If you follow me on Twitter then you know where I was this weekend.  If you don’t follow me, you should (@ABCwineKat). I get to go to great places! Friday afternoon I arrived with a spring in my step to Sandestin Resort where I would spend two days letting people taste wonderful wines from ABC. It wasn’t just ABC there; there were over 600 wines to choose from, a few food vendors, and cooking demos! There was nothing more you could want for, except better weather that first night.

It was drizzling when we pulled up, but we were told it was going to blow over. Our tent was right next to the stage. We set up about an hour before 5 p.m. and the rain was in full drizzle force. When 5 o’clock rolled around I found that 50 degree weather and annoying drizzle will not stop everyone from tasting good wines. I was surprised how many people came out from 5-8 and really had some wine-rain fun.

At our tent we were tasting Ca’Da Gal Moscato di Asti, Veuve Ambal Cremant, Cross Spring Sauvignon Blanc, Cross Spring Chardonnay, Fog Bank Pinot Noir, and Shannon Ridge Wrangler Red. Night one in the rain we found that red wines were more popular. I even met a few card carrying members for the ABC rewards club. After freezing ourselves we closed up for the evening and hoped for better weather on day two.

Waking up the next day, I knew we were in for a great day. The weather was cool but the sun was out! I even ran into some people I knew from Georgia. As the day broke at 1 p.m. the music started and the taste for white wine began. We saw a few familiar faces from the night before, but as this was a sold out event, we saw many new people. The wine popularity went from red the night before to the whites, mainly the moscato and cremant. I guess bubbles in the sun were refreshing. We had so much fun I can’t wait to go back next year.

If you get the chance, go next year!

Kathleen Anderson, North/West Wine Supervisor. Follow Kathleen on Twitter: @ABCwinekat