costa de Oro, Falcone Family Vineyards, Fiddlehead, Foley, Gainey, Garretson, Herman Story, Hitching Post, Holus Bolus, Jaffurs, Justin, Kunin, L'Aventure, Linne Calodo, Loring, Paige 23, Piedra Sassi, Presidio, Qupe, Row Eleven, Rusack, Sanford, Saxum, Sea Smoke, Shadow Canyon, Sine Qua Non, Silver, Summerland, Tantara, Talbott, Talley, Turley, Westerly, Whitcraft, and Villa Creek. Of the ones I tasted, and there were many that I did not taste, my favorite was Sine Qua Non, as they were pouring Whisperin E White, and the Inflagrante Syrah - truly outstanding in both cases. The good news was that I started the entire tasting with the Whispering E and is that one mouthful of wonderful wine. ps - hope I did not include too many typos in this list. Tue Aug 09 23:09:59 -0700 2005 394915 0 carter