WTNs: A Riesling "masterclass"

What a debacle the wine master classes were at Restaurant '07 (a trade event). Missing wines, corked wines, endless delays and so on ...

The first class was meant to be a New World vs Old World comparison but 3 wines were missing (including the wine of the winemaker presenting the class ... embarrassing).

• 2006 Voice of the Vine Riesling - Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
  Clean nose of apples and strawberry. Lime and apple flavours on the palate. Very dry, with strong acid presence along the length of the palate. Lacks an excitement factor.
  86/100
  
• 2004 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer, Mosel
  Lots of lifted white floral character on the nose as well as spice, slate, lanolin and apple. Lovely balance to the palate, with a flirting, fleeting sweetness and good length. Drink over the next 4-5 years.
  89/100
  
• 2005 Reichsrat Von Buhl Riesling Dry - Germany, Pfalz
  Touch of buttered popcorn on the nose along with apricot and pineapple. There is an element of spice on the palate, along with a hint of fruit sweetness. Simple, but not bad for the price. Drink now.
  87/100

Ouch!

Those of us who do this sort of thing cringe at all the ways they can go wrong...but it sounds to me as if someone who should have been paying attention, wasn't.

And for a paying audience, that's inexcusable.

And damn disappointing from your point of view, eh?