A Wine Filled Weekend
One of the perks of my job is getting to travel our beautiful state while promoting our wonderful wines. In the process I get to see a lot of cool places and meet people from all walks of life. Sometimes folks have heard of Castoro and sometimes not, and sometimes I run into people who have been drinking our wine since I was in diapers!
This past weekend I poured two different events and both were very enjoyable. The first event was at the Navy Post Graduate School in Monterey in their exchange, which is basically a store that sells everything. They’ve got iPads, groceries, booze, clothing you name it! I really like pouring here because the people I meet are from all over the world. Most are students, and all are affiliated with the military, navy etc. They’ve got great stories to share and are very eager to learn about wineries in the surrounding area. Another plus to the event is that they can take wine home with them on the spot and many did!
The second event I poured was for the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce for their annual Crush event. This event was a lot of fun as there were 25 wineries and 25 food vendors in attendance along with around 300 people. The food was great and it was a lot of fun to sample the other wines being poured. There were many I have heard of and many I had never heard of so it was fun to broaden my horizons. The food was great as well and the variety was amazing. Highlights included bacon wrapped dates, duck fat French fries, deviled eggs with caviar and truffle sauce, meatballs and even some amazing clam chowder. (I made sure to eat my veggies when I got home, haha)
All in all it was a successful weekend promoting Castoro and I look forward to the next round of tastings, which will be here before I can say Dam Fine Wine!
See you on the road!
Cheers,
Luke
