VATS versus RATS 2005

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1a084333.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>VATS Wine Club</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |    </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VATS Wine Club"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="tasting_calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tasting Calendar"><U>Tasting Calendar</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="vats_press.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VATS Wine Press"><U>VATS Wine Press</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="about_vats.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About VATS"><U>About VATS</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="statistics.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Statistics"><U>Statistics</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="winemaking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Winemaking "><U>Winemaking </U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="scores_2010.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scores 2010"><U>Scores 2010</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Picture Gallery"><U>Picture Gallery</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="constitution.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Constitution"><U>Constitution</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="committee_members.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Committee Members"><U>Committee Members</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=131 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1a286272egerdp.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1d384333.jpg"> <bR> <div> VATS versus RATS Tasting Competition 2005 held at Bryanston Country Club.</div> <bR> <div> Top tasters and scores for Cellar Rats were:</div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> 49 Duane Blaauw </div> <div> 48 Quintin Honey </div> <div> 40 Shelley de Beer </div> <div> 32 Terry Odgers </div> <div> 31 Christopher Cosgrove </div> <div> 30 Daniel Spies </div> <div> 30 Jane Davies </div> <div> 30 Eftia- top novice </div> <div> 29 Carl </div> <div> 29 Sarie </div> <bR> <div> <B>RATS total 348</B></div> <bR> <div> Top tasters and scores for VATS were:</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> 41 Rainold Petersen </div> <div> 39 Mike Stokes </div> <div> 32 Bernd Sonnenberg </div> <div> 31 Rudolph Erasmus </div> <div> 30 Denise Rodriques </div> <div> 30 JP Meijer </div> <div> 30 Dave Moss </div> <div> 28 Glenn Bentley </div> <div> 24 Peter Wisniewski </div> <div> 22 Kevin Ryan </div> <bR> <div> <B>VATS total 307</B></div> <bR> <div> It was a sweet victory for Cellar Rats with scores of 348 for RATS and 307 for VATS. </div> <div> Geoff made it quite tough by putting in two Chenins and a Viogner and leaving out staples like Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. There were some fantastic scores from RATS, their top three tasters were Duane, Quentin and Shelley.</div> <div> VATS top three tasters were Rainold, Mike and Bernd. </div> <div> It was a great evening and enjoyed by everybody although I feel RATS enjoyed it the most!</div> <div> After the tasting Arnaldo presented his special pasta dish which was quickly consumed by all!</div> <bR> <div> Here's looking forward to next year!</div> <bR> <div> (Plagiarized from e-mail)</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>