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American Wine Society Cleveland Chapter April, 2012 NEXT TASTING!! April 29, 2012 1:30 PM Aperitif 2:00 PM Meeting & Tasting COST: $18 per person.

1 American Wine Society Cleveland Chapter April, 2012 NEXT TASTING!! April 29, :30 PM Aperitif 2:00 PM Meeting & Tasting COST: $18 per person. Couples bring side dish and a bottle of wine to share. Singles bring a bottle of wine or side dish. Balkan Wines John & Carole Cummings April 29, Mohican Road, Stow, Oh Wines of the Balkans-An Emerging Market Let's think outside the box and forget cabs, merlots, chard, etc. "The Balkan area of Eastern Europe offers some of the most delicious varietals Europe has to offer." (Bill Wilen). The tasting will be presented by Nikola "Duke" Djukich who owns Europa Imports. These are probably wines you have never tasted. They are fruit-forward and easy drinking, though there are some BIG reds in the mix. For additional information, read Bill Wilen's article in the fall AWS Journal. Main Dish: Ham. Volunteer Host or co-host a meeting in It is fun and everyone pitches in to help. Get on board! Bill will have a sign up sheet at the next few tastings. Pick a month Dues and Announcements See Page 4 Due to limited space, this tasting will be LIMITED TO 30 people, members getting first choice. If you will be attending, please RSVP to Bill Davey ( wdavey615@gmail.com or by Wednesday, April 25 with your choice of sides, salads and desserts Tasting Notes: Donna Peters The Wines of Willamette Valley March 25, 2012 The Cleveland OH Chapter AWS meeting / tasting for March 25, 2012, was held at the home of Sheila & Rodger McKain (co- hosted by Marilyn & Ed Pierson) with 40 members and 10 guests attending: Kathy Prorok, Kathleen Thornburg, Catherine & Michael Widemire, Barbara & Dale Pelsozy, Isobel & Ken Zierwicki, Beverly Olson, and Bobbi Krannich. The theme was "Willamette Valley Wines". Rodger McKain presented a brief history of the Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs. Commercial production began in the1960's. But it was events of 1979 that put the Oregon wine industry on the map. Eyrie Vineyards' 1975 South Block Pinot Noir placed in the top 10 at the Gault-Millau French Wine Olympiades, and was rated the top Pinot Noir, one of several non-european vintages to outplace French wines in the competition. Not only did the competition establish Oregon as a region capable of producing top quality wines, it also established that premium winemaking was not the exclusive province of Europe, France in particular. (Cont d Page 2) April Showers!!!!

2 April, 2012 Page 2 Tasting Notes (Cont d.): Donna Peters To date, 2008 is considered the best year for Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs. Marilyn Pierson presented the white wines. Two were made with adapted grape varietals from Austria and Germany. Our special guest, Jay Schabel kicked off our meeting with an introduction to his winery, Auburn Twin Oaks (Chagrin Falls). We are planning an upcoming AWS tasting of his wines. He had a plane to catch and could only give a brief history of the winery and wines and was not able to stay for our actual tasting. Attendees enjoyed sampling a variety of aperitif wines from Gnarly Head, Sterling, and Konunga Vineyards with an assortment of cheeses and homemade crackers! Having 3 separate stations for serving the aperitifs helped to spread out the crowd relieving congestion at the aperitif/appetizer stations. The main course, Willamette Valley Chicken, provided by the McKain s and Pierson s was awesome, and went very well with the numerous salads, sides and desserts. What great cooks we have in our Chapter! Cheers go to our newest member, Chaz Stibil, who donated a second bottle of raffle wine, 2010 Le Price Cote du Rhone. It was won by Marydale Rogan. Congratulations, Marydale. WINE TASTING RESULTS PRICE RANK ILLAHE, Gruner Veltliner, 12.5% Alc. $18 (6) Originally an Austrian grape varietal Soft straw nose, pleasant, citrus, high acidity, lemony finish Anne Arnie Vineyards, Cuvee A Muller-Thurgau, 12.4% Alc. $16 (5) Originally a German grape varietal Aromatic with honey suckle nose, taste of mango, short menthol aftertaste. Pair with spicy Thai or Chicken salad Graces, Pinot Grigio, 13.1% Alc. $18 (4) Name References 4 daughters Austere, high acidity, Fuji apples, mellow lemon finish Willamette Valley Vineyards, Pinot Noir, 13% Alc. $26 (3) Best year, Nose of oak, raw beef and raspberries. A perfect varietal representation, sour cherries, Chocolate finish Raptor Ridge, Pinot Noir, 14.4% Alc. $25 (2) Smokey nose with cherries, nutty, fuller body, very nice, complex, big tannins Ken Wright, Pinot Noir, 13.5% Alc. $30 (1) Great Pinot Noir, Big nose with green olives, softer tannins, long aftertaste. The Wines of Willamette Valley

3 April 2012, Page 3 Photos from March, 2012 WINE Raffle Wine donated by Chaz Stibil, new member, 2010 Le Prince Cotes-du-Rhone Wine Donor Chaz Stibil With Winner Marydale Rogan Congratulations Marydale

4 April 2012, Page 4 Planning Ahead Cleveland Chapter AWS Officer & Newsletter Contributors Chapter Chair Bill Davey wdavey615@gmail.com Vice Chair Greg Polyak gregory.polyak@lpl.com Secretary Donna Peters dpeters54@comcast.net Treasurer Eileen Winiasz ewiniasz@roadrunner.com January 22 - Pam & Bill Davey - The Port Experience February 26 - Chris Batista & Mike Widemire The Magic of Malbec March 25 - Sheila & Rodger McKain - The Wines of Willamette Valley April 29 - Carole & John Cummings - Balkan Wines May 19 - Auburn Twin Oaks Winery June 24 - Bill Repp & Elizabeth Parsell - Wines of Mt. Etna, Sicily July - Greg & Laura Davis ABC s of Summer Whites #2 August - Arlene Mole - National Tasting Project - Pinot Noir September - Paula & Jack Tabor October - Marcia & Greg Polyak Newsletter Laraine Bailey frisco7@roadrunner.com November - December - National Conference Carl & Connie Wysocki Wine Writer Carl Wysocki curlycarl2002@yahoo.com Photographers John Cummings cjcstow@aol.com Greg Polyak gregory.polyak@lpl.com Announcements The May tasting will be on a Saturday (May 19) instead of our usual Sunday. It will be at the Auburn Twin Oaks Winery in Chagrin Falls. A special AWS on-line curriculum is in the planning stage. More as it develops. Volunteers are needed for "Taste of Little Italy" AWS competition. Contact Bill Davey. Upcoming event - Vintage Ohio on August 3rd and 4th AWS Cleveland Chapter Dues - $10 Per Household Mail to: Eileen Winiasz 5812 Rosecliff Dr. Lorain, OH ewiniasz@roadrunner.com Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Also make sure your national dues have been paid. AWS national membership is a requirement for local chapter membership.

5 April 2012, Page 5 Directions to April Tasting 1:30 PM Aperitif 2:00 PM Meeting & Tasting John & Carole Cummings 1693 Mohican Road Stow, OH Directions: Whether you take the turnpike from the west or come south on 27l, you will take Rt.8 south to the Graham Road-Stow exit and turn left. Cross a set of tracks, small lake on the right, and go through 2 traffic lights. After the second light, the road will rise slightly to Englewood Dr.(school 20mph sign and a nursing home). Turn left and go 2 long blocks to Mohican. Turn right and go 2 blocks to Silverwood. We are the gray two-story on the corner. Park on Mohican or up Silverwood When Did You Last Volunteer!!! Host or Co-host a meeting in 2012!!! The Cleveland Chapter is a volunteer organization. It depends on YOUR participation for success. Contact Bill Davey to participate.

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