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Wine Tasters
"Wine
is bottled poetry "
~Robert Louis Stevenson
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Co-Chairs
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Susanne
Dominguez |
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Vickie
Kneemeyer |
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Sandy
Pilcher |
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We
meet the first Saturday of the month, except for the holiday
months of January, July and September, when we will meet on the
second Saturday of the month if an event is planned for these
months. Special or ad hoc events may be scheduled for a different
time (i.e., outings or visiting winemakers, etc.) |
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Photos from our
2010 planning meeting
on November 18, 2009, at
Sandy Pilcher's
thanks to Cathryne Richards for the pictures . . .
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Our first
outing outside of Placitas, November 5, 2009, at Brasserie la Provence in Albuquerque for a
tasting paired with food. A gathering from 6:30-7:30 with cheese
and pate and sparkling French wine, followed by a sit-down dinner:
salad or soup and then entree and dessert; a four-course dinner
and wine tasting of four French wines:
1. Cremant
de Bourgogne "Brut" paired with French goat and sheep
cheeses
and
the liver pate in the bar
2. Les Charmes
Chardonnay 2007 paired with the soup and salad
3. Chateau
Greysac 2004 Medoc paired with the steak entree
4. Maison
Nicolus Sauternes 2006 perfectly paired with the lemon tart for
desert
Thanks to
Vickie Kneemeyer for setting up the event,
and filling last minute cancellations with a few of her friends.
Our host, Christof was generous with the wine and the four-course
dinner was superb.
The following photos are thanks to Cathryne Richards and Sandy Pilcher:
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Wine
Pouring Rule of Thumb for Hostesses:
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Wine bottle pourers will be provided
to the hostesses for each event.
If poured correctly the wine pourers only allow two Tablespoons/pour.
For example:
2 Tablespoons ~= 30 ml; 750 ml wine bottle/ 30 ml per pour ~
= 25 tastings/ bottle |
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| B. |
To be conservative allow 20 tastings/
bottle.
This amount takes into account errors in pouring |
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You have the
flexibility to choose whatever "theme" that you wish
to present. So now is the time to pair up and plan your events.
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Join the Jardineros
WINE TASTERS
and enjoy good company
while learning about wines |
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Learn to appreciate the intricacies and subtleties
of wine |
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Spread your wings and try new wines |
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Learn what wines go with what foods |
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Feel confident in the wines you choose at home
or at your favorite restaurant |
| Cost |
Varies . . . usually
$10 to $12 per person |
| Food |
Up to the hostesses whether we bring appetizers
or they provide |
| Limit |
Determined by each host/co-host for each event |
Notification of
Wine Tasting Monthly Events:
All Jardineros Wine Tasters will be notified of the next month's
Wine Tasting event on the Sunday evening following
the current month's event.
Please RSVP as
soon as possible to the notifying wine co-chair.
In 2009, the wine co-chairs will be rotating the responsibility
of notifying the members of the monthly events as follows:
January, April,
July, October events: Sandy
Pilcher
February, May,
August, November events: Vickie
Kneemeyer
March, June, September,
December events: Susanne
Dominguez
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Meeting Dates
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Date |
Host(s)
(numbers are locations;
S = Single location)
Theme
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December
5 |
Mercia
Bailey,
Susanne Dominguez,
Pat Turner
Champagne/Sparkling
Wines
"I
am drinking the stars"
attributed
to Dom Perignon after
his first sip of champagne
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January
9
(Second Saturday) |
Barbara
Rosner
Diane Shepard
Wines You
Must Taste Before You Die
--- in this economy |
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February
6 |
Linda Heath (1)
Dianne Stropp (2)
Janet Schmidly
Mardi Gras/French
or New Orleans Wines |
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March
6 |
No event
planned for this month |
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April
10
(Second Saturday) |
Margaret
Bolshazy (1)
(or Gale
Fisher)
Sandy Pilcher (2)
Belle Marie
(or Gale Fisher, TBD) |
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May
8
(Second Saturday) |
Ellen
Baker (1)
Spanish Wines (Cinco
de Mayo) w/Tapas
(2) TBD |
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June
5 |
Nancy
Kellum-Rose (S)
Joan Lucero
Summer Whites, Some
Are Not |
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July 10
(Second Saturday) |
Vickie Kneemeyer (s)
Scott Henry, Oregon
winemaker, pouring |
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August
7 |
Ginny
Ricciardelli (1)
Mercia Bailey
Vi Johnson
(2)
Coopers Hawk Wines |
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September
11
(SECOND Saturday)
2:30 to 5 p.m. |
Ruth Bouldes
Gruet wine
tasting with appetizers
and winery tour |
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October
2 |
Gale
Fisher
event TBD |
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November
6 |
Margaret
Bolshazy
(or Cathryne Richards for LaProvence)
Sandy Pilcher for Belle
Marie |
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December
4 |
No event
planned for this month |
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