News & Updates
The AWS Grapes are here so come on down to Make Wine With Us
this Saturday morning 10 AM to learn the first part of making wine!
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
2015 Harvest - Special Selection Wines
Hello Everyone,
Here are the selections for this years harvest, so tell your friends and family to get on board with your cases.
Barrel #1 Old Vine Zinfandel, This falls in the upper medium body red, with red cherry, blueberry, jam flavors with pepper spice undertones. (100% Old Vine Zinfandel)
Barrel #2 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend, the goal on this is to get a polished and age-worthy wine with a fuller body. We’re looking for fresh cherry, cranberry, and boysenberry, figs, cloves, white pepper and black tea notes with more tannin at the close. (70% Cabernet Sauvignon - 10% Merlot - 10% Petit Verdot - 10% Syrah)
Barrel #3 is our California Red Blend. Also known as a Bordeaux style. This will have more fruit forward notes with a plumb and black cherries with medium body and acidity. (52% Cabernet Sauvignon - 27% Merlot - 17% Cabernet Franc - 4% Petit Verdot)
This year we are able to reduce cost, available for only $143 per case. (12 bottles per case)
Instructions:
1. Please send me an email and state which barrel number & number of case(s) you like from that barrel.
2. I will check on availability and reply back with confirmation.
3. Come down to Make Wine With Us with check or credit card (pay at least 50% of total cost to reserve your cases and remainder of balance within 3 - 4 weeks) Be sure to state your there for the AWS Special Sections lot.
We still have cases available from all 3 barrels. Hurry to reserve your AWS 2015 vintage wines.
We will send you a notification of when grapes will arrive so you can partake on first step of wine making destemming before fermentation process.
(NOTE: We only have 12 cases left)
(NOTE: We only have 12 cases left)
Monday, August 31, 2015
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.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
AWS
Meadowlands Chapter
Wines from the Piedmont region of Italy
Presenter: Jerry
Rizzo
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2015 7-9 PM.
Location: Make Wine With Us 21 Currie Avenue in Wallington, NJ
Piedmont
region is nestled at the foot of the western Alps in Italy. This month we explore this regions fine wines
and discuss attributes about their aroma, flavor, and origin.
You’ll
have an opportunity to taste selected grape varietals such as Muscat, Arneis, Brachetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo and more. Join us
and see for yourself why Piedmont region has gain such success in the Italian wine industry.
All are welcome
$15 AWS Members
/ $20 Visitors
photo by Stefano Pertusati
NOTE: There is a list of wines that allegedly tested high levels of aesenic. Full list available:
http://patch.com/georgia/cumming/which-california-wines-reportedly-contain-poisonous-arsenic-0
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Meadowlands Chapter Wine Barrel
Many of our AWS members were intrigued in the wine making process.
We all participated in the entire process from the beginning when we received the grapes, destemming, crushing and fermentation, punch down, pressing, and final bottling.
Barrel Lot # 406 was a HIT and the California red blend wine is Delicious
We will do this again, send me an email if your interested in our next batch.
I will have more detail during our August meeting.
Monday, July 13, 2015
HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER
If you looking for a change of pace from the usual cold Rieslings
and Pinot Grigio try some Vinho Verde. These
are young and fresh wines from Portugal that are ready to drink now. The following recommendations are perfect
for cooling off during the hot summer parties.
From Portugal, these have a fantastic light crisp taste with
a hint of citrus notes, melon and pears with light berry and apple aromas. These have a slight effervescence which makes
them wonderfully refreshing served cold.
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Casal Garcia Vinho Verde -white is a cool buy for $6
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Aveleda Vinho Verde – white about $9 a bottle. Voted Wine Enthusiast best buy 2 years in a
row.
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