The First Annual Food and Wine event will take place on
June 25th.    Event will be held at
Noche De Colombia located at 19 Elm St. Montclair, NJ


Our casual dining will include the following:
- Appetizer
- Main Course
- Dessert with coffee, espresso or tea.

Cost will be $45 per person - this covers gratuity and selected wines during the meal.

We will email a copy of menu shortly.

Thank you
AWS NJ Meadowlands



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·         June - Restaurant: Noche De Colombia, June 25th .
·         July - No meeting - Have a safe and wonderful Summer!
·         August 27 –  Wines from The Piedmont Italian region  (updated)
·         September 23 – Wednesday Night - to be announced  (updated)
·         October 22  - to be announced 
·         November - Wagner Family Wines - California    (updated)
·         December is our annual chapter wine party at Make Wine With Us.   Friday 11^th or Saturday 12^th   Date will be confirmed by Septembers meeting.  

Thank you again for attending last night’s meeting as we sampled various cabernet sauvignon from around the globe.  List of cabernet sauvignon presented:

2013 Three Thieves Cabernet – US

2013 Luc Pirlet - Les Barriques  Cabernet – France

2012 Trapiche Vinyards Cabernet – Argentina

2012 Yalumba Y Series Cabernet – Australia

2011 KWV Cathedral Cellars Cabernet – South Africa

2010 Torres Gran Coronas Cabernet Reserve - Spain

2009 Carpineto Farnito Cabernet - Italy

Top Growers of Cabernet Sauvignon are France, Chile, USA, Australia, Italy, Argentina, South Africa, and Argentina.

Some Key points about Cabs:

Cabernet needs a warm or hot climate in order to fully ripen. It will not fully ripen in cool climates or in cool years.

Cabernet Sauvignon are often aged in oak, conveying spicy and oaky flavors.

Cabernet Sauvignon originated in the Bordeaux region of France

Cabernet Sauvignon is the result of crossing two other varieties: Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.

Cabernet needs a warm or hot climate in order to fully ripen, often aged in oak, originated in the Bordeaux region of France,.

Cabernet is often blended with many indigenous varietal to build structure, complexity and add unique nuances to the final product.   

Here is another label to choose from... post your favorite.
Label #5

New labels submitted for review.  

Label # 3                                                                                          Label # 4 

Time to bottle our AWS wine barrel... which one do you like to see on your bottle?    Stay tune for more creative labels.

Label 1                                                                                             Label 2

Pairing Wine and Food from Wine Folly

Food and wine pairing from Wine Folly

News update: Another fantastic meeting!  

Sauvignon Blanc Tasting was presented by Danny Klein

The selected wines reflected unique and wonderful characteristics of this varietal grape by regions and its global presence.  Sauvignon Blanc presentation did not disappoint. 

Sauvignon Blanc Region Yr Price (est)

• C. Salmon Sancerre Viellas Vignes        France               2013 (20)

• Bayten  SB Constancia                         South Africa       2012 (15)

• Brancott Estate SB       Marlborough     New Zealand     2014 (12)

• Columbia Crest H3 Columbia Valley     Washington        2013 (13)

• Bulgariana       SB                                 Bulgaria              2013 (10)

• Santiago Station  Devils Back               Chile                   2014 (5)

• Titus SB Napa                                     California             2013 (20)

• Le Sec de Rayne Vigneau Bordeaux     France                2012 (18)
• Chateau Cantegril Sauternes                 France                2010 (40)

Join us for our next meeting on May 21st. Featuring: Cabernet Sauvignon varietal

Cheers,

Angel Martinez

NJ Meadowlands Chapter President

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