Russian River Wine Road - Barrel Tasting Weekend

just read an article in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat (link) talking about attendees and their behavior during Weekend #1. the vibe of the article seems to suggest the demographics of the crowds are getting younger, and their focus is more about boozing than tasting wine & buying.

for those who may have attended: what was your experience like?

for those ITB who poured at this event: did you see more drinkers than buyers? was the crowd any different from 2011?

We only went to Holdredge. While we were there a busload half sauced of young’ns rolled in. It got very loud very fast. That’s when we left as the space at the tasting bar became cramped with people bellying up. I couldn’t do it for a whole day going from winery to winery. Way too crowded and too rowdy for wine tasting.