The energy in the room was palpable and electric from the very start. I lead a few seminars each year, but this was different. I am not sure why. The wines were dazzling. Surely that had a lot to do with it. But the wines alone are never enough to sustain the energy in a room. There has to be something more. And that something is usually the audience. I can control which wines are served in a tasting, but not the participation of the attendees. This was one of those days where everything came together. I can say I had just as much fun tasting through these ten Champagnes as anyone in the audience.