Champagne is a widely successful beverage that has been refined through centuries of prestige. A centenarian French technique, known as “méthode champenoise”, is the reason for the success of this sparkling wine, intended to transmit the utmost expression of the soil upon which vines are cultured, and to produce chains of perfect bubbles rising upward in freshly-filled glasses.
Throughout several generations, entire families have been devoted to producing champagne, and guaranteeing that every new generation is instructed about every single detail implied by such elaborate process, which calls for a long sequence of tasks, care and decision-making. It also requires an inexplicable amalgamation of personal skill, intuition, and sensitiveness that can only be achieved through the years.
A high degree of creativity is also necessary for obtaining flavor innovations, along with team work to allow for the possibility of bringing about the best champagne of all. The success of every edition is the result of combined efforts of a whole team during each stage along the process. For this reason, a mistake made in one of them can negatively affect the end result.
The adventure starts with the selection of grape varieties, where a number of aspects, like pruning and irrigation methods, are to be considered. Then comes the harvest, the “tirage” stage, selection of the best grains, the adding of yeast for a second alcoholic fermentation, the ageing time, up to the “remuage”, when champagne is conferred its unique personality. But the high point of the process is uncorking a bottle to celebrate.
GeneXus Meetings are somewhat similar: they represent the high point of a whole year’s work, and a space to share with peers our experiences – both good and bad – which always imply lessons learnt. Meetings provide a scenario to bring ideas to, and to take other ideas back with us at the end. They are a perfect environment for getting to know each other and exchange the knowledge acquired, as well as a time for reflecting upon what has been attained, and an opportunity to make a halt and gather momentum in order to continue dreaming. Meetings are also a time to celebrate.
And this opportunity is especially meant for celebrating, since it’s been 20 years since the first GeneXus Meeting. Two decades during which we have built a valuable community, by challenging all paradigms. Two decades of accomplishments and dreams come true, making the wildest ideas a reality.
Just as it happens with champagne-making, a good part of all this was possible thanks to our team work, based on individual efforts to accomplish the team’s desired outcome, and the addition of the every team’s achievement towards collective success. And the complement necessary for making it possible has been GeneXus: a conception that seemed impossible for its time that has lingered for over 20 years, turning the Community’s ideas into an unstoppable giant. 20 Meetings bringing ideas to reality, so let’s make a toast to that and celebrate!