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…
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…
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…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines 10 Years old, or older
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomWines 10-Years-Old or Older by Marty Cook Our next Wine Wednesday episode will occur on November 10th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time and will focus on older wine vintages. More specifically, we will draw upon our collective wine cellar to feature wines that are ten or more years in age. By that, we do…
PWS Member Selections
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, United Statesby Scott Casper-------------------- On Friday evening, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hilton Harrisburg, we will be experiencing a unique and fun event featuring eight wines presented by PWS board members and members. This event is unique because instead of being seated at a table, you will be able to socialize and walk around…
Wine Wednesday ~ GSM’s – Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre Blends
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomGSM’s (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre blends) by Marty Cook Next week’s Wine Wednesday on November 17th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time will examine a very popular red wine blend to which many refer as a “GSM” (an acronym for three well-known grape varieties known as “Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre”). This genre of wines is a huge…
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…
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,…
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…
Wine Wednesday ~ Malbec
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next installment of Wine Wednesday on December 8th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time involves a discussion of wines made from Malbec, a grape that is principally grown in Cahors in southwestern France as well as Argentina. Although genetic origins point to Burgundy, France, Malbec (known as Côt in southwestern France) only came into…
Wine Wednesday ~ Chilean Wines
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next and last Wine Wednesday event for calendar year 2021 will take place on December 15th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time and will deal with the topic of “Chilean Wines”. Similar to what Argentina did for Malbec and Uruguay did for Tannat, Chile has resurrected an almost forgotten grape known as Carménère, a grape…
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…