Darlene Lamb On August 15 the Tuesday Tasters gathered at the beautiful home of Bill and Joyce Marshall. Most of the group was in attendance this month, and it was nice to see fellow Tasters we hadn’t seen in a while. Reds from the Northern California Coast were the theme of the evening. The North…
The Whine-O’s had another great wine tasting evening at the home of Cindy and Dale Brekke this month. The evening started with Champagne, Kir Royales and hors d’oeuvres out by their gorgeous pool overlooking the 18th fairway and clubhouse. We then progressed inside for more goodies and wine tasting. Several beautiful wines were presented for…
Randy Johnston The monthly Wine Knots met at Scott and Vicki Baker’s on Friday, July 21, with another travel location for wines. The Bakers decided to have us sample wines from Alaska. Pretty interesting since grapes are not raised there, but a winery was discovered during their trip. Surprisingly there are four wineries in Alaska,…
On July 18 Mike and Susan Miloser gave a warm welcome to the Tuesday Tasters and invited us into their lovely home for some delicious wine, food and friendship. Summertime at the Ranch is a very busy month with visiting family; therefore, several members were unable to attend. While we were a very intimate group,…
Dave Parker The July meeting of the Corks and Caps featured amber beers from the home states of members. Nancy and Jimmy Burns hosted the get together. The host for the month gets to choose Corks (wine), Caps (beer) or a combination of both. The Burns decided to feature amber beers. Members also brought appetizers…
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,…
Randall Johnston On Friday evening, May 26, the Wine Knots group was hosted by Tom and Kathy Zumann. The evening was about change; in other words the specialty of the night was not wine but samples of martinis. The group started with a happy welcome back to Barry and Diane Williams and welcoming and introductions…
Theresa Peoples Having recently toured Australia and New Zealand in April and May, Bill and Theresa Peoples hosted a “Kiwi” evening for the “Wine Knots” wine group on June 16. They introduced the group to some delightful wines from the Organic Gibbston Valley Winery, which is outside of Queenstown, New Zealand and was visited by…
Susan Hebert If you create it, they will come. That is what happened to a new wine club called the “Corks and Caps.” The Corks and Caps wine group has taken a unique approach to “Happy Hour.” Instead of learning about great wines of the world we will also learn about great beers of the…
Jean Dubiel Our monthly get together was at Bob and Carolyn Brown’s house. We decided on a picnic to celebrate Memorial Day. The weather was perfect so it was set up on their patio. The red, white and blue decorations and flags made it special along with all the great food everyone brought. Lots of…