AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY
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	NORTHERN VIRGINIA CHAPTER
		September 12, 2007

“Wine is the divine juice of September.”
	                                                                 -- Voltaire (1694-1778), French historian, poet
 
	 We were a little ‘off-beat’ at our last meeting.  Karen Stokes presented some ‘Off-beat Italian Whites’.  These wines were made from grape varieties that one usually does not think of when they think Italian.  As always, Karen had researched these varietals and provided great background for the tasting, as well as great Italian tidbits to nibble on between each wine.  The wines tasted (including the two social wines) were:
		2006 Cantine Sant’Agata, ‘Ciarea’, Cortese, Dell’Alto Monferrato		$10.99
		2005 Ca’ Fishele, Gambellara							  10.99	
		2006 Primosic, Riblooa Gialla						    9.99
		2004 Tre Donne, Roero Arneis						  16.99
		2005 Orsolani Erbalucce di Caluso, ‘La Rustia’				  16.00
		2005 Ajello Majus, Grillo (70%) Catarrato (30%)				  11.99
		2006 Cosumano Insolia							  10.99
		2005 Cantina del Taburno, Falaghina						  16.99	
As you can see, this was quite an interesting evening.  All the wines were good and refreshing, especially for the hot summertime sipping.  The favorite was the Cantina del Taburno.  Thanks again, Karen, for such an informative and fun evening!

	Our meeting this month will be the National Tasting Project.  This is the meeting when all chapters of the American Wine Society taste and score the same wines then send in the results to the chair of the project and the results of all chapters are compared.  Always a fun and educational meeting.  This year, we will be tasting ‘Sensuous Syrahs’.  So come on out and taste some of the great Syrah/Shiraz wines from around the world that are made in various styles.  The meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 21, 2007.  The gathering will begin at 7:30 while the formal meeting should get underway at 8:00 PM.  Please R.S.V.P. to me if you are planning to attend so we will have enough of everything.  My telephone number is 703-941-2384 or e-mail me at    dave.barber@earthlink.net   We are MOVING!!  An old-time friend and former member of our chapter, Tim Stevens has opened a wine shop in Vienna and has invited us to use his seminar room for our monthly meetings.  Therefore, this month, we will begin to meet at Out of Site Wines, 214 Dominion Road NE, Vienna.  Dominion Road is perpendicular to Maple Avenue but does not intersect with it.  Right in the center of Vienna take either Mill Street or Center Street west one block to Church Street (which parallels Maple), and Dominion will intersect with Church Street.  This is near the old railroad station and park.  In case you need further info, their phone number is 703-319-WINE (9463).

	The registration packets for the National Conference have been mailed out to all members last week.  So, if you are planning to go, get your reservations in soon.  This promises to be a great conference with many great sessions and wines and it is in Winston-Salem, NC.  

	Mark your calendars now for our next chapter meeting on Friday October 19, 2007.

	See you on the 21st!						Cheers,		
								Dave
								Dave Barber