Columbus AWS
A Chapter of The American Wine Society
March 2012 Newsletter
March Event
Wines That Go With Pizza
Hosted by Rich Spagna, Stephanie Shuman, and
Gayle Spagna
Where:
Donerick’s Pub,
Dublin Village Center, 6711 Dublin Center
Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43017
When:
Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 12:30 pm
Cost:
$27 per member and $30 per guest
Reservations: Required by
March 1.
Call Gayle Spagna at (614) 764-0593 before
8:00 pm, or e-mail at gspagna@columbus.rr.com
Limit:
No Limit, Guests are welcome
Yes, it’s an AWS Pizza Party! Please join us
at Donerick’s Pub on March 4, 2012, for this fun event.
In an effort to cover a wide spectrum of Wine
Experiences, Rich Spagna has created this interesting Tasting. He has
made a variety of unusual pizzas, including, but not limited to, Buffalo
Chicken, Taco, and much more. His challenge will be to pair his
selection of Red and White Wines to complement the pizzas. Rich will end
the event with a sweet treat (not pizza).
Due to the fact that Rich can accommodate an
unlimited number of people at his Pub, this is a perfect event to bring
guests.
DIRECTIONS:
From the North: From 270 exit onto Southbound
Sawmill Road. Turn right onto Dublin Center Dr. (Easily identified by a
large clock tower). Turn right at first light onto Tuller Rd.
There is an Applebees on the left in about 200 yards. Turn left
into the plaza entrance immediately after the Applebees. Go
straight through the stop sign. Donericks is the last space on the
right. It is a corner unit opposite the Dublin AMC Movie Theatre. 6711
Dublin Center Dr. Dublin, OH 43017. 614-799-2661.
From the South: Proceed Northbound on Sawmill
Road, past West Dublin-Granville Road, and turn left onto Dublin Center
Dr. (Easily identified by a large clock tower). Follow the
directions above.
Last Month: Wines of South America
Tasting
The February Event featuring wines from
Argentina and Chile, at the Giant Eagle Market District Store, was a
wonderful evening. Thanks to Bob Fenton for organizing and hosting
this Tasting. Thanks to Gary Vara, Giant Eagle Wine Specialist, for
conducting the Tasting and educating on the wide variety of wines from
South America. Thanks to the Giant Eagle Chefs for treating us to these
wonderful courses of foods that complemented the wines:
Course #1
Cold plate with Serrano Ham, Mild Chorizo, Iberico Cheese,
Manchego Cheese, one small Empanada with some interesting olives.
Course #2
Beef Bourguignon served over Amish Noodles with carrot garnish.
Course #3
Dark Chocolate-Raspberry Mousse garnished with fresh
raspberries.
The following is a listing of the wines from
the event:
WINES OF SOUTH AMERICA
1.
Crios Torrontes 2011 @$15.99
Lightly floral aromas with hints of peach pit,
honeydew rind, white pear and tangerine. On the
palate, it has beautiful structure and acidity with beguiling
fruit flavors. Consistently rated at 90 or above by
RP.
2.
Montes Cherub Rose of Syrah 2009 @$15.99
On the nose and the palate, it demonstrates a
distinctive Syrah character with spiciness and hints of strawberry, rose
and orange peel. A strong backbone of acidity and a
slight amount of tannin gives the wine a defined structure.
3.
Colonia Las Licbres Bonardo 2009 @$8.99
Flamboyant fruit flavors – juicy plumbs, dense dark
blackberries and cassis, chocolate, licorice, black pepper and earthy
spice. It is unoaked with a great tannic/acidic
structure.
4.
La Posta Cocina Tinto -
Malbec (60%), Bonardo (20%) and Syrah (20%) 2009 @$15.99
Aromas of black cherries and loganberries are
infused with mocha and spice hints. It crosses your
palate like a flood of fresh fruit with hints of baking spice and some
oak. WA = 90
5.
Orzada Carmenere 2007 @$19.99
Dark garnet in the glass with a nose of graphite,
cola and pipe tobacco. On the palate, the wine tastes
of coffee, graphite and flavors of heavily toasted oak wrapped around a
core of very juicy ripe cherry. Good acidity, very
fine grained tannins and a nice finish.
6.
Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Mendoza 2009 @$24.99
A rich red, with ripe layers of linzer torte, plum
pudding and fig paste flavors backed by notes of mesquite, olive paste
and grilled herbs. Grippy tannins add weight to the
long, vibrant finish. WS =91 and a Top 100 Selection
for 2011
7.
Los Vascos Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
@$19.99
The bouquet of cassis, blackberry and controlled
oak is welcoming while the palate shows a spot of piercing acidity with
snappy black cherry, cassis and light olive flavors.
A quintessential Chilean Cab with a hint of herbal character, but also
bold color, power and very good fruit quality.
Produced in collaboration with Baron Phillip de Rothschild.
President's Message
I want to thank Bob Fenton and Gary Vara for
putting together a wonderful event at the Giant Eagle Market District
Store that the capacity crowd thoroughly enjoyed.
I am pleased to announce that eight new
members have joined our Chapter recently. Please introduce yourself and
make these new members feel welcome at future events. The new members
are: Jeff and Dorothy Barnes, Bill and Liz Herbein, Adam and Donna Koos,
and Joel and Barbara Weaver.
We will be making name tags and glass tags
shortly for our new members. If any of you are missing, or have broken,
name tags or glass tags, please contact our Treasurer, Jerome Substanely
for replacements.
Please pay your Local and National Dues
promptly. You must be a member of the National Chapter to be a member of
our local Columbus Chapter. This is for insurance purposes. Please pay
your Local Dues by February 29, 2012. If your Local Dues are not paid by
this date, this is the last newsletter you will receive.
Looking forward to more great wine events.
Sincerely,
Lani Singer
Upcoming Tastings:
April 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 12:00 noon. Sunday
Brunch on Tax Relief Day hosted by Gayle Spagna and Jim and Dianne
Balthaser at the Spagna home in Dublin, Ohio. Co-host Jim
Balthaser, CPA, will be available to hand out Tax Extension Forms.
May 2012
Wine Tasting and Picnic hosted by John and
Betsy Medici and Don and Mimi Thompson at the Medici Farm in Ostrander,
OH. This event will be a Tasting of Spanish Wines.
June 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 7:00 pm.
Fifteenth Annual Wine Auction to benefit our Columbus Chapter
Scholarship in the AWS Educational Foundation. Hosted by Larry
Singer and the Wine Auction Committee at St. John's Episcopal Church in
Worthington, OH.
July 2012
Summer Picnic hosted by Ellen Stukenberg at
her lake- front home. Details TBA.
August 2012
Annual Columbus Chapter Picnic at the
Hide-A-Way Hills Resort, hosted by Lou and Nancy Goorey and Larry and
Lani Singer. Details TBA.
Leadership contact information:
President – Lani Singer
(614) 457-9655
Treasurer – Jerome Substanley
(614) 855-3804
bernthurn@aol.com
Dues
National dues and local dues for 2012 are now
due and payable.
National Dues
National dues in the amount of $49 per
individual and $62 per household have been billed recently by the
National Office. If you did not receive a dues statement, they can
be downloaded from the AWS Website at
www.americanwinesociety.org You must be a member
of the National Chapter to be a member of the Columbus Chapter.
Local Dues
Local dues in the amount of $7 per individual
or household are now due and must be paid by February 29, 2012, to
remain a member of our Chapter. Dues may be paid at a Tasting or by mail
to our Treasurer using the form below.
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Mail to:
Jerome Substanley
1025 Arcaro Drive
Gahanna, OH 43230
Enclosed are my dues in the amount of $7 made
payable to "American Wine Society" for 2012 Columbus Chapter Membership.
Name:_______________________________________________
Address:
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