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Presque Isle Wine Cellars: Where Pennsylvania Wine Began
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomThere is a town in the northern most part of the northwest corner of Pennsylvania that is named North East (go figure!). Near this town is where you will find one of the very first wineries licensed in Pennsylvania soon after the Commonwealth’s legislature passed the Limited Winery Act in 1968. The name of that…
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French Wines Part II ~ The Loire Valley and Bordeaux
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomA Wine Tour of France, Part 2 ~ The Loire Valley and Bordeaux Vive la France! If you missed part 1, mark your calendars now so you don’t miss part 2 on Sunday, May 16th! We continue our tour of France with Kevin Ostrowski and, during Part 2 of our series, we will explore two…
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Cava – A Look at the New Laws
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomCAVA: the Spanish Sparkler and Updated Winemaking Regs by Joe Via The wine laws in Spain are changing to identify and dictate regional geography boundaries to distinguish the Cava production D.O.’s., Denominación de Origen, i.e., where the grapes are grown. There is not just one production zone, but four. Two now also have sub-zones. In…
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Wine Wednesday ~ Chardonnay
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomThis ubiquitous grape of French origin grows well in nearly all terroir and exhibits a multiplicity of aromas and flavors reflective of those terroir. Yet, there are those who decry this wine with “Anything But Chardonnay!” Why is it hated and what is your favorite Chardonnay? ___________________________________________________________ All details for each individual event are posted…
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Paso Robles – AVA Updates
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomPhoto Courtesy of Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance Please join PWS and Host Joe Via on August 22nd at 3:30 p.m. Eastern/New York time, for a look at the Central Coast in California. Specifically, the Paso Robles AVA including updates and new things to look for on wine shelves. As this wine appellations' law evolves,…
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Wine Wednesday ~ Your Favorite Wine?
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomMaybe there is a wine that you reserve for very special occasions, or another of which you can never get enough, or another without which you could never live. Is it your favorite? What is that wine? ___________________________________________________________ Additional details for each individual event are posted here closer to the actual event date, and distributed…
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Wine Wednesday ~ Merlot
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomThis much-maligned grape remains the favorite of many, save for the movie-goers who fell prey to undeserved bad press in “Sideways”. Tell us about your favorite Merlot! ___________________________________________________________ Additional details for each individual event are posted here closer to the actual event date, and distributed to PWS members and those on our distribution list via…
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Wine Wednesday ~ Give Us a Recommendation
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Wine Wednesday, on October 27th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time will feature your wine recommendations. This is a wide open topic and gives you a wide berth of considerations from which to choose. You could recommend a wine to pair with a particular meal; so, in your estimation, what goes best with…
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Wine Wednesday ~ “The Last Wine You Drank”
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Wine Wednesday episode, scheduled for November 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time, is a takeoff on so many social media posts with similar premises. “Tell us the last food you ate” or “Tell us the last song you heard”. This topic was delivered to me while riding a train from New Orleans…
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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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Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from Islands
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomWine Wednesday goes on vacation in the Islands! Well, so to speak. Our next Wine Wednesday program on December 1st at 7:00 PM Eastern/New York Time leaves the mainland to visit the islands. Wine producing islands, that is! On first glance, you may say, “How many wine-producing islands can there possibly be?” The answer is,…
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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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