Fifth Annual Wine Tasting at grapestompers.com
 grapestompers.com
held its fifth annual wine tasting event at the Burgiss
Barn in Laurel Springs, NC on Sunday, October 6, 2002.
The event was attended by more than 200 people, and offered tastes
of nearly 20 varieties of wine. Live mountain music was provided
by Rob and Bet Mangum, and a delightful dinner of barbecued pork
and roast beef was catered by Jimmy Benge of Jiff Catering for all
participants.
grapestompers.com would like to thank Monty Combs for taking
the photos during the wine tasting.
You can scroll down the page to see all the pictures from our wine
tasting, or simply make your pick from the list below:
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grapestompers.com's 5th annual wine tasting took place
on Sunday, October 6, 2002.
This photo shows Brant Burgiss, Webmaster and son of Crazy
Tom, pouring some Grande Vieux Chateau du Roi (made from a
Cellar Classic wine kit).
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Brant pouring a dry red wine
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PHOTO 1
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Local winemakers show off their wines |
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Wine tasters enjoyed sampling over 20 varieties of wine.
The majority of wines served were made from the kits sold
by grapestompers.com, but lots of local vintners shared
their homemade wines as well. Billy Brown (pictured here)
shared his apple and elderberry wines, and Rex Dixon's homemade
Blueberry Port was a big hit! The wine must have tasted good,
because it disappeared quickly!
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PHOTO 2
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While enjoying the wine and
food, the crowd was treated to the musical talents of Rob
and Bett Mangum.
The Burgiss Barn stage and sound system sure came in handy.
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The Mangums of Turkey Knob
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Tim Burgiss, right, explains white wines' characteristics
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One of the advantages of a wine tasting is the ability to
sample several different wines to "zero in" on your
favorite variety. Here Tim Burgiss shares some white wines
with fellow wine enthusiasts.
A wine tasting like this is a great way to try out new types
of wine in an inexpensive manner (our annual wine tastings
are FREE - you just have to bring your own wine glass); before
you know it, you'll become familiar with the wide range of
sweet and dry red, blush, and white wines. Of course, some
folks enjoyed them all!
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PHOTO 4
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We set up four different tables at this year's wine tasting:
- Kit Reds
- Kit Whites
- Homemade Wines
- Wine "doctoring" table
This photo shows Ali Burgiss (Crazy Tom's granddaughter)
and a friend helping out by serving delicious sandwiches to
the wine drinkers.
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Ali Burgiss serving up some great food by Jiff
Catering
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PHOTO 5
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In addition to free wine, a special treat this year was the
big prize giveaway. Prizes ranged from hats and T-shirts to
wine making kits.
In this picture, Tom is getting ready for the drawing by
collecting everyone's name tag and putting them in the hats.
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Getting ready for the prize drawings
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PHOTO 6
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The Ice Wine and Peach Chardonnay were very popular. Just
the thing to quench your thirst on a hot summer day!
Here, Amy Burgiss (Brant's wife) is helping out. The Wine
Tasting is very much a Burgiss family affair.
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The Ice Wine disappeared fast!
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PHOTO 7
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John Burgiss takes a break from
pouring samples of wine to answer a question by his son Riley.
John is Tom's third son and has his own online business called
ePocketKnives.com,
where he sells classic pocket knives made by Buck, Case, Schrade,
and other popular manufacturers. |
| Dad, can Buzz Lightyear have
a taste? |
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In this picture, Bonnie Brown,
the manager of grapestompers.com, explains
the advantages of making your own wine at home.
Her husband Don is seen in the background.
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| Bonnie Brown speaks with
wine tasting participant |
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All photos on this page were taken by Monty Combs. Thank you again,
Monty!
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