Yelpers Love Wine Riot

L to R: Morgan F is the Marketing Director at The Second Glass, Sara S is a Yelp Elite, and Leighann F is the Yelp Community Leader

Wine Riot season is creeping up so we wanted to make sure we got all of the high points from last Riot and incorporated some new, awesome things for September. While researching we stumbled across some awesome Yelps from former Rioters…

Francesca R. from Allston dug on the tunes during the Riot, writing, “During the Wine Riot there was a DJ (playing awesome music, incidentally)… the sound was just right for conversing and grooving from vendor to vendor.”

One of our amazing volunteers, Alison C., had a great time at the Riot and hanging out with us! She writes, “I volunteered to help at Wine Riot [in April] and I had a blast! I got to meet with some awesome Wine Representatives, try wine from all over the world, and I got to ask stupid questions without anyone judging me. Also, the people who work at The Second Glass are so down to earth. They work hard and play hard, and they are all such positive people. If you want to learn about wine, these are the best people you could possibly learn from. Wonderful publication run by great people.”

And John L. stumbled upon Wine Riot after winning tickets to April’s VIP session. Worried about his novice-level of wine expertise he brought along a “more experienced friend,” but found that he was pleasantly surprised by the relaxed atmosphere. “I got the opportunity to experience wine in a no pressure situation, allowing me to learn far more than I would have at a traditional wine tasting. However, my experience may have been particularly good because of the VIP event status (I did have a chance to go and talk to many of the distributors/vineyard types). What gives The Second Glass that last push up to 5 stars is the amount of information they have on good, affordable wine. While I’ve primarily experienced this in email form, it’s still a lot of great information. With picks for under $20, and suggestions for different situations and events, it’s an incredible resource. Overall, The Second Glass does what it’s supposed to do: make the world of wine a lot less frightening. By the end of the Wine Riot, I could judge which of three New Zealand Cabernet Sauvignon had the strongest taste versus the more subtle ones. While I’ll always be partial to a beer, it’s nice to know the little things for situations where wine comes up.”

What did you think of the last Wine Riot?