It is early Saturday morning, I am beaten down from a 15-hour day, plus my wonderful twins woke up at 5 am so I thought I would Blog about last night!
First off, thank you so much to the nearly 200 guests who stopped by Friday night for our Grand Taste ... All we could say is wow! What an amazing turnout ... Many more than we would have imagined. Next time (when it is warmer) we will be outdoors in a tent to be able to accomodate more of you!
A special thank you to the Martin family who filled in and assisted in so many ways:
- Steve Martin: Keeper of the grape and instant wine pouring machine @ Table 1!
- Teresa Martin: Free safety and our marketing machine when it comes to promoting!
- Chase Martin: Lead guitarist for the Chase Martin Solo Band (Thanks for the tunes) !
As it stands, this was our best night of the year and one of our top five best days since we opened in February 2005 ... Thank you for your support and confidence in us (I guess sampling from 40 bottles of wine will do that to you after a while!)
A few highlights from the evening:
TABLE 1 (Staffed by Steve & Michael):
- Gustavo Thrace The 3rd Bottle
- Astrale e Terra Arcturus
- Deerfield Ranch Red Rex
- Pacific Estates Petite Sirah
TABLE 2 (Staffed by the lovely Julie):
- David Arthur's Meritaggio
- Indicum Gran Rserva
- Pacific Estates Pinot Noir
TABLE 3 (Staffed by Chad):
- Miner Family Aia
- Pacific Estates Cabernet Reserve
- Vina Cobos/Paul Hobbs Cocodrilo
All in all, a great eveing and a wonderful way to spend a few hours with great friends and great wines! We thank everyone who came out (sorry about the glassware shortage but as I said before; we received more than twice what we expected in guests).
Look for our next Grand Taste this summer ... be sure to keep up with everything that happens at eat - entertaining and training by signing up for their weekly e-newsletter.
That's all for now ... I am off to see what is left of the store after all of the fun!
Have a great day ... Go KU and be sure to Drink Vino!
Michael
