mjm:

Thanks, Mike, for keeping the tally of responses and suggestions. In all fairness, I must tell you that my ability to attend will be "timing dependent." Being with a young company, it is difficult to predict my availability so early in the game but I really want to be part of the event(s) if at all possible.

I really like the idea of two wine tasting gatherings per year to be held in each hemisphere during its autumn. While I agree with you that it would be great to get as many people together as possible for one annual event, it seems that scheduling, air fares and award availability may make that a bit tricky for a number of us.

Thank you for taking the lead here - looking forward to it!

Bill