The Wine Maker's Toy Store is proud to sponsor its second annual gathering of home wine makers. This year's conference will be held again in North Texas at the Addison Conference Center! This event will contain a variety of topics, including how to make better wine and to evaluate the quality of your wine and pair it with food.

Register here for Winestock!

Please note that the retail store will close at 2 pm on Friday and be closed all day Saturday. We will open the retail store from 9 am to 3 pm on Sunday for your shopping needs or if you would just like to see the store.

You can view pictures of Winestock 2006 by clicking here.

Below is the agenda for the 3 day event:

• Friday, September 28, 2007
  • 7-8 pm - Registration, Social Hour and Wine Sharing
  • 8-9 pm - Italian Dinner Buffet
  • 9-11 pm - More Wine Tasting and Voting on your People's Choice Awards
• Saturday, September 29, 2007
  • 8-9 am - Registration, coffee and pastries
  • 9 am - 9:15 am - Welcome and Introduction of Guests
  • 9:15 - 10:30 am - Acid & pH Testing
  • 10:30 - 11:00 am- Break
  • 11 am - 12:30 pm - Various methods for de-gassing your wine
  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm - Bar-B-Que lunch by Randy White's Restaurant
  • 1:30 - 3:00 pm - Pairing Wine with Food
  • 3 - 3:30 pm- Break
  • 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Wine Tasting Class
  • 4:30 - 5 pm - Presentation of People's Choice Awards
  • 5-6 pm - Free Time
  • 6-7 pm - Social hour and Wine Sharing
  • 7-9 pm - Mexican Dinner Buffet
  • 9:00 - 11:00 pm - More Wine Sharing and Socializing
• Sunday, September 30, 2007
  • 9 am - 3 pm - Retail store open for your shopping pleasure

All of the wines we will be tasting and sharing will be provided by our participating home vintners and The Wine Maker's Toy Store. Please feel free to bring your wines for the tasting, as well, as the People's Choice Awards.

We will hold the event at the same place as last year, The Addison Conference Center and the cost per person is as follows:

• Saturday Sessions and Buffet Lunch - $75.00
• Friday Night Wine Tasting and Buffet - $25.00
• Saturday Night Wine Tasting and Buffet - $25.00
• Discount for Registering for all events - $10.00
• Discount for Registering BEFORE July 1, 2007 - $15.00

We will be giving away merchandise and coupons as door prizes and to winners of the People's Choice awards. We will also have "goody bags" for all which will include the following:

• $25.00 Coupon for use at The Wine Maker's Toy Store
• 1 free commemorative wine glass with our logo and "Winestock 2007" on the glass.
• 1 bag of 30 corks (#9 X 1.75 perfect corks with "Winestock 2007" printed on the side.)
• And some other cool stuff!

Speaking of commemorative items, we are also offering polo shirts for $24.99 and baseball caps for $14.99 with each registration. The shirts and caps will be navy with gold lettering and read:

We will also allow you to complete your set of wine glasses with 3 more for $14.99. Each additional set of 4 will be $19.99. For those of you unable to attend, you can still purchase the shirts or glasses. Click on Winestock 2007 commenorative items to order them. Commemorative items must be ordered prior to September 1, 2007 to guarantee availability. We will order some extras, but they will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

We will also have loads of door prizes, including coupons, wine kits, a floor corker and a Buon Vino Mini-Jet filter!

The conference will be held in Addison, Texas, 30 minutes north of Downtown Dallas at the Addison Conference Center. This location is about 20 minutes from both area airports, Love Field and DFW and is within 10 minutes of 3 major shopping malls. Addison is also the home to over 100 restaurants within a 10 minute drive.

More information on the location for the event, as well as, on Addison can be found at:

Addison Conference Center 15650 Addison Rd. Addison, TX 75001-3285 972-450-6241

For those of you traveling from out of town and needing a place to stay, we have reserved 20 rooms at the following hotels. Be sure to mention "Fine Vine Wines" to get the special rate.

Don't miss out on the Lonestar State's premier home wine making event of the year. To register for Winestock 2007, click here.

If you have any questions, or would like to register over the phone, please give us a call at 1-866-417-1114.

We look foward to seeing all of you.