UPDATED 07 June 2012 JuneTasting notechangetothirdsaturdayofjune Theme:2012AWSNationalTastingProject:PinotNoirs HostedbyFrankShaw Date:June16,2012 PleaseRSVPbyJune12 th,tocfs mms@frontier.com Time:5:15Meet&Greet 6:00BusinessMeeting 6:15Tasting 7:15Dinner ThehostwillprovideaFrenchStew; KayvolunteeredaDessertforus;JimwillprovidethePrelimWines. Dishesstillneeded Salad,Starch,VegetableDish,Horsd'oeuvres,Cheese TastingWineshavebeenobtainedlocallyandmainlythroughwine.com.Wewilltastethemandated6 PinotNoirs+oneunofficialextrafromthelist. Additionalguestscanbeaccommodated(upto20or22personstotal) Iftheeveningispleasant,festivitieswilloccuroutside. Location:19173MeanderWay Charterwoods Bloomington Directions:seeseparatefilewithmap&directions. Lastminutecontactinfo:309 661 4642 Reminders Cook s Corner: Bring recipe with dish to Wine Tasting or email to Patty. Recipes will be included in monthly newsletter. Tasting Glasses: We will be tasting 7 wines. May2012https://sites.google.com/site/ilheartlandwine/homeVol3Number5
NewsletteroftheIllinoisHeartlandChapteroftheAmericanWineSociety1 2012TastingsSchedule We still need hosts for the December Tasting! Day/Month Hosts/Location Theme 09Jan2012 KayandScottFischer PinotNoirs 11Feb2012 @Willett'sWinery Willett'sWines/Valentine'sDayDinner 10Mar2012 Marcus&MelisssaRohlfs CaliforniaCabernets&GourmetBurgers 14Apr2012 StonehillWinery,HermannMONortonVerticalTasting 05May2012 MarkBerhow&ReneeWagnerNon OakedChardonnays 16June2012 FrankShaw AWSNationalTasting:PinotNoirs Pleasenotethechangeofweekanddate!! 14July2012Naldo&SherryCoelho TBA 11Aug2012J.L.&MaryAnnWillett TBA 08Sep2012 Tentatively:Utica/StarvedRockLodgeOuting travelbyriverboatorcar 13Oct2012 Todd&PattySage Malbecs 17Nov2012 JimWebb Sangiovese/ChiantiandItalianDinner Pleasenotethechangeofweekanddate!! 08Dec2012 open ContinuetheSparklingWinesTradition? JuneWineTasting WineScores Date 5/5/2012 Hosts: Mark Berhow and Renee Wagner Theme: Unoaked vs Oaked Chardonnays (Chicken Cordon Bleu) # Wine Average StdDev OakLevel 1 Navarro, Premiere Reserve, Anderson Valley, CA 2009 15.8 3.3 oaked 2 Domaine Serene, Clos de Lune, Dayton, OR 2009 11.3 2.6 oaked 3 Domaine Serene, Etoile, Dayton, OR 2008 13.0 3.5 oaked 4 Louis Jadot Macon-Villages, Burgundy, France, 2010 13.2 3.4 unoaked 5 Foggy Oaks, Russian River Valley, CA 2008 12.2 3.4 oaked 6 Cook Raffle, Adelaide Hills, Austraila, 2008 12.7 4.3 lightoaked 7 Toad Hollow, Mendicino County, CA, 2010 16.3 2.7 unoaked # Wine IndividualRatings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Navarro, 2009 13.0 20 20 15 17 19.5 18 13.5 17 9 14 14 2 DS Clos de Lune, 2009 12.0 10 7 10 9 12.5 15 15.1 10.5 8 13 13 3 DS Etoile, 2008 18.0 15.5 18 10 10 14.5 9 15.3 10 9 16 11 4 Louis Jadot, 2010 11.0 19 14 14 18 16.5 12 13.3 9 8 13 10 5 Foggy Oaks, 2008 11.0 17.7 13 13 11 14.5 8 15.5 6 12 6 Cook Raffle, 2008 13 20 11.0 11 15 15 12 16.0 4.0 10.0 7 Toad Hollow, 2010 13 15 20.0 17 18 19 19 16.0 12.0 15.0 Meet and Greet Wines 1 Chandler Hill Vineyards, Vidal Blanc, Defiance, MO 2010 2 Stonehill Reserve Chardonnay, Mo, 2009 3 Di Stefano, Cab Franc, Columbia Valley, WA 2007 June2012AWS IHCTraversestheEighthCourtCircuitasdidAbrahamLincoln Volume3 page2 Issuehttps://sites.google.com/site/ilheartlandwine/home
NewsletteroftheIllinoisHeartlandChapteroftheAmericanWineSociety1 4 Toad Hollow Chardonnay, Mendicino County, CA 2010 Attendees: Renee Wagner & Mark Berhow, Jim Webb, Todd & Patty Sage, Frank & Meral Savas- Shaw, Frank & Inge Monamy, Scott and Kay Fisher, Naldo and Sherry Coelho The Chardonnay Tasting was at the time of moon's closest approach in several decades. Naldo Coelho captured a beautiful image for us. OtherUpcomingWineEvents Vintage Illinois September 15-16, 2012 (http://www.vintageillinois.com ) AWS Annual Conference November 8-12, 2012 (http://www.americanwinesociety.org ) 2013 Norton Vertical Tasting May 13, 2013, Hermann, MO Willett'sWinesatGrandPrairie Peoria,Illinois Willetts Winery & Cellar would like to announce the opening of Willetts Wine at Grand Prairie, a wine shop located outside of Dicks at The Shoppes of Grand Prairie. Willetts Wine at Grand Prairie carries exclusively wine from Willetts Winery & Cellar as well as some wine-related gift items. Address: Phone: 5201 West War Memorial Dr. 309-691-7810 Suite # 322 Peoria, IL 61615 MayWineTasting Hosts:MarkBerhowandReneeWagner Peoria,IL Saturday,May5,2012 OakvsUnoakedChardonnays Attendees:Todd&PattySage,Scott&KayFisher,Maryann&JLWillett,Frank&MeralSavas Shaw, JimWebb,Frank&IngeMomany,andNaldo&SherryCoelho. 5:30 6:00MeetandGreet 6:00pm BusinessMeeting: Minutes: 1)Renee DiscussedNationalmeetingtobeheldinPortland,Oregon November8 10,2012. Therewillbe2toursavailable: 1stday (Evening) Shuttlefromhoteltowineriesandbackforbanquet. 2ndtour hostedbymark&renee timetbd UpcomingWineTastingEvents: June16 Hosts:Frank&MeralSavas Shaw AWSNationalTasting:PinotNoir July14 Hosts:Naldo&SherryCoelho Rieslings August11 Hosts:Maryann&JLWillett September8 WineTastinginStarvedRockStatePark(CheckingintotakingRiverboatexcursiontoS June2012AWS IHCTraversestheEighthCourtCircuitasdidAbrahamLincoln Volume3 page3 Issuehttps://sites.google.com/site/ilheartlandwine/home
Newsletter of the Illinois Heartland Chapter of the American Wine Society1 tarved Rock and staying overnight in Lodge). October 13 Todd & Patty Sage Malbecs November 10 Jim Webb Sangiovese / Chianti and Italian Dinner December 8 Open (Sparkling Wines?) June Wine tasting Pinot Noir: Frank has wines on order/cost approx $10 11 per person. We will taste 7 Pinot Noir wines. Pictures, courtesy of Naldo Coehle, from the May Tasting Frank & Inge Momany; Naldo Coehlo Kay & Scott Fisher; Meral Savas & Frank Shaw June 2012 Volume 3 Issue AWS IHC Traverses the Eighth Court Circuit as did Abraham Lincoln https://sites.google.com/site/ilheartlandwine/home page 4
Newsletter of the Illinois Heartland Chapter of the American Wine Society1 Host Mark Berhow, Sommelier Jim Webb Dessert and Dessert Wines Scott & Kay Fisher; Meral Savas; Hostess Renee Wagner; Inge & Frank Momany June 2012 Volume 3 Issue AWS IHC Traverses the Eighth Court Circuit as did Abraham Lincoln https://sites.google.com/site/ilheartlandwine/home page 5