Cheers from Vintage Connections!

Cheers from Vintage Connections!

Update on the Great PA Wine Toast (click this link)

Pennsylvania did NOT break the Guinness Book World Record.  We had a great time anyway!
Over 7,600 people raised their glasses in a toast to PA wineries, wine-makers, and the PA wine industry.  Click on the link above for more information.

USA vs France Wine Tasting - Saturday September 18

Go to our longer blog, Vintage Connections Wine Info, for all the details including the list of over 20 silent auction items.  Register by printing, completing, and mailing the registration form available here.

QUIZ - We've been promising a QUIZ based on our Fun Facts of the Week.
That quiz will be available this week.  All those submitting 100% correct answers will be included in a drawing to choose ONE WINNER of a free seat to either the USA vs France Wine Tasting, or Mom's House Wine Dinner (Saturday, October 23).  Watch for the quiz!!

Wine Tip of the Week! 

Cristom Viognier Estate 2008

This rich, full bodied viognier from the Willamette Valley in Oregon is an excellent example of what some cooler regions can do with the viognier grape. This viognier is lemony-green in color. It is richly aromatic with floral aromas and bright fruit. It has flavors of juicy pears and crisp ripe apples.

At a recent AWS Indian Valley chapter wine tasting, our friend Denise Nase took us on a tour of various viognier wines from around the world. This excellent viognier was one of our favorites, actually beating out the more expensive wine from France.

Don’t use your corkscrew to open this wine. It has a glass stopper instead of a cork. The first we’ve seen.

Great when paired with creamy sauces, nuts and curry!
Best drunk now while all the flavors are still vibrant.

The alcohol content is 14% by volume, so at the wrong temperature it can be a little hot. Best when chilled lightly. PLCB product code is 15879 and is available at many PA Wine and Spirit stores for $21.99 a bottle.

Up-coming Events

NOW is the time to register!  (click here) We need your support.

Bottle Shock Revisited!
USA vs. France Wine - Blind Tasting
and
Silent Auction 
List of Silent Auction Items is posted on our longer blog,

Vintage Connections Wine Info.

Value so far estimated at $3,500.

Saturday
September 18
6:30 - 10:00 PM

Perkiomen Valley Library, 

290 Second Street, Schwenksville
Benefits the American Wine Society Educational Foundation

Wine and Appetizer pairing and
"blind tasting" 
of USA vs French wines.

Taste and vote for your favorites!

$49 per person
$90 per couple
$350 per group of eight or more.
Bring a group of family, friends, and co-workers!

Visit the Perkiomen Valley Chapter of AWS website for more information and a registration form.
Please register by September 4th.  Late registrations available on a space-available basis.

Thursday, October 14

Wine Appreciation Class at MCCC West Campus

Wines of Pennsylvania

More info coming soon!

Saturday, October 23

Mom's House
Benefit Wine Dinner

Five course dinner, each course paired with a different wine.  Kimberton Arts Center  6:30 PM

$75 per person or $525 for a table of 8.
For more information about Mom's House, click
HERE

Thursday, October 28 

Wine Appreciation Class at MCCC West Campus

Wines of the Finger Lakes

More info coming soon!

The QUIZ we've been promising will be posted this week. 

Fun Fact

The viognier grape is the only grape permitted in the Condrieu region in the Rhone Valley in France.