Grape Wall Challenge III results delayed: Because…

Posted on | November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

… one of the wines that scored very high turns out to have a regular price that is not under rmb100. It looks like there might have been a mix-up by the distributor between the regular price and a ~rmb75 special deal it is running at Jenny Lou’s. Please bear with me until tomorrow while I sort things out.

In the meantime, file this as Reason 528 why organizing an event like this can be stressful, right between Reason 527: Having A Judge Back Out 20 Minutes Before the Contest and Reason 529: Hey, Did We Just Mistakenly Pour Wine Number Seven in Glass Number Eight? No? Whew!

In the meantime, a photo from yesterday’s white wine session…

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One Response to “Grape Wall Challenge III results delayed: Because…”

onirovins
November 9th, 2011 @ 8:12 pm

Keep at it…better prudent than rushed

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