August meeting was a “full house” so thank you all for the on-going participation.
News & Updates
* For your entertainment pleasure, Make Wine With US is hosting a Comedy Night on Saturday September 19th, at 8 PM. This is a fantastic event so be sure to get your tickets early. Contact MWWU @ 201.876.9463 or visit web site http://www.makewinetasting.com
** Don’t forget we will meet this week, September 2 - Wednesday night at 7 PM. We need to make our selections for our Next AWS group Wine Barrels. This year we have an opportunity of utilizing “Opus One” oak barrels for our batch. Make Wine With Us will have approximately 20 various bottles of varietals and blends to select from or make our own blend as last year. Come, sample, and vote for your favorite!
Learn thought teaching: We welcome anyone in the group interested in doing a presentation for the team. The assembly will be happy to assist with setup, materials, or theme. Always looking for participation from the group so feel free to share your passion and knowledge.
Our Next AWS Meeting will be on September 23, which is a Wednesday night. Update your calendars!
Everyone did a fantastic job at expressing the unique characteristics of Italy’s Piedmont region wines. Our sampling of various and distinctive variety of grapes included the following: (3) Whites & (4) Reds
NV Nando Asti (Spumante) (Grape variety: Muscat Blanc)
2014 Tenuta Villa Rosa Gavi di Gavi (Grape variety: 100% Cortese) – a group favorite
2013 Ceretto Blange Langhe Arneis (Grape variety: 100% Arneis )
2012 Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne Vietti (Grape variety: 100% Barbera)
2012 Marchesi di Barolo Madonna di Como Dolcetto d'Alba (Grape variety: 100% Dolcetto)
2010 Cascina Bruciata Barbaresco (Grape variety: Nebbiolo di Barbaresco)
2010 Poderi Oddero Barolo (Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo) – a group favorite
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2011 Marchesi di Barolo Gatie Brachetto d'Acqui (Grape variety: 100% Brachetto) This was our desert wine, paired with the Baked Ricotta w/ choco chip.
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