President Mari Fantin 0456 422 844 Minute Secretary Kass Mulvany Vice President Gary Campanella 0409 198 884 Cmmittee Trevr Sleep 94392352 Secretary Mari Anders 0418 564 852 Cmmittee Dark Pstruzin 94342617 Shw Directr Gary Campanella 0409 198 884 Cmmittee Danny Cappellani Newsletter Luigi DiBattista 0414 287 358 Cmmittee Hamish Lucas Webmaster & Treasurer Press Cuttings May 2015 2007 Mari Anders 0418 564 852 Cmmittee Nan Oates Past President Bill Lughlin 0408 300 523 Cmmittee Graham Sctt The Guild encurages the respnsible cnsumptin f alchl The Guild meets n the last Friday f each mnth (except December) at the Eltham Living & Learning Centre at 7.45 pm Next meeting: 29 th May 2015 Guests interested in finding ut mre abut the Guild are welcme t ur regular meetings, as always. In This Newsletter: President s Press... 2 Frward Prgram fr Future Guild Events... 3 2015 Eltham Wine Shw: Directr s Update April 2015... 6 EDWG INTERNATIONAL NIGHT 2015... 8 Darebin Hmemade Fd & Wine Festival 2015... 10 Wine Humur and News... 11 Trading Barrel... 14 J Illian Awards Frward Thinking... 15 GUILD NIGHT WOTY Cmpetitin 2015... 16 Spnsrs Crner... 17 1
President s Press MAY UPDATE The highlight fr the Guild this mnth was the Internatinal Night, which was vted an utstanding success by everybdy I have spken t. We had ver 90 peple in attendance which is the biggest number we have ever had at ne f these events. In my mind there were tw highlights frm the evening. Firstly the frmat we have develped where we shwcase members wines t thse in attendance. What a great way t prmte the great wines we make and encurage new members! Secndly, the entertainment prvided by the talented band f musicians cmprised f Guild members! The fd was great, the venue was great, the entertainment was great and the peple were great, what a great night! Please refer t the separate article in this newsletter written by Graham Sctt fr mre details. We must all acknwledge and thank the fllwing: Mari Anders fr rganising the night with the Venet Club, fr MC ing, fr rganising the raffle, fr rganising the tables, fr bking the classical guitarist etc etc etc Mari & Jeanne just d s much fr the Guild in the backgrund s prfessinally! Danny Cappellani fr inviting and lking after ur spnsrs and supprters. Cn Prsalis and Danny fr bringing alng such a large number f guests. Our band f enthusiastic musicians made up f Guild members, Danny Cappellani, Kass Mulvany Michael Sctt and Gary Campanella. What a prfessinal perfrmance they prvided n the night in line with the Italian theme! Graham Sctt, Danny and Gary fr discussing each f the featured wine brackets. Bill Lughlin fr rganising sme raffle prizes. COMMITTEE UPDATE The Cmmittee (Mari Anders, Nan Oates, Danny Cappellani, Trevr Sleep, Dark Prstruzin, Bill Bussau, Gary Campanella, Kass Mulvany) met n Wednesday 20 May and quite a large range f subjects were discussed, t many t cver in this newsletter. Cnsiderable time was spent discussing and fine tuning this year s frward prgram fr Guild Nights. There is plenty f scpe t mve in the frward prgram, s if yu have a theme r guest speaker in mind which wuld be f interest t members, please let ne f the Cmmittee knw. MEAD WORKSHOP The 3 rd and last mead wrkshp sessin was held n Saturday 16 th May. All the meads made at the wrkshp are cming alng really well. I can hear a sigh f relief frm the members rganising this event (Hamish Lucas, Graham Sctt, Danny Cappellani, Gary Campanella). Guild members will have an pprtunity t meet the peple attending the wrkshp and taste their meads at the June Guild Night. If yu are cnsidering making a mead, keep the JOA recipe used fr the wrkshp in mind, it is easy t make and a great utcme guaranteed. MONASH LABORATORY GLASSWARE Mari Andres was able t fllw up a lead prvided by Zenn Klasz in regard t the availability f labratry glassware, which was n lnger required by Mnash University. Mari picked up the glassware and it will be available fr cllectin by members at ur May Guild Night. Available will be beakers, pipettes, thermmeters etc etc which will be very useful t winemakers. NEXT GUILD NIGHT FRIDAY 29 MAY The guest speaker at ur next Guild Night is Nan Oates sn Steve Oates. Steve is currently the Sales Manager f Mitcheltn Winery. He has extensive experience with lcal wines and will discuss the impact f terrir n Heathcte wines. His presentatin will include wine tasting. Als present will be Steve Lambert frm Hme Make It wh will be discussing new prducts fr winemakers cming n the market. Mari Fantin President 2
Frward Prgram fr Future Guild Events EDWG MEMBERS PROGRAM DATE Mnthly Guild Night Friday 30 January 2015 Picnic & Lcal Winey Tur Hastings (David Hart) Saturday 7 February Mnthly Guild Night Friday 27 February 2015 Wdnga Wine Shw Sunday 8 March 2015 Mead Winemaking Wrkshp Saturday 21 March Mnthly Guild Night Friday 27 March 2015 Mead Winemaking Wrkshp Saturday 18 April Mnthly Guild Night Friday 24 April 2015 Internatinal Night Saturday 9 May 2015 Mead Winemaking Wrkshp Saturday 16 May Mnthly Guild Night Friday 29 May 2015 THEME Open discussin with members, tpics t be cvered: Member suggestins fr future meetings Je Illian 2015 Cuntry wine Je Illian 2016 Previus vintage pint Grape availability Mead wrkshp Member suggestins fr scial & educatinal excursins Launch Guild Night WOTY Refer details in President s Press White wines WOTY Theme: White wines Refer details in Newsletter Mead Winemaking Wrkshp Sessin 1 Open t guild members & members f the public Pint Nir WOTY Theme: Pint Nir Mead Winemaking Wrkshp Sessin 2 Darren O Hara Yur drinking habit, it may have t change. Internatinal Night held in May this year at Venet Club Bulleen Mead Winemaking Wrkshp Sessin 3 Guest Speaker: Steve Oates Sales Manager Mitcheltn Winery. Steve has brad experience with Victrian wines and will discuss the impact Presenter r Facilitatr/s Graham Mrris Hamish Lucas, Graham Sctt, Gary Campanella, Danny Cappellani Karen Culstn Hamish Lucas, Graham Sctt, Gary Campanella, Danny Cappellani Graham Sctt Hamish Lucas, Graham Sctt, Gary Campanella, Danny Cappellani Nan Oates 3
Mnthly Guild Night Friday 26 June 2015 terrir n Heathcte wines. Fur sample wines will be used t reinfrce his presentatin. Guest Spnsr: Steve Lambert WOTY: Heathcte red r white wines Mead Wrkshp attendees t bring in their meads fr discussin Guest Spnsr: Rep. frm Hme Make It WOTY: Mead 24 July 2015 Deadline fr Frankstn Shw Entries Hamish Lucas, Graham Sctt, Gary Campanella, Danny Cappellani Mnthly Guild Night Friday 31 July 2015 Mnthly Guild Night Friday 28 August 2015 Sunday 30 August AGM Spiced / Mulled Wine. Guest Speaker: Lindsay Crby - Preparing wines fr shw entry. What judges lk fr. Feedback frm class cmments. Guest Spnsr: Bendig Bank? WOTY: Spiced / Mulled Wine Guest Speaker & Theme: T be cnfirmed. Themes being cnsidered: cuntry wines, sparkling wines. WOTY:? Frankstn Wine Shw Mnthly Guild Night Friday 25 September 2015 Theme: Cmpare current vintage pint nir wines made by members frm same grapes. Reg Bwran (EDWG Funding Member) will demnstrate his Ebullimeter (wine alchl % measuring instrument) & test members wines. WOTY: Current vintage pint nir 5 Octber 2015 Deadline fr EDWG Shw Entries Mnthly Guild Night Friday 30 Octber 2015 Wine Shw Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 Nvember 2015 Mnthly Guild Night Friday 27 Nvember 2015 Theme: Preparatin fr EDWG Shw. Wine shw briefings, rle tutrials, reminders. WOTY: Open EDWG Wine Shw Wine Shw Debrief Scial End f Year Breakup EDWG COMMITTEE & WORKING GROUP MEETING DATES Eltham Guild Management Cmmittee Members elected t psitins n the Guild Management Cmmittee meet every 2 mnths t rganise the running f mnthly Guild nights, scial events and ther imprtant Guild initiatives. If yu wuld like t attend as a 4
Wednesday 22 July 2015 Wednesday 16 September 2015 Eltham Wine Shw Wrking Grup Wednesday 17 June 2015 Wednesday 19 August 2015 Wednesday 21 Octber 2015 visitr and present suggestins fr imprvement, then cntact either the President r Secretary. Help and ideas are always welcme! Cmmittee members: Mari Anders, Nan Oates, Danny Cappellani, Trevr Sleep, Dark Prstruzin, Bill Bussau, Gary Campanella, Kass Mulvany, Mari Fantin. A hard wrking grup f members als meet every 2 mnths t rganise yur Eltham Wine Shw. Visitrs r extra ders are always welcme; please cntact the Directr f the Eltham Wine Shw shuld yu wish t attend as a visitr r if yu wish t be part f this dynamic grup. EXTERNAL WINE EVENTS OF INTEREST Gd Fd and Wine Shw - Cellar Dr http://gdfdshw.cm.au/melburne/whats-n/cellar-dr/ Fd and Wine Festival Champagne Heavan http://www.thatsmelburne.cm.au/whatsn/fdwine/festivals/pages/cf12826e-8867-488d-9ec6- d9dc595f1b9c.aspx Fd and Wine Festival Gd Fd and Wine Shw http://www.thatsmelburne.cm.au/whatsn/fdwine/festivals/pages/17563454-5c40-4e18-adaa- 0ecd168aa585.aspx The Heathcte Wine & Fd Festival http://www.heathctewinegrwers.cm.au/festival If yu becme aware f an event which will be f interest t EDWG members please advise Luigi Di Battista newsletter@amateurwine.rg.au 5
2015 Eltham Wine Shw: Directr s Update April 2015 Eltham Wine Shw Step right up.. Thughtfully! First f all, keep the dates and tell yur friends! IMPORTANT DATES FOR WINE MAKERS! 5 Octber 2015 Last date fr receipt f entry frm and fees. 26 Octber 2015 Labels mailed t winemakers. 6 Nvember 2015 Last date fr bttles t be delivered. 15 Nvember 2015 Wine Shw Public Tasting, Awards Presentatin. Entry frms are nw available frm ur web site fr the 2015 Eltham Wine Shw.PDF:- MS Wrd:- http://amateurwine.rg.au/images/ews_entryfrm_amateur_2015.pdf Shw Pster - http://amateurwine.rg.au/images/shw%20pster%202015.pdf Wine Label Cmpetitin (free t all winemaker entrants): - http://amateurwine.rg.au/images/label%20cmpetitin%20entry%20frm%202015.dcx Enter with Purpse Enter Cuntry wines t be a cntender fr the 2015 J Illian: Best Cuntry Wine (excludes Hybrid, Sparkling, and Liqueur) Enter yur best Previus Vintage Shiraz t be a cntender fr the Bill Christphersen Trphy Be a cntender fr the Eltham WOTY by being sure t ensure at least ne f each f the fllwing: - A current vintage wine (that is started in 2015) - At least ne grape wine - At least ne cuntry wine Remember - The WOTY is determined by ttalling the three tp scring wines in the shw frm any Eltham & District Amateur Winemakers Guild member, at least ne wine f which must be a cuntry wine, ne a grape wine, and at least ne f the three wines must be current vintage. N matter what yu d, enter. Enter with view t test hw yu re imprved 6
If yu are new t winemaking then aim t make fault-free, stable wine: that will land yu a scre in the 15 s t maybe a Brnze medal. A cmbinatin f at least sund fruit and sund winemaking practise incrprating cleanliness, minimising air cntact after fermentatin, sensible sulphite management and gd bttling practices will get yu mst the way there. If yu are cnfident with yur basic winemaking technique and have stepped up t using gd fruit, r understand hw t make the best f the fruit yu have then yu are ff t medal-mania! Well.. maybe yu still need t be making sund judgement during every step f the winemaking prcess, reflect n what yu have, tasting, crrecting and finishing thughtfully. If yu knw that yu ve captured true varietal character n appearance, nse and palate, and thers cncur with yu during yur trail tasting at Guild meetings, then yu may indeed be n yur way t medals; Brnze, maybe Silver. If yu ve dne all f the abve fr a little while nw, then it s time t GO FOR GOLD!! Start by understanding what yu are trying t achieve. Study previus Shw Results bks t understand what the judges are after fr the style yu intend t make. Seek great fruit, dn t cmprmise that Really understand the fruit that yu have, tasting and reflecting n what yu have Make all acid additins with purpse and nly if it is necessary. Whatever yu d make the additins BEFORE ferment starts. Use the mst apprpriate yeast Add fermentatin nutrient thughtfully and reflect f the type f nutrient yu will use (DAP, Vitamin B, rganic supplements) Manage caps thughtfully and in a manner apprpriate t the style If yu are making reds reflect hw advanced techniques f cap and skins management (pump ver, rack and return, heading dwn bards) may maximise yur target flavur prfile After yu ve achieved stability taste, taste, taste. Only fine and adjust with purpse and preferably a flavur prfile in mind. Seek pinin n flavur and prblems early, whilst yu have time fr adjustments t integrate Regularly bring yur wine t Guild meetings fr evaluatin Gary Campanella Directr, Eltham Wine Shw Vice President EDWG 7
EDWG INTERNATIONAL NIGHT 2015 If we are true t Je Illian s dictum, this is what the Guild is all abut. Yes, we want t make gd wine and f curse we d, dn t we? But Je always saw the sharing f wine amngst friends as the reasn why we made the bldy stuff in the first place. S the Internatinal Night at the Venet Club with an Italian theme was a perfect example f the Guild s raisn d être. We gathered ur friends arund us and we shared the wine. Big claps fr the way the Mari twins arranged it all. The rm, redlent f ur past Wine Shw activities, embraced us. The fd was delicius and filling an imprtant trait in Italian cuisine and fastidiusly served. The tw Italian wines n the table were lvely and dispatched with aplmb and smewhat reckless attitude t their prvenance and then we gt stuck int the REAL WINES. I m talking abut the centre table wines. These were engaging, aggressive, beguiling and dwnright left field at times. What a selectin! And after Gary had sld everyne n the merits f the first blck f wines an interesting event tk place. A crwd arrived arund the table and they didn t leave. They talked. They argued. And they wuldn t leave! Sme f us had tasks t d; I had t supply endless tastings f different wines t a discerning friend wh claimed t be maimed and culdn t mve frm his seat. He tk the lt! But the hard-cre grup did what the Guild always des s well. They argued. And after Danny arrived t sing the praises f the New Wrld Wines the crwd arund that pr little table were three deep and my maimed cmpatrit was getting grumpy. Listening t the talk thugh was a revelatin. I think it pints t the new breakut mdel f the Guild. The best cmments, the mst cncise judgements n the wines were cming frm the wmen. And they tk n backchat. A cuple f the men prduced simian grunted respnses and were scathingly dispatched. We dn t have t train up ur wmen; we need t get them t ur meetings!! They were acute, amazingly erudite (at that time f the night and when the men were in n shape t argue, that is a gd adjective t use!) and their evaluatin f the wines was spt n. I cheered quietly. Fittingly, the last blck f wines the Cuntry Wines - were nt a hard sell. The hard-cre grup was there right frm the first crk pening and didn t mve. They swayed a bit and went fr the cuspidr when the Beetrt wine was pened, but by Gd they tried it and argued abut it. Rise yur glasses t the Centre 8
Table Grupies! Mentin must be made f the entertainment. Lved the guitar player. He was a sure and certain tne underneath the chatter. But the Italian Interlude was the entertainment highlight. Hw cme these accmplished wine makers have time t becme s cultural? The Spiv in the hat was a delight, Michael s seriusness made us all take nte and Danny and his grgeus wife Kass gave us the inside feeling f Italy. Altgether a fitting climax t a great night f fun, fd, great wine tastings and sharing. Always the sharing! - Written by Graham Sctt 9
Darebin Hmemade Fd & Wine Festival 2015 The Guild was strngly represented at the recent Darebin Hmemade Fd and Wine Festival held n Saturday 16 May. Presenting wines were Julie and Andrew Game as well as Frank Galati. Cngratulatins t Danny Cappellani fr being invited t be ne f the wine judges. Frank Galati especially t be cngratulated fr taking hme the Best White Wine Award (Mscat 2014) and winning secnd prize in the cuntry wines (Apple/Pear/Sultana 2014). Andrew & Julie Game Frank & Granddaughter Chiara Frank Cllects Awards Frm Majr 10
Wine Humur and News HUMOUR Shw called Plnk. NEWS The fllwing articles have been submitted by Graham Sctt Here's what science fund in a 170-year-ld bttle f champagne If yu re lking fr the perfect wine cellar, yu may like t try the bttm f the Baltic Sea ff Finland. Five years ag, arund 170 bttles f champagne were salvaged frm a shipwreck in waters 50 metres deep ff Finland s Aland Islands, an archipelag in the Baltic Sea.... (Read n) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=6phz--2yg1a&list=pl2h9z1dyqjn8ycw-orgpssngjtvgq9ge&index=2 http://www.businessinsider.cm.au/heres-what-science-fund-in-a-170-year-ld-bttle-f-champagne-2015-4 [Ed] Regarding the abve strage technique, I thught I d try it but living a fair distance frm the sea, I thught I wuld try string the wine in the sink. Filled it with water and salt (t the pint where a raw egg wuld flat), I placed three bttles under water. The experiment lasted nly three days as my wife gt really peeved because she culdn t use the kitchen sink. 11
Ink Series Bianc d Alessan 2010 Early vine grwth was strng with cl cnditins experienced and ample sil misture available. Despite the recrd heat-wave experienced in Nvember, this was mderated by significant rainfall in the latter half f the mnth. Slightly warmer night time temperatures cmbined with the dry cnditins, meant an early start t harvesting, mst vineyards were in great health and with gd canpy balance. (Read n) http://www.salenacellars.cm.au/ files/f/23183/ikbid107s.pdf Tp 12 Australian fine wines A new free trade agreement with Krea and glbal renewed interest in its fine wines has made Australia hit the headlines f late. But what are the names t lk ut fr? In In a recent Wine Classificatin seminar in Hng Kng by Langtn s, funder Andrew Caillard guided members f the trade thrugh the highestrated wines as cnsidered by Langtn s, based n auctin demands and track recrds since its establishment in 1989. (Read n) http://www.winebiz.cm.au/dwn/details.asp?id=17054 The new faces f Australian wine Have yu ever thught abut a wine variety (where it s frm, hw it grws in the vineyard and what type f wine it makes) and said that reminds me f smene I knw?. The rganisers f 21st Century Vin have, in fact they ve matched a range f alternative varieties t diverse and clurful persnalities. Here s ne example: Ner d avla, the riginal nice guy.(read n) http://www.winebiz.cm.au/dwn/details.asp?id=17037 Indian grape farmers take a byte ut f the nline market Bhaskar Kamble believes he s n t a winner selling grapes ver the internet. If Indians are buying lingerie nline we were sure they wuld buy high-quality grapes ff the internet t, says the 42-year-ld grape farmer. Based in Nashik, a district in the western state f Maharashtra in India, Kamble has flated an e-marketing initiative t deliver grapes cultivated in his farms directly t the drsteps f buyers acrss India. http://www.theguardian.cm/glbal-develpment/2015/may/15/indian-grape-farmers-nline-market-internetbusiness Kingsland invests in plans t launch fruit flavured wines Kingsland Wine & Spirits is investing further in its Irlam site as it plans t rll ut new fruit-flavured wines.(read n) http://www.harpers.c.uk/news/kingsland-invests-in-plans-t-launch-fruit-flavured-wines/518744.article 12
The fllwing article have been submitted by Neil Jhannesen Hw t quaff wine When I first learned hw t taste wine, I was taught t purse my lips and suck air in acrss the wine in my muth, making a strangled, bubbling nise. This weird technique, I was tld, releases the armas f the wine and carries them t the lfactry bulb behind my nse, thereby intensifying the wine s flavur. It seemed t wrk even if it did elicit funny lks frm nrmal peple every time I did it s I ve been passing n the advice t ther nvice tasters ever since. (Read n) http://www.theaustralian.cm.au/life/clumnists/hw-t-quaff-wine/stry-fn845mx8-1227310870288 The fllwing article have been submitted by Stan Gwer Wine tasters' pearly whites under threat frm acidic swirl Research frm the University f Adelaide has revealed the damage acidity in wine can cause t teeth. A study shws just 10 ne-minute wine tastings can bring a sftening f the tth enamel, highlighting the risks invlved t prfessinal tasters. Senir lecturer in the university's Schl f Dentistry, Dr Sarbin Ranjitkar, said the acidic levels fund in wine were similar t thse in range juice. "If the wine acids cme in direct cntact with the tth structure, it disslves the tth," he said. "It desn't happen t all individuals, but nce the hst defence, the prtective mechanism f teeth, is lwered, wine acids can d damage.".(read n) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-25/wine-tasting-teeth-acid/6346186 New technlgy uses giant blender t chp up wine grape skins t imprves reds A giant stick blender that chps wine grape skins int a pulp culd be the next big thing in red wine making. Dr Angela Sparrw, frm the University f Tasmania, has been carrying her blender arund in a suitcase, trialling it in pint nir winemaking in Mildura, Adelaide, Canberra and sn Tasmania. She says her trial is shwing by leaving the red grape skins in cntact with the wine, it can imprve flavur, clur and even reduce labur in the prcess. "I think mst f the winemakers just g 'ww'," she said. "Yu can see it makes a difference already and I have said t them that the majr difference yu will see is in six mnths, then ultimately, as the years prgress, five, ten years dwn the track.".(read n) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-24/new-technlgy-fr-red-wine-making/6343452 13
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J Illian Awards Frward Thinking By Gary Campanella Keep an eye n the J Illian Awards beynd this year and next year. Start experimenting nw with Mead Wines fr the 2017 J Illian. Start yur Cabernet Sauvignn nw fr the 2018 J Illian. High quality Cabernet Sauvignn fruit is becming available very sn (check ut the EDWG Fruit Reprt n ur web site). Yes. Frward planning. I see sme f ur best winemakers ding it. Shw Year Class Winner 2018 (Grape) Best Previus Vintage Cabernet Sauvignn (RPC, 2017 r earlier) TBA 2017 (Cuntry) Best Mead Wine (CME, including JAO recipes) TBA 2016 (Grape) Best Previus Pint Nir (RPP, 2015 r earlier) TBA 2015 (Cuntry) 2014 (Grape) Best Cuntry Wine (excludes Hybrid, Sparkling, Liqueur) Best Current Vintage Dry Grape White wine, Any nn-sparkling style, Any Varietal TBA Danny Cappellani 2013 (Grape) Best Previus Red Blend Danny Cappellani 2012 (Grape) Best Previus Shiraz Gary Campanella and Jid Csma 2011 (Cuntry) Best Hybrid Neil Jhannesen 2010 (Cuntry) Best Herb, Grain, Flwer, Veg Mari and Jean Anders 2009 (Grape) Best Current Vintage Rse Peter Belec 2008 (Cuntry) Best Sparkling Cunty Wine David Wd 2007 (Grape) Best Current Vintage Sauvignn Blanc NHE Jhannesen 2006 (Cuntry) Best Berry r Current Wine David Hart 2005 (Cuntry) Best Other Fruit Wine Vink Etervic 2004 (Grape) Best Shiraz K. Furness, D. Markwell 2003 (Cuntry) Best Mead Harry Gilham 2002 (Grape) Best Riesling Richard Skinner 2001 (Cuntry) Best Raspberry Jacques Garnier 2000 (Grape) Best Pint Nir Philip Hellard 15
GUILD NIGHT WOTY Cmpetitin 2015 The cmpetitin has nw run fr three meetings and yu can see that David Hart is nw the leader with Henri in secnd place. Nte that Henri is in secnd place with nly ne pint because, like David, he has ticked tw ut f the three bxes yu need t be eligible t win. The WOTY theme fr each Guild meeting is annunced in the frward prgram f the newsletter. Althugh members can bring any wine alng fr assessment and feedback at ur meetings, nly thse wines in line fr the WOTY theme are eligible t scre pints in the cmpetitin. GUILD NIGHT WOTY LEAGUE LADDER Name Scre A B C Descriptin David Hart 6 2013 Pint Nir (3), 2013 Elderberry (3) Henri Styzinski 1 2015 Plum (1) Spencer Field 3 2013 Vignier (3), Neil Jhannesen 3 2012 Chardnnay (1), 2011 Pint Nir (2) Danny Cappellani 3 2013 Palmin (2), 2014 Pint Nir (1) Nan Oates 2 2011 Elderberry (2) A - Grape Wine B Cuntry Wine C Current Vintage Reminder f rules: 1. A blck f time will be allcated at mst Mnthly Guild Nights fr the WOTY discussin/cmpetitin. 2. The theme f each Guild Night WOTY will be annunced in advance via the newsletter. Only thse wines brught in by members wh are cnsistent with the theme will be eligible fr WOTY scring. Other wines may be discussed during the WOTY sessin subject t the discretin f the Chair. 3. The Guild Night WOTY will nt replace the Wine Shw WOTY award. Nte that the Wine Shw WOTY is awarded t the member whse has the best aggregate scre f their best 3 wines entered in the Wine Shw. At least ne wine must be a cuntry wine and at least ne wine must be current vintage. 4. Each wine brught in by a member t a Guild Night will be discussed and feedback prvided. Members present at the meeting are encuraged t frmally assess each wine via a judging sheet similar t that used by judges at ur wine shw. 5. At the end f the WOTY segment the Chair f the meeting will ask members, via a shw f hands, t nminate which they believe were the three best wines. The best wine n the night will be allcated 3 pints with the secnd best wine 2 pints and the third best wine receiving 1 pint. 6. Details f the three best wines will be nted and the aggregate scre f individual winemakers, wh have submitted a WOTY wine thrughut the year, will be shwn in the mnthly newsletter. 7. The member with the highest aggregate scre will be allcated a prize at the Guild s annual wine shw. Hwever t be eligible fr the prize, just like with the Wine Shw WOTY, at least ne wine must be a cuntry wine and at least ne must be current vintage. 16
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