You never budget enough for BD! At a minimum, double whatever you were planning to spend. Try to do some research on newbies, and check the BD10 thread for last year’s participants to remind yourself of those you missed but wanted to try.
Budget? This year will be painful. Every year is painful.
I always buy a few new producers every year but this year you could do nothing but newbies and kill it.
I’ll still buying from the regulars and the winemakers that post on WB, it’s about supporting the cause and sharing the passion. They’ve become friends.
Preview Day will start when I wake up, and since Brig apparently got me sick through a phone call, I might be later to the computer than the expected 7 am Pacific
Can’t go wrong with Nola’s offerings. I’ve had just about all of them. The Sherry vinegar is great, go for it! Don’t think I’ve tried her balsamic yet, so this is clearly the year for it.
FYI on the GCC status - I’ll be launching the Preview Day/Early Purchase Offers AFTER I finish squaring up the expiring GCC members, as there are a lot on that day (last minute people). So I’ll be clearing those statuses, then launching the forums (two of them - one for Previews, one for Early Purchase Offers)