Winemaking for Mere Mortals!
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOn Sunday, March 13th at 3:30 pm Eastern (New York) Time, the Pennsylvania Wine Society will feature Virtual Wine Education event on winemaking. But this segment will be a departure from the programs you have come to know from the PWS. It will be a one-hour overview of winemaking at home, as performed by award-winning…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from Washington State
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Wine Wednesday on March 16th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time will examine the wines from Washington State. Such a vast expanse of potential wine growing acreage, Washington State is only scratching the surface of what it will eventually achieve, both in terms of grape varieties that are continually being added to their region…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from Oregon
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur Wine Wednesday episode for March 23rd at 7:00 pm Eastern pertains to a relatively “new” wine growing region on the northwest coast of the United States. That region is the State of Oregon, which has built a reputation for its Pinot Noir wines and, for white wine enthusiasts, its Pinot Gris. Still developing its…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from Northern California
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next installment of Wine Wednesday on March 30th takes us to Northern California’s vast wine regions! What do you know about this wine region? That is your research assignment for this chapter of Wine Wednesday! You may already have a favorite region in Northern California, such as Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley, Carneros, Calistoga,…
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…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from the State of New York
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomNew York State brought recognition and established prominence to New York State as a winemaking region as early as the 1930’s and has since driven a stake in the ground as a world-class producer of (among other varieties) Riesling! Tell us about some of your favorite New York State wines and/or wine regions, from the…
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…
Wine Wednesday ~ Pennsylvania and Other Eastern American Wines
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Wine Wednesday offering on April 13th at 7:00 pm Eastern will feature Pennsylvania and other Eastern American wines. Some of us may crinkle their noses when they think about wines made in the Commonwealth or other States east of the West Coast, but there are enough great wine producers around the Pennsylvania Wine…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from any State or Province not Previously Featured
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Wine Wednesday offering on April 20th at 7:00 pm Eastern will feature wines from any North American State or Province not previously featured. There are many States and Provinces remaining that we have not touched upon during the last weeks of exploring United States wines. So, pick one! We know there are tasty wines…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from Western Europe
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Wine Wednesday offering on April 27th at 7:00 pm Eastern will feature Wines from Western Europe. After our foray into Eastern American wines and wines from other random North American States and Provinces, we all deserve a trip across the pond for one of our favorite wines from the Old World. Pick anything…
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…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines for Cinco de Mayo
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomSure, we did this last year, but there are certainly enough pairing possibilities to prop up another Cinco de Mayo wine pairing. Whether it’s something from the American Southwest, or Mexico, or just something that pairs with your favorite tacos or burritos, tell us all about your favorite wines (and, foods!) for Cinco de Mayo!…