http://www.expovina.ch/

That time of the year again!!

(Sorry, it is in German, but if anyone wants me to translate, I am thinking it says something along the lines of, "Come taste wine on ships and get tipsy somewhere besides a bar. And you can order some and have it delivered too. Is good.")

Google Translated version here.

free wine?

what's the catch?

to get p!ssed and end up spending a fortune like we did last year

a bit of advice, buy some wine from a stand as soon as you go in, get the pink slip, slot it in your guide back sticking out noticeably at the top, the vendors then see you're a buyer and get the better wines out for you

That is spot on Nicky.

2 years ago, I was walking around tasting (a few of us had made a few purchases) and we got to a stand with quite nice wine.

The person selling the wine was reluctant to give us all a taste (4 of us), so we asked for 2. I made a point of pulling out my two slips for purchases, and suddenly, we were all tasting every wine on the shelf.

Phil: you need to pay an entrance fee.

We are not making it easy for you are we?

So when you and Nicky turn up the gang plank this year, will the organisers look at each other panicked to accomodate all the wine you're going to sample?


Quite often people go free with free vouchers that are given out. Usually from a friend of a friend in the office who can't make it that evening so it may be worth asking around.

they should think themselves lucky they're not vodka ships! I don't 'do' wine but me and summerrain 'do' vodka!

summerrain multi tasks she also does wine

And don't forget the whisky ships!!!
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I'm getting a wee bit nervous. The Webpage for the Whiskyship does not load, and the thought of missing it....

Doc.

I can't think of anything worse than spending all day on a rocking boat, crammed with people that is invariably too hot to taste wine.

If we trusted our local wine shops we wouldn't have to taste before we buy! Tip: don't buy wine when you're drunk... its never worth...

starts just after the wine ships finish

you've never been, have you?

no rocking, not really too crowded. And the boats (yes, there's more than one) have windows and other fresh air devices.

It's about the whole experience. There are some tips in here how to enjoy it best - you get arseholed on your second circuit, basically

illusion ! the wines are all the same. When going to any degustation of wines, I take on the most "leisure/worker" style clothing possible. You will not get paramount priority service, but the wine is the same really, the talks may even be more interesting as you are seen as an alternative to the so many "wannabe something" and few will see you as a "target". I however may take my two Coop receipts of last Saturday at Albisgüetli with me, which will show "them" that I already ordered !

We could all meet up at the Wines of England stand


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Let's not and say we did 'eh?

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wollishofener, it's getting a bit nippy for those combat shorts you like to wear

Going in with a windburnt face, jeans and dirty fingernails gets the expensive stuff offered; they'll assume you're a grower and not bother with the hard sell.

Bless those poseurs who bring their own wine glasses with them...

Other than getting sloshed slightly earlier in the day, what's the problem with this outing?