Thanks to our Party Sponsors!
Wanted to personally thank everyone who made the SanFran MusicTech Summit such a smashing success. Among the most important (out of many) were three groups of folks who helped ensure that we were able to provide hosted treats at the after Summit party.
First off, we can’t say thank you enough to Craig Austin Becker and David Zurowski of Michael Austin Wines / Somerston Winery. Somerston Winery has recently obtained several thousand acres in Napa, and is dedicated to growing the finest quality grapes, which was easily confirmed by the fabulous wines which they were pouring. The spectacular 2005 Michael Austin “Bad Habit” Red Wine, a blend of Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Grenache was a stunner, and the 2005 Michael Austin “High Flyer” Lodi Viognier was so delicious that we have plans to make this our summer cool down wine.
We have also been lucky enough to have become friends recently with 5th generation winemaker and 1st generation music impresario Karl Wente. After finishing his participation on the Marketing Panel, Karl was pouring some of his Wente Vineyard wines. We’ve tried a number of their wines recently, and have found their small lot Pinot Noir which we picked up at a recent visit to the winery to be especially and notably delicious. Thank you so much Karl and your family, and also to Heidi Richman and Karen Sundell who first connected us with the Wente’s.
And what would a SanFran MusicTech Summit be without Sake2Me Lightly Sparkling Sake Cocktails? We don’t know, as we’re all lucky enough that they were back to provide for the 2nd straight event. Thank you so much to Jeffrey Smith, Tad, and rest of the Sake2Me crew who made this happen.
All in all, the Summit was a smashing success, and the cocktail party was the icing on the cake. It would not otherwise have been nearly as great an event, so we especially want to thank Craig, David, Karl, Jeffrey, and all the other folks involved, and want to urge any and all of you who enjoyed their beverages to buy some for your at home consumption, or almost even better, to ask your local beverage shop whether these brands are being carried, and if not, to urge them to do so.
That would likely be the best way to thank these folks for what they added to the Summit, and would be very much appreciated by both them, and by us. Thanks again to all of you…
Brian Zisk
http://www.sanfranmusictech.com
