|
Chapter Chair
Becky Wilson
deanwils@carr.org |
Secretary
Barry Brunett |
Treasurer
John Landon |
October 1, 2003
From what I hear, the September meeting held at the
Nestoricks' and hosted by Valas & Rachele must have been a real
blast. With a dazzling array of five warm up wines (... yes, five -
I'd call that hot not warm) followed by six wines all from the Cape
May Winery in New Jersey. Walt and Pat continue to treat us to wines
we would not normally be able to sample without the benefit of their
wine collecting while traveling. Look for a special tasting from them
again in February as another fun fund raiser for the AWSEF.
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|
Wine |
Rank |
Price |
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1 |
Pinot Gris, 2002 |
|
$14.00 |
|
2 |
Chardonnay, 2002 |
|
$16.00 |
|
3 |
Riesling |
1st |
$12.00 |
|
4 |
Merlot, 2001 |
|
$18.00 |
|
5 |
Cabernet Sauvignon, 1999 |
2nd* |
$16.00 |
|
6 |
Cabernet Franc, 2000 |
2nd* |
$18.00 |
*Tied for second place
Our October tasting will be at the home of Bill and
Barbara Eisberg on Sunday, October 19th at 2:00 p.m. Be
sure to call them early, as seating will be limited to 24. Joe Fiola
will be presenting a tasting of Malbecs (the buzz is it's becoming
the Merlot of the what - the 0's? the Oughts?) Anyway, I for
one, am very much looking forward to tasting more of them!
To those who haven't heard, Barry Brunett is,
in his words, "still above ground" and on the road to
recovery, getting better soon, we all hope!
Please remember to bring your wine and checks to the
next two meetings for the Ham Mowbray Educational Fund Raiser.
The check is to be made out for $25.00 (or more) to the AWSEF
and the wine has to have a retail value of $10.00. Once again, I will
hopefully be able to put together four or five baskets with four or
five bottles in each basket. We start out this year with the
remaining wine from the case John Landon so kindly donated. Dean and
I will be donating a basket filled with Blue Crab Bay Co. seasonings
and mixes along with a bottle of wine. If you want to participate in
the basket drawing at the Champagne Tasting in December, and can not
get to one of the next two meetings, CALL me (now would be
good.) I'll be happy to work with you and pick your donation up.
Also, Emily has nurtured the plant we gave to her last year. She has
divided it into four, I think, and would like to use them as part of
the Champagne festivities. Suggestions...?
What I do and what I dream include thee, as the
wine must taste of its own grapes.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
