By Bibendumtimes
Thank you all again for making it to the Bibendum Times tasting last Wednesday. The Saatchi buzzed for 9 and a half long hours and a record number of people attended.
But the virtual side rocked as well. Going through the twittersphere we were flattered to discover more than 450 tweets bearing the #btimes.
After a long and meticulous sorting process we managed to dig out our 6 favourite tasting notes:
@pinteresque: …
We’ve reached a crucial stage in the build up (why build up, but count down? Oh well…) to the UK’s largest wine event in the calendar, the London International Wine fair (LIWF), next week at Excel. The integrity of our pants is under threat from the sheer anticipation. Seriously! If we can negotiate this tricky stage then it will be plain sailing from then on won’t it…?
But why …
What are 3 of the best things about my job?
1. Champagne – a drink with special powers. As a winestyle I find it challenging to taste blind and guess the Cuvee, so any chance to practice must be grabbed onto with glee.
2. Oysters – one of the best foodstuffs out there surely. As a lucky coincidence of enjoying lots of No. 1 (above), these salty little sea dogs are …
It was a tasting like no other. It started with a man called Documentally zooming a tiny camera into the faces of tasters and finished with a man in Manchester taking his shirt off.
The one consistent feature was the wine. The group of bloggers and Twitterers in London joined others around the country in tasting Delicato Old Vine Zinfandel, Laurenz V Friendly Gruner Veltliner and Dinastia …
