Educational
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Syrah Comparisons – Syrah/Shiraz Around the World
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomJoin us online on Sunday, November 7th at 3:30 p.m. Eastern/New York time for our next Pennsylvania Wine Society Virtual Wine Tasting event. During this upcoming program, Joe Via will lead us through a comparison of three examples of Syrah. These wines will come from a diversity of locations all around the globe that will…
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Beaujolais & Beaujolais Nouveau
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomBeaujolais and Beaujolais Nouveau by Marty Cook It’s Beaujolais Nouveau Time! Every year at 12.01 am on the third Thursday of November, a young, fruity wine full of flavor and zest is released for consumption. In France, it is against the law to release this wine before the appointed time, and the rest of the…
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Aromatized Wines – Vermouth, Vini Amari, and Bitters
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomThis will be an overview of aromatized wines, or wine-based beverages that are flavored with botanicals. A few may have neutral spirits added for stabilization and may be classified as fortified wine. Our tasting and discussion will break into four different areas to help understand aromatized wines. First, with different Vermouth brands; their styles and…
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Charles Smith Wines
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesEVENT SOLD OUT - you may contact the Treasurers via the contact page to be placed on a waitlist should you wish to be called in final days to take any canceled reservation seats that may come available. CHARLES SMITH Unique wine names. Unique labels. One unique winemaker Charles Smith is known for…
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Champagne
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomPlease join us online on Sunday, December 19th at 3:30 pm for a Virtual Wine Tasting during which we will discuss Champagne, the region, the wine, and their history! This special event will be presented by the Pennsylvania Wine Society and conducted by Wine Educator Joe Via and PWS President Marty Cook. A concise list…
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The Loire Valley – Jardin de la France with Kevin Ostrowski
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomThe Pennsylvania Wine Society series of Sunday afternoon Virtual Wine Education events returns on Sunday, January 16th at 3:30 pm Eastern/ New York Time on Zoom! Our first presentation of the New Year will feature The Loire Valley – Jardin de la France, hosted by PWS Member and past-presenter Kevin Ostrowski. In the First Century BC,…
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Château Maris Wines from the Cordier Portfolio
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomPlease join Marty Cook, PWS President, and our guest Gregg Mutschler, Director of National Distribution for Cordier USA on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, to enjoy wines from the Languedoc region of France. Cordier USA is the U.S based importer of global wine producer Cordier by Invivo. Cordier USA’s core business…
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Godforsaken Grapes II ~ Wines of Lesser-Known Grapes
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesPreparing for this event has been a lot of fun. I began selecting and setting aside wines in anticipation of staging Godforsaken Grapes II almost immediately after the first Godforsaken Grapes event concluded on February 18th of 2020. That was before the shutdown in March 2020, which seems like a million years ago. It has…
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Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery and the Eastern American Vinifera Revolution
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesOn Friday, March 11th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time at the Hilton Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Wine Society we will host a pandemically-postponed wine tasting event featuring the wines of Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery, Keuka Lake, Finger Lakes, NY. Originally scheduled for March 2020, we have carried this event on our books for what will be…
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Touring Austria’s Wines **SOLD OUT**
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesThis EVENT is SOLD OUT. If you'd like to join a Wait List to be called in case of cancellations - please contact the Treasurers. Is there anything that overwhelms with a sensation of FRESH better than the first nose of a good Austrian Grüner Veltliner in your glass? I think not. Lots of lovely…
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Wines of South West France
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Virtual Wine Education event takes place on Sunday, April 10th at 3:30 pm Eastern on Zoom (link shown below). On the French side of the Pyrenees lies Gascony – the land of many tribes. That land would become known as a quality wine producing region. With Bordeaux to its North, the Bordelaise had…
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Pennsylvania Wine Excellence Tasting and Awards Ceremony XIX
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States20 years ago, Frank Fritsch told me he thought we should be doing something to recognize the Pennsylvania wineries. He especially felt we should encourage them to make the kind of wines we like to drink. I had learned a lot about judging wines from attending American Wine Society conferences and a few other wine…
$50 – $65