2006 Bordeaux Preview (Schedule)

The following is our preliminary schedule, so look for notes to come on the various wines each day. More specific details (especially on the wines we are tasting with the various negociants) to follow!

Tuesday, March 27
6:30 PM - Leave San Franciso, CA

Wednesday, March 28
10:35 PM - Arrive in Bordeaux

Thursday, March 29
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Negociant Meeting
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM - Tasting and lunch at Chateau Lascombes
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Beychevelle
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Negociant Meeting
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM - Negociant Meeting
8:30 PM - Dinner with Laurent and Coco of Brane-Cantenac

Friday, March 30
8:30 AM - 11:15 AM - Negociant Meeting
11:15 AM - 1:30 PM - Pavie with Gerard Perse
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM - Reignac with Yves Vatelot
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Negociant Meeting
8:00 PM - Dinner at Guiraud

Saturday, March 31
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Clos l'Eglise with Helene Garcin and Dr. Alain Raynaud
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Chateau le Gay with Jean-Christophe Meyrou
12:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Switch hotels, prepare for UGC events
7:00 PM - Dinner with Dr. Alain Raynaud and Helene Garcin

Sunday, April 1
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Negociant Meeting
1:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Super Tasting at Negociant
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Dinner with Negociant

Monday, April 2
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM - First Growths tasting at the Chateaux
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch at Ducru Beaucaillou
1:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Additional First Growths and Second Growths
7:00 PM - Dinner at Negociant

Tuesday, April 3
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM - Pichon Lalande
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM - Leoville Las Cases
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM - UGC at Chateau Giscours (tasting Margaux)
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM - UGC at Malartic-Lagraviere (tasting Graves and Pessac Leognan)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Moueix Tasting (entire portfolio, including Petrus)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Derenencourt and Thunevin
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM - Dinner at Haut Brion

Wednesday, April 4
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM - UGC at Beauregard (tasting Pomerol)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - UGC at Larmande (tasting St-Emilion)
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Circle du Rive Doite 2005 Tasting (at Grand barrail Chateau and Resort)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Cheval Blanc
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Pavie
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Ausone
6:00 PM - Dinner at Hotel Plaisance with Gerard Perse

Thursday, April 5
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - En Primeur tasting at Maison Joanne
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch TBD
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Pibran
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - UGC at Talbot (tasting St-Julien, Pauillac, St-Estephe)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Gruaud Larose
7:00 PM - Dinner at Lagrange St-Julien

Friday, April 6
Back to California