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Spring Fever
By Marty Cook |
Hello, All, It’s the 24th of April as I pen this letter. Weren’t we just in ...
How a Plan Comes Together
By Marty Cook |
Ever wonder how the Pennsylvania Wine Society (PWS) determines the topics for its events? Well, the machinations ...
Braving New Frontiers
By Marty Cook |
The Pennsylvania Wine Society’s Virtual Wine Education (VWE) events enter their twentieth month of continuous programming ...
“There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills!”
By Marty Cook |
February is one of my favorite months, mostly because it hosts more holidays than any other ...
A Random Walk Through Wine
By Marty Cook |
I wish to take this opportunity to bid all of the readers of this column a ...
Giving Thanks and Fostering Gratitude
By Marty Cook |
As I write this on Thanksgiving morning, I muse about the essence of giving thanks. There ...
Social Media and the Digital Age
By Marty Cook |
The task of staying in touch in the Digital Age has a great deal to do ...
Survival, Success, and Succession
By Marty Cook |
One out of three non-profit organizations folded during the pandemic. Allow that to sink in. One ...
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
By Marty Cook |
By the time that the September issue of our Pennsylvania Wine Society eNewsletter is released, we ...
Dog Days of Summer
By Marty Cook |
The Dog Days of Summer sure came early this year. And, here I am, talking about ...
The Sustainability Circle
By Marty Cook |
The Pennsylvania Wine Society is a volunteer non-profit organization in its 34th year of service to ...
PA Wines – Coming of Age
By Marty Cook |
Planning future PA Wine Society events can be a lot of fun. Some are more fun ...
Summer in the Vineyard Series Announced
By Marty Cook |
The first day of May, known as “May Day”, marks the date of an ancient festival ...
Our Collective Future is Bright
By Marty Cook |
It has been a very long year in so many ways and, by that, I mean ...
More than swirl, sniff and sip…
By Marty Cook |
As I watch the sun streaming down and melting the remnants of this past Monday’s snow-squallish ...
Virtual Learning Opportunities Abound
By Marty Cook |
Here we are at the onset of The Month of Presidents, groundhogs, and sweethearts! As I ...
How to Play, Win, and Stay Relevant
By Marty Cook |
Time flies when you are locked down, even if you have a well-stocked wine cellar. The ...
The New Pennsylvania Wine Society
By Marty Cook |
As I prepare for my freshman year as President of the Pennsylvania Wine Society (PWS), I ...
Pandemic Response: Sharing Wine in Smaller Circles
By Dave Williams |
Life certainly seems to span a smaller circle, although no less rich. Changes have caused me ...
COVID 19 – Events Update
By Dave Williams |
PWS had a great day at Black Ankle Vineyard earlier in October. The setting was visually ...
COVID-19 Distancing
By Dave Williams |
I hope this finds you healthy and surviving the Covid-19 pandemic. Opening of the liquor stores, ...
Responding to COVID-19 President’s Message to PWS Members and Guests
By Dave Williams |
Corona virus is an invisible threat to our health and normal life. What we do not ...
A PWS for All
By Dave Williams |
The life blood of every volunteer organization is first volunteers, and second, new members. PWS recruitment ...
Drink PA!
By Dave Williams |
A considerable amount of work goes into The PWS PA Wine Excellence Awards event, for which ...
Share the PWS Experience
By Dave Williams |
Unlike the current atmosphere surrounding our upcoming national election we had no contentious issues in our ...
PA Wines – History Tidbits
By Dave Williams |
A bit of history: PA Wine Excellence is one of our most enjoyable and educational events. ...
Do the Math – Wine Adds Value
By Dave Williams |
On my ride home, I was reflecting and savoring the experience PWS just had at The ...
Following the Soil to Great Wine
By Dave Williams |
Some food for thought about wine. I have just finished reading Alice Feiring’s recent book, “The ...
Share PWS with a Friend
By Dave Williams |
I have seen a number of new faces at some of our recent tastings, some even ...
Send your ideas…
By Dave Williams |
Last month I asked for input for future events. To that point, I want to thank ...
Your Ideas Needed!
By Dave Williams |
I don’t know how many of you have given thought to what goes on within the ...
Experiencing a World of Wine
By Dave Williams |
TRENDS certainly happen in fashion and more frequently in women’s than men’s. Wine has its trends ...
Appreciation Requires Knowledge
By Dave Williams |
I vividly recall my first art history course in college where I saw many works of ...
An Experiential Approach to Wine
By Dave Williams |
For the past two years or so my wine experience has been in transition. My focus ...
Learning with PWS
By Dave Williams |
This year will be 33 years since several curious individuals came together to explore wine, armed ...
PWS – Genuine Love
By Averill Shepps |
The PWS Bylaws require a change of executive officers after serving for three years. As I ...
Each Palate is Unique
By Averill Shepps |
As I think about what to write this month, my memory goes back to the earlier ...
What Kind of Wine Do You Like?
By Averill Shepps |
I have written before but not recently, about one of my favorite wine books, Reading Between ...
Blue Wine?
By Averill Shepps |
Just when you think you’ve seen everything, something new comes along. In this case it’s blue ...
Program Slate in the Making
By Averill Shepps |
Your Board of Directors held its planning meeting recently, a get-together where we present and discuss ...
Drink Weird Wines
By Averill Shepps |
Just as I was thinking about writing this month’s column, a friend sent me a link ...
PA Wine Excellence 2018
By Averill Shepps |
The Pennsylvania Wine Excellence Awards Event was outstanding. 92 people had signed up. Five were no-shows, ...
Brain Science and Wine
By Averill Shepps |
I have come across a new book on wine that is full of information on sipping, ...
The Secret Desires of Gamay
By Averill Shepps |
People send me emails, news articles, etc., all about wine. They keep me fairly well-informed. If ...
One Value of PWS
By Averill Shepps |
Those of you who frequent the Lemoyne Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store get Kirt’s weekly ...