An Evening at Nissley Vineyards
Nissley Vineyards 140 Vintage Drive, Bainbridge, PA, United States--------by Cathy Boyd Join the PWS at Nissley Vineyards on Saturday, September 18th at 5pm to enjoy the newest collection of Nissley Vineyard Wines, ‘The Reserve Collection’ and a fabulous grazing station prepared by Slice of Divine Charcuterie - www.sliceofdivinecharcuterie.com. See the list of grazing station items and the nine wines at the end of…
Wine Wednesday ~ Organic/Biodynamic Wines
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomOrganic and Biodynamic Wines by Marty Cook Next week, Wine Wednesday ventures into the confusing world of Organic and Biodynamic wines. The confusion stems from how these terms are defined and regulated. Our Federal government regulates use of the term “organic,” but “biodynamic” has no legal definition. The following excerpts are from Dr. Vinny of…
Sake: an Ancient Drink for the New World
Wherever YOU Connect with Zoom----------------by Cathy Boyd Sake has been on the Japanese table for over 1,000 years. Please join us on Sunday, September 26th to try one, two or even three sakes to see if it should join your table. The PWS Zoom seminar, hosted by Cathy Boyd, will explore this ancient drink through a sampling of three…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines from the Rhine and Mosel River Valleys
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomWines from the Rhine and Mosel River Valleys by Marty Cook The German wine industry marches to the beat of a different drum. Their wine classifications, wine styles and intimidating wine labels with lots of words sporting umlauts over various vowels can be confusing at best. But, the industry has a very long and rich…
Boordy Vineyards: “To Make Great Wine is to Love its Home”
Boordy Vineyards 12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes, MD, United States-----------------------by Joyce Soroka COME JOIN US… for the last event in our Pennsylvania Wine Society 2021 “Summer in the Vineyard Series” on Sunday, October 3rd at 1:00 p.m.! During this event, you will share in an extraordinary wine tasting experience while also marking 75 years of Boordy Vineyards winemaking tradition. Boordy Vineyards is the oldest…
Wine Wednesday ~ Cabernet Franc
Wherever YOU Connect with Zoomby Marty Cook The enigmatic Cabernet Franc. Parent grape of both Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which are two of the six Noble Grapes. Parent grape to three of the six allowable red grapes permitted in a red Bordeaux blend, and itself one of those six allowable red grapes. A grape that yields complex red wines,…
Banfi Portfolio Selections with Joe Via and his guest Pam Bernd
Wherever YOU Connect with Zoomby Marty Cook This episode of our regularly scheduled Virtual Wine Tasting events on Sunday, October 10th at 3:30 PM Eastern/New York time, features Joe Via discussing the full line of products from Banfi Distributors with a focus on their Italian Wine Imports. During this segment, Joe will interview his guest and Banfi representative, Pam…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines of Italy
Wherever YOU Connect with Zoomby Marty Cook Our next Wine Wednesday focuses on the Wines of Italy this coming week on 10.13.2021 at 7:00 pm Eastern/New York Time. From a wine perspective, Italy has a fascinating story. Twenty-five percent of the world’s recognized wine-producing grape varieties are indigenous to Italy. This is a direct tribute to the Romans, who…
Red, Red Rhone
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, United Statesby Eric Miller The concept for this tasting is to simplify the signature features of the Rhone Valley’s climate, soils, grape varieties and its confusion of regulations. All that sounds very serious, yet our guest speaker, Eric Miller, promises “We will laugh, we will cry, we will zig and we will zag our way just…
Wine Wednesday ~ Wines at, or lower than, 12.5% Alcohol-By-Volume
Wherever YOU Connect with ZoomWines at 12.5% ABV or Less by Marty Cook Our next Wine Wednesday episode, which airs on Wednesday, October 20th at 7:00 PM Eastern/New York Time, will confront the topic of wines at 12.5% Alcohol by Volume (ABV) or Less. When I first began to explore wine in 1971, wines rarely exceeded 12.5% ABV. Yeast…
German Wine Labels with guest, Inge Mountz
Wherever YOU Connect with Zoomby Marty Cook Have you ever wandered into your wine store’s German section, only to feel totally overwhelmed? At first glance, your first impression is that the bottles are all very decorative with their multi-colored and very artistically done labels. But, upon closer inspection, deciphering the Germanic font with strange accents over some of the…
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…