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Meeting Schedule |
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Friday, April
7th, 2006 |
John Brandli will present "Wine from Argentina and Chile" | |
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Friday, May
5th, 2006 |
Cab Ride - Exploring the
king of reds - Cabernet Sauvignon Ray Petrie will kick us off with a method to see if you are a Super Taster. We will continue with John Brandli and Kevin Kean will presenting 6 Cabernet Sauvignons. John will continue the South America theme with Cab’s from Argentina and Chile. Kevin will explore different styles of Cabernet Sauvignon, those made to be consumed now and those made to cellar. The evening will begin at 7PM with a starter wine and the meeting will start at 7:30 PM. |
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Friday, June 9th, 2006 |
Sauvignon Blanc in All Its
Glory American Wine Society National Tasting Project We will participate in a blind taste testing of SB wines to learn more about the grape that fascinated the Romans. The primary flavor categories are fruity, vegetative, floral spicy and woody earthy-nutty. Our goal is to increase awareness of the flavors typical for the variety and to heighten our ability to sense these flavors in other wines that we enjoy. A tasting sheet and blindfold will be provided. Later this year we can see how the wines stacked up in the national tasting project. |
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| July | vacation - (Summer School - see Cellarnotes.net for great wine information) | |
| August | vacation | |
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September 8th, 2006 7PM - 9PM |
French Sampler
Kevin Kean will present a brief tour of France featuring three regions: Bordeaux, Burgundy and Rhone. Both red and white wines will be poured from each region with a discussion of the AOC for each region and the varietals that are allowed for each selected wine. Email to reserve a seat for you!
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| October 6th |
Kathy Meade on Sherry - Not just for cooking or after dinner. |
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| November 3rd | John Brandli presents - Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and South Africa and Pinot Noirs from California and Oregon. | |
| December 2006 | Christmas Party | |
| January 2007 | Diane Kean - Wine & Food Pairings - See Primer | |
| Feb | Catherine Petrie - South Africa | |
| Mar | George and Valerie Vencelov - Virginia Wines | |
| Apr |
Carl Brandhorst, Regional VP Director of the American Wine Society see bio German - See Primer & Austrian Wines |
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| May | Bill & Lorraine Jester - Eastern European Wines | |
| June | Wine Evaluation 101 – Kevin Kean will discuss the 20 point scoring system and the techniques for evaluating and scoring wine. The AWS amateur wine producer scoring sheet will be used. Three white wines will be evaluated, one of which will be chosen to be unique and the class will be asked to describe and evaluate it. In a similar fashion, three red wines will be evaluated, one of which will be unique which the class will be asked to evaluate. Lastly, a wine will be evaluated which is known to be faulted. The class will be asked to characterize the faults using the scoring sheet and aroma wheel descriptions. If you have not studied wine evaluation or are ready for a refresher, this is your chance | |
| July | Pool Party - Barbeque at the pool - Master Griller Kevin presents wine marinades and secret grillin' techniques. Start Time is 6 PM and we will be providing supper. The theme is "Box Wine" which we will also provide. Cost will be the cost of food and wine divided among those attending. Email for reservations | |
| Aug | Open (Would you like to present a topic ?) | |
| Sept |
Sold Out - John & Susan Brandli - Champagne
Tasting Presentation Full |
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| Oct | John Krainock - Syrah & Shiraz | |
| Nov | Judy & Wayne Wessels - Chilean Wine | |
| Dec | Christmas Party | |
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