FUTURE TASTINGS

Wine Tastings will be the 2nd Friday of the month in most cases. Current exceptions are SEP'12 & OCT'12...

2012

> May - Fri 05/11/12 - Rich/Debby (West Allis)

> Jun - Fri 06/08/12 - Mark/Cindy (Tosa)

> Jul - Fri 07/13/12 - Dan/Tad (TBD)

> Aug - Fri 08/17/12 - Tiffany? (need to discuss)

> Sep - Sat 09/15/12 - Kris/Sarah (So. Milw)

> Oct - Sat 10/13/12 - Rich/Debby (West Allis)

> Nov - Fri 11/09/12 -

> Dec - Fri 12/14/12 -

Quick Recap of first 20 tastings

01 - WED - 07/01/09 - Jay/Andrea - 1st - Favorites (in)
02 - WED - 08/05/09 - Jay/Andrea - 2nd - Italian (in)
03 - WED - 09/02/09 - Rich/Debby - 1st - Grill pairings (out)
04 - WED - 10/07/09 - Mark/Cindy - 1st - Fall Beers (in)
05 - WED - 11/04/09 - Mike/Jen - 1st - old v. new world (in)
06 - WED - 12/02/09 - Jay/Andrea - 3rd - blind tasting (in)
X - JAN'10
07 - WED - 02/03/10 - Rich/Debby - 2nd - mardi gras (in)
08 - WED - 03/03/10 - Mike/Jen - 2nd - Asian pairings (in)
09 - WED - 04/14/10 - Jason - Vino 100 Tasting (road)
10 - WED - 05/12/10 - Mark/Cindy - 2nd - Spanish (in)
11 - WED - 06/02/10 - Mike/Jen - 3rd - picnic/twist-off (in)
12 - WED - 07/07/10 - Dan/Tad - 1st - champagne (in)
13 - WED - 08/04/10 - Tom/Jan - 1st - grilled kabobs (OUT)
X - SEP'10
X - SAT - 10/02/10 - Rich/Debby - Chili Dump
X - NOV'10
X - DEC'10
X - JAN'11
X - FEB'11
14 - FRI - 03/04/11 - Rich/Debby - 3rd - March Madness (in)
15 - FRI - 04/01/11 - Jay/Andrea - 4th - April Fools (in)
16 - FRI - 05/06/11 - Kris/Sarah - 1st - Blind Aerator (in)
17 - FRI - 06/03/11 - Mark/Cindy - 3rd - Patio Pounders (out)
18 - SAT- 07/09/11 - Dan/Tad - Cedar Creek (road)
19 - FRI - 08/05/11 - Tom/Jan - 2nd - Tuscan (out)
20 - FRI - 09/02/11 - Mike/Jen - 4th - Blends (out)
X - SAT - 10/15/11 - Rich/Debby - Chili Dump
X - NOV'11

Tasting #17 (06/03/11) ~ Patio Pounders

Hosted by: Mark & Cindy
Hosting #3 (others were Tasting #4 in Oct'09 [fall beers] and Tasting #10 in May'10 [Spanish blind tasting])

Attended by (11): Mark, Cindy, Jason, Andrea, Mike, Jen, Dan, Tad, Andy, Kim, Tiffany

Tastings (6):

* VINHO VERDE ALBARINO/WHITE BLEND
Region: Northern Portugal
Brought by: Mike & Jen
Purchase info:
Paired with:

* STONE'S THROW FIELD BLEND WHITE
[light bodied, smooth, easy drinking, perfect for warm nights]
Region: California (grown) / Wisconsin (made)
Brought by: Jason & Andrea
Purchase info:
Paired with: chicken salad puffs

* RED BLEND
[light/med body but with flavors of a deeper red]
Brought by: Dan & Tad
Purchase info:
Paired with:

* SHIRAZ
Brought by: Mark & Cindy
Purchase info:
Paired with: beef & veggie kabobs

* TBD
Brought by: Kim & Andy
Purchase info:
Paired with:

* TBD
Brought by: Tiffany
Purchase info:
Paired with:

Tasting #16 (05/06/11) ~ Spring is in the AER-rator

HOSTED by: Kris & Sarah

ATTENDED by (8 to 13): Kris, Sarah, Jason, Andrea, Rich, Debby, Dan, Tad... Tiffany? up to 4 others?

WINES/FOODS:

* Washington Gewurztraminer (2008 Columbia-Crest Two Vines, 11.5%) - paired with smoked salmon, muenster cheese & crackers (Rich/Debby)

* Pinot Noir - paired with crab rangoons (Kris/Sarah)

* French Bordeaux - (Dan/Tad)

* California Zinfandel (7 Deadly Zins, Michael David Winery, 15.0%) - paired with cocktail BBQ meatballs (Jason/Andrea)

MORE about the tasting (by Sarah): "It’ll be a bit of a blind tasting in that we will be trying each wine aerated and non-aerated to see if our taste buds can tell the difference. It’s kind of a myth-busting installment of Wine Club! For this tasting, we would prefer to have the majority of wines be red as aerating is primarily used on red wine. A few whites would be okay too, just to try and see if it does indeed make any difference, or to simply have after the tasting. Just a favorite of yours or something you’ve been wanting to try!"

Tasting #15 (04/01/11) ~ April Fools

Hosted by: Jason & Andrea

Attended by (15): Jason, Andrea, Rich, Debby, Dan, Tad, Kim, Andy, Sarah, Kris, Jon, Abbey, Tiffany, Alex, Scott

Theme: In the spirit of April Fools Day, the attendees where asked to bring a wine in an attempt to "trick" the others as to what it really was. Each person blindly tasted each wine while trying to guess the grape and region. The big winner was Abbey (the pregnant one!), go figure!

Tastings (6):

* Laforet Chardonnay 2007, French (13%) - Jason & Andrea
* Macon-Villages Chardonnay 2009, French (12.5%) - Dan & Tad
* O'Reilly's Pinot Gris 2009, Columbia Valley WA (13%) - Jon & Abbey
* Torres Coronas Tempranillo 2005, Spain (13.5%) - Rich & Debby
* Lan Crianza Rioja (Tempranillo) 2006, Spain (13.5%) - Andy & Kim
* Lincoln Peak Marquette 2009, Vermont (13.8%) - Kris & Sarah

For more info on each wine, please view the comments section.

Tasting #14 (03/04/11) ~ March Madness

Hosted by: Rich & Debby
Attended by 11: Rich, Debby, Jason, Andrea, Tom, Jan, Dan, Tad, Kris, Sarah & Jon.