Tag: The Wine Stewards

The Olympics of Wine

  Bernadette Fideli Watching the Parade of Nations in this year’s Winter Olympics, one can be amazed by the sheer number of nations and humbled by the lack of knowledge of some. For example, this year Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan had competing athletes, along with Timor-Leste. To expand our knowledge of geography, Bill and Bernadette Fideli…

Wine, cheese, and chocolate:  A winning combination

  Bernadette Fideli Wine and cheese isn’t the only match made in heaven. As food choices have become more global and palates more sophisticated, an effort has been put toward discovering new pairing combinations with wine, cheese, and chocolate. Great taste isn’t the only thing that makes chocolate and cheese the food world’s newest power…

An evening of shared friendships

  Bernadette Fideli Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, a sense of nostalgia usually arrives along with childhood memories of wonder, warmth and comfort. With these thoughts Kathy Perry, Charlene Cottingham and Bill and Bernadette Fideli invited the Wine Stewards to enjoy “An Evening of Shared Friendship.” Members were encouraged to come…

Did you know?

  Bernadette Fideli Over the past decade Argentina has evolved from a country not well known on the global wine scene to the New World’s fastest growing exporter of wines. Credit this achievement to the massive immigration of the late 19th Century. Between 1880 and 1890 nearly one million immigrants came from Europe to live…

Caribbean celebration

Nancy and Pete Toppan

What do Alexander Hamilton, General Colin Powell and Sidney Poitier have in common? They are all Caribbean Americans. June was National Caribbean American Heritage Month, and to celebrate this diverse culture Pete and Nancy Toppan invited the Wine Stewards to a Caribbean Summer Celebration. Caribbean Americans account for almost 10% of America’s immigrants. Wearing festive,…

Cheers to spring

Left to right: Eileen Whittaker, Mike Aramanda, Jim Fox, Cherie Snowden, Luis Montano, Millie Aramanda and Pete Toppan

As the days get longer and lighter, the search begins for wines that are also long on the taste and lighter on the palate. CT Robertson and Brenda McKenzie hosted the Wine Stewards to a Spring-Fling Wine Tasting to experience the wines that ease the transition into summer after the heaviness of winter. New Zealand,…

Carnival Around the World

Left to right, back row: Kathy Perry, Linda Sorg, Vivian Wright, Millie Aramanda, Cherie Snowden, Charlene Cottingham and Rupa Mathur; middle row: Beverlee Deardorff, Eileen Whittaker and Bernadette Fideli; front row: Vickie Bone and Nancy Toppan

Bernadette Fideli Carnival, also known as Carnaval, Carnevale, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Fastnacht, Fastelavn and Maslenitsa but better known as Mardi Gras, is celebrated many different ways around the globe. Cities famous for Mardi Gras celebrations include Rio de Janeiro; Venice, Italy; Georgetown, Cayman Islands; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Quebec City,…

Wine Jeopardy Challenge

David and Susan Parker

Every wine club member in good standing knows the five basic guides to wine tasting: appearance, aroma, body, taste and finish. This is a standard ritual among the numerous wine clubs at Robson, and most participants can hold lengthy discussions on each of these five characteristics. Yet how many residents can correctly answer these questions:…

Friendship, warmth and wine

Left to right, back row: Frank Deardorff, Beverlee Deardorf, David Parker, Jim Fox, Eileen Whittaker, Charlie Snowden, Cherie Snowden, Rupa Mathur, Alfred Van Good, Millie Aramanda, Mike Aramanda, CT Robertson, Bernadette Fideli; middle row: Jere Bone, Vickie Bone, Nancy Toppan, Brenda McKenzie, Susan Parker; front row: Pete Toppan, Kathy Perry, Bill Fideli

Bernadette Fideli There is a special joy that comes from simply gathering around a table to share a meal. This can be a time to exchange thoughts, feel warmth and show concern. Life sometimes can get in the way, but the holidays have a way of making us realize that the heart of the home…