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AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY
A non-profit corporation Northern Virginia Chapter |
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| “When wine and cheese are paired well, they nourish more than the body – they nourish the entire spirit.” -- David Akiyoshi, Winemaker, Woodbridge Winery |
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AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY
A non-profit corporation Northern Virginia Chapter |
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| “When wine and cheese are paired well, they nourish more than the body – they nourish the entire spirit.” -- David Akiyoshi, Winemaker, Woodbridge Winery |
MAY MEETING:ABC (& PG) was the topic for last month’s tasting. Grant and Angela Crandall definitely did much research and put together a great list of affordable white wines that would make great additions to anyone’s summertime tasting list. Grant provided a list of grape varieties with nary a Chardonnay nor Pinot Gris/Grigio among them. Then, one by one, Angela expertly poured a wine into our glasses. Of course, the label on the bottle was concealed, and it was our task to identify the varietal and/or region of origin. Some people were good (or lucky?) and able to identify some, but many were just pleasantly surprised with the quality of the wine and its subsequent identification. In tasting order, the following wines were tasted (including the first two social wines):
As you can see, it was
a full evening with many different varietals and wines from many
countries around the world. An informal vote resulted in the
Torrontes being the favorite, with the Viognier and the Viura tied for
the second favorite. Thanks again to both Angela and Grant for
all of their research, their interesting twist on the tasting, and for
a great evening!
And the evening wasn’t quite finished, since Bob Hutton brought a couple of bottles of 1998 Weingut Kirsten Riesling Brut to share so that we could all help to celebrate Julia’s birthday (39 and holding)! |
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JUNE MEETING:Mike Schlosser is scheduled to present at June’s meeting. He has chosen his topic to be ‘Wine 102… or 201 bottles, whichever you prefer’. So plan on attending and stake a claim on at least one of those 201 bottles! The meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 17th, 2005, at St. Mary’s Church. The gathering will begin at 7:30 p.m. while the formal meeting should get underway at 8:00 p.m. Please RSVP at least 24 hours in advance if you are planning to attend so we will have enough of everything. Call 703-941-2384 or complete the following RSVP form. |
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See
you on the 17th! Looking into
the future, the following meeting will be on Friday, July 15th.
Cheers, Dave Barber |
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