Grapefest - Working the Calais Booth

Our good friend and winemaker supreme, Benjamin Calais, was short people to work the booth at Grapefest and  being the sweethearts that we are, we offered to help.  He accepted without blinking and set us up with passes and a place to park.  Off we go to Grapevine.  We love his wines and know a great deal about him and his business so armed with our knowledge we arrived at the tent and started to get everything set up.  There are two sessions tonight for the People's Choice Awards and we are hosting both.
There are 40 Texas wineries represented and the tent is bustling as everything is readied for the crowd when the bell rings.

The first session awaits the opening bell.  Are we ready?  You bet we are.

The line at our booth is continuous the entire time as Mister and I answer questions and hand out literature for Calais.  We have another person in the booth to pour wine for us so that we can just promote the product.  Everything goes well and the first group casts their votes and leaves the area allowing us a small break to relax a little.

The ladies we are working with are great and are willing to share not only their knowledge, but also their supplies and help.  I love the camaraderie and am grateful for the small respite to have a glass of water and take the opportunity to stand in front of the fan for a few minutes.  It is mighty warm out tonight.

It is time for the second session and here they come -- on the run.

Again, our lines never end but this time it takes two of us pouring the entire time to even attempt to keep up.  I am trying to pour and also give information whenever I can, but at least Mister is able to spend some time with those who truly love the wines and wish to be a part of the Calais family.

A breeze comes up halfway through the session and I am one thankful lady.  Soon the bell rings and we pull the wines from the table.  Our night is over and now the voting begins again.  Hopefully the winery has done well tonight -- we sure had a ton of people that loved our offerings.

The remnants of us and neighboring wineries.  What a fun and exhausting night.  Time to head home.