NEWS AND UPDATES 

AWS 51st Annual National Conference Registration Begins June 18, 9 AM ET be sure to review requirements early and have access to American Wine Society website before June 18th.  (You will need to know your username and password for www.americanwinesociety.org)

+ Membership is half priced so you can still get a chance to benefit by joining now for only $35.  This makes your eligible to attend the 51 Annual conference in November, and get discounted access to AWS Meadowlands' annual holiday party in December.

+ Thanks again to all who were able to attend BJ's Brewery and Restaurant Fund Raiser. we were able to raise over $400 towards AWS student education funds.  If you were not able to make it, we plan to do one more in August.   

+  Celebrate Summer in Portugal.   Thursday June 21 at 7 PM.  Award winning wines of Portugal , Jose Maria de Fonseca will be paired with a Four course tasting featuring chef Cecilia Brito.   RSVP is required. $59.95­(Tax­&­Gratuity­Included).  For reservations, please call O Lagar at 908-687-7020.  Event located at 1252 Stuyvesant Avenue, Union, NJ 07083  Websites:  www.jmf.pt  • www.olagarrestaurant.com

+ Restaurant night at Angeloni's in Wood-Ridge NJ.   June 29th stating at 7 PM so get there early.   Limited space, please be sure to send RSVP.    Only $35 for food and wine tasting, plus you can bring a bottle too to share after the tasting. This is the best deal in town!

+ Bottling wine in July 7th. We will start at 2:30 PM so get there early to grab a bite.  Your welcome to bring snacks, pizza, etc..  Everyone is welcome to come in and see how wine is bottled in a winery.  Free event for all members and guest.       

DON'T FORGET TO VISIT US AT  BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE FOR OUR FUND RAISER.   American Wine Society Education Foundation's 25th year Celebration.

Just show up, order any foods and dishes from their menu, show them the flyer, and BJ's will donate to AWS Education Foundation.  It's that easy.  

Take a picture of this flyer and you don't have to worry about forgetting it.   Even better, text a copy to friends and family, have them meet you here on June 7th.   Please come out and help make this the best fund raiser ever!

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The Jersey City Chapter of American Wine Society is hosting a wine dinner at Broa Cafe on Thursday May 31st.  Tickets for the event are $50 which includes food, tax and tip.

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Broa is a BYOB, people attending dinner are asked to bring a bottle of wine to share with the group that will pair well with Broa's Portuguese cuisine. We (Greg and Nancy) will be helping to coordinate what is bring what type of wine so that we have a nice variety.

EVENT CHANGE NOTICE:  Our original presenter JoAnn had a last minute schedule change.   Thus, we have update this months presentation.

We have a very special guest who would like to step-up and assist with our next meeting. 
We are very excited to introduce David Falchek, Executive Director of the American Wine Society will conduct the presentation.  

Come check out the overlooked French wine region of Loire. The diverse Loire Valley extends from the Atlantic Coast where seafood-friendly Muscadet is produced, deep into the central France where you will find the ancestral homelands cabernet franc from places such as Brouilly, sauvignon blanc from Sancerre and chenin blanc from Anjou.

It is noted that "The Loire Valley is France's most diverse wine region, producing exemplary wines in every style".   Joins us and discover these wines.  It will be everything you wanted to know about Loire valley wines but were too afraid to ask.  

AWS Members and friends would like to thank Monika Elling for the presentation. Monika is also CEO of the Paradigm Collection, a newly launched, national importer of fine wines and craft spirits. She provided us with comparison of various wines.   Comparison of white Bourdeauxs to Santa Ynez Valley; Rose from Bourdeaux to Provance; old world to new world Malbec and Merlot.

                     The List of Wines for this Evening:
Amelia White Bordeaux Blend 2015 - Group favorite in white wine category
Gainey Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Amelia Bordeaux Rose 2015 - Group favorite in rose wine category
Domaine D'Astros Rose 2015

In the red category... it was a very tough getting a good read from the crowd between these delicious reds.

Amelia Bordeaux Red 2009 - Group favorite in Malbec category
Milo Gran Reserve Malbec 2014
Gainey Merlot 2014 - Group favorite in Merlot category
Chateau Peyfaures Bordeaux 2014   

UPCOMMING EVENTS:    @ MAKE WINE WITH US        SATURDAY MAY 5TH  

+ Barrel tasting  starting at  1 PM - 4 PM.   then same evening come to
+ Comedy Night starting at 7 PM - 9 PM     RSVP recommended as this is normally a sell out event. 

AWS Meadowlands Wine Tasting - April 26th



Monika is a noted speaker and author, and a regular presenter at numerous industry events, such as the Society of Wine Educators Conferences.    
As usual, we will have fantastic wines to cover for this month.  She will review a couple of special whites, now that spring is here a few awesome rose, and of course various reds.  These wines are specially selected and brought in by our speaker for this meeting, and will be topic of discussion.  

Location:

Monika is author of  Wine 123: All you need to know about wine in 90 minutes or less.   Tired of 300+ page wine education books?  Wine 123 is all you need to know about wine in 90 minutes or less.    Think of this book as the "Cliffs Notes" on wine.  Whether you are trying to identify your taste preferences or simply looking to pick up a good bottle for dinner, this is an intuitive guide to wine confidence used by many novice and professionals.   Book will be available at a special price for attendees.  

LIMITED SETTING - DONT FORGET TO RSVP

Sparkling wine, various whites, reds, and unique varietal blends of indigenous grapes.

Friday, March 23, 2018    6:45PM – 9:00PM
Make Wine With Us: Winemaking School 21 Curie Road, Wallington NJ
For Meadowlands please RSVP to: Angel Martinez at : Email: wineclub201@gmail.com
Members pay only $15               Non-Members pay only $20

Due to limited space, RSVP required 

Portuguese Tavern wine and food pairing was a fantastic event, hosted by AWS member Maria Stevens of  JMF - Grupo Faustino - Palm Bay International and Executive Chef José Luis Santos.  Maria's knowledge of culture, food and wines of this region is unmatched.   Special discounts for those who attended, at Stew Leonard's of Clifton NJ store for all of the wines listed below.   The event took place at the wonderful Portuguese Tavern at 507 Crooks Avenue, Clifton, NJ. 

Wine selections for this five course meal were:

1. Twin Vines (Vinho Verde DOC), 2017
2. Lancers Rosé (Península de Setúbal)
3. Ripanço Private Selection Red (Alentejo), 2016
4. Periquita Reserva (Península de Setúbal), 2014   90 pts  WE
5. Domini (Douro DOC), 2014       90 pts  WE
6. José de Sousa (Alentejo), 2015   94 pts WE
7. JMF Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal (Setúbal DOC), 2010    91 pts WS

Thanks to all of the American Wine Society members who attended and made it a fun evening.

This was a sell out / full house event.