Who’s going and what are you bringing?
I’ll probably have a bottle or two for sharing with berserkers who come to the event.
Going. One bottle for the community table and a few bottles to share with Bersekers as well. Looking at CellarTracker, it looks like I brought a Pontet Canet and Sami Odi last year to share with Berserkers. This year will probably bring a 2016 Third Twin Graciano and a pre-decanted 2010 Gruaud Larose.
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The Pontet you brought was generous and amazing. Because of that I picked up some 2019s and it is also why I will bring some “berserker sharing” bottles this year.
Not sure about red, maybe a Kinsman Syrah, and might bring bubbles or Sauternes as a palate cleanser.
It’s definitely one of my favorite parties of the year and I really enjoy sharing wine, aged and new. That’s the best part of this crazy hobby.
Bubbles is my go to palate cleanser, aleays found the sweets to kill the character of a wine
Shoot, sold out already! I’ll have to be faster next year.
I’ll be there as a +1. Really looking forward to it. From years past, what would be a good wine(s) to bring, generally speaking? In other words, of what is there far too much and of what is there always too little?
are you going to the ‘release party’… of the “ticketed after party”?
For the release party it’s mostly to drink the Koby wines… (to be fair i’ve never really gone to one so i don’t know the vibe as well).
the After Party tho… is a total booze fun fest… so feel free to bring anything… i’ve seen selosse, bdx, hippy burgs, wa/napa/oregon, and basically everything and anything…
Ticketed after party…I’ve heard about it, and it sounds like just as you describe. FUN!
Maybe a Goodfellow sparkler and a red of some sort…what could possibly go wrong if everyone is like me (or more): one person, two bottles!
Ah ok! i’ll see you there I think.
I don’t think there’s a +1 to that tho… each person has to have a ticket… (sorry that’s my confusion b/c the ‘release’ event has a person + 1 guest thing) 
And yah… 2 btl is no issue… i’ve seen a couple bring 1 btl… and i’ve seen one person bring 4 btls… it’s just a fun time. see you there i hope!
Mark, not sure what to tell ya…I’m not on the list, by cousin is and invited me to something Kobayashi-related. PM if we need to discuss more. 
sorry i just mean you also bought a ticket / they bought you a ticket… so not technically I bought a ticket + you come for free as a +1 that’s all i meant…
the release tasting is 1 get a ticket, and that ticket includes a +1 guest… so 1 ticket = 2 people.
the after party is each person needs a ticket… so ur cousin bought you a ticket. all good! see ya there!
Bump. The party is this weekend. Looking forward to seeing many of you again and some I’ve never met before. I’ll be rocking my Marshawn Lynch Seahawks jersey. Find me for a pour of some Berserker dedicated wine!
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Great seeing ya!
And any other WBers.
It was a blur as there were 100 ppl. Trav throws great party! 
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great night!
Another fun night. Great food, great wine, great people. The large format 2003 Pegau was awesome, but the Selosse and Jean-Claude Ramonet Montrachet shared by a few friends were the pinnacle of the night for me!
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Damnit, missed you again! I was hiding in back with Mark, Ryan and Tyler and didn’t catch this thread in advance of the party 
Travis’s bottles were great (Pax, Pegau, etc) and was great to try some of the older Kobayashi wines (I put a dent in the 2017 Marsanne)… but the shared bottles felt like they were a little less exciting than in previous years.
I brought a fun bottle (2018 Wendouree Shiraz-Malbec) and it sat on the counter for several hours, so I had to help finish it off. The J Lohr next to it went much faster 
Thank you all for the notes.
Question - would you say this event is worth traveling across the country for? I’m on the list and have thought about attending but never prioritized it. Would love to hear your thoughts!
(And Andrew, I would have totally poured some of the Wendouree in my glass!)
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Yes, i spaced on checking back to this before event also…
Yes, i think it bounces up and down a bit in terms of shared bottles, and partly because some bottles brought do not actually get shared broadly. I tried the Wendouree! I brought the 14 Roy Piper and Graeme MacDonald’s Palisades Petite Sirah. One of these days we will meet!
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I have traveled from LA most years, but i also spend time with Travis outside the event. I think a long weekend in Seattle that includes The Kobayashi tasting and after party is a good way to spend time.
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