Wine Wednesday ~ Piemonte, Italy
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomThis week’s Wine Wednesday episode on February 16th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern focuses on one of my most favorite wine regions in the whole world, i.e. that of Piemonte (Italy). This region is in the northwest of Italy and is bordered on the western side by a mountain range that separates Italy and France. It…
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…
Wine Wednesday ~ The Veneto Region of Italy
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur topic for Wine Wednesday on February 23rd at 7:00 pm Eastern time examines the wines of Veneto, Italy. This region is in the northeastern corner of “the boot” that describes the peninsula that is Italy. It is generally a cooler climate for growing grapes. The Veneto region produces more whites than reds under the…
Wine Wednesday ~ Tuscany, Italy
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next Wine Wednesday on March 2nd at 7:00 pm Eastern (New York) Time features “the Wines of Tuscany, Italy”. Tuscany is the land of the Sangiovese grape. This wine region is located on the western coast of central Italy and is home to Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano red wines…
Wine Wednesday ~ The Rioja Region of Spain
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOur next installment of Wine Wednesday on March 9th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time embraces the wines that emanate from the Rioja region of Spain. The Rioja (phonetic spelling RREE’-OH’-hah) is the oldest Designation of Origin in Spain (1925) and the first to earn Calificada status (1991). A broad yet landlocked geographic expanse stretching from…
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…
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…