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March 21, 2003
Hello,
Our Anniversary meeting found us once again at the
Johnston home, where our chapter was formed 23 years ago. While we
are sadly missing many of the founding members that are no longer
with us, the Johnstons continue to always provide us with a meeting
that is both interesting and educational in keeping with our founding
principals. The topic for our March meeting was Grenache. Jack tried
very hard to be sure that each of the wines we tasted contained 90%
to 100% Grenache. He even managed to find a white Grenache for our
warm-up. Unlike white Zinfandels that are "white" wines
made from a red grape this cousin to the red Grenache is a white
grape. The warm-up was such a pleasant wine at such a pleasant price
I'm sure we will all be seeing more of it at non wine club social
occasions. We had a very clear favorite for this tasting as well as a
clear runner-up with only two of the wines getting votes at all.
Along with the general characteristics of leather, tobacco and
berries we also noted another characteristic is high alcohol levels
hence the name "The Fifteen" (percent.)
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Warm-up |
Gran Copos Garnacha Blanca 2000 |
$5.99 |
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Le Gramenon 2001 |
$12.99 |
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Brunel Côtes du Rhône "L'enclose" 2001 |
$9.99 |
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Domaine St. Antoine 2001 |
$8.49 |
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#1 |
Swan's Flight 2000 |
$14.99 |
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Domaine Santa Duc "Heritage" 2000 |
$19.99 |
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#2 |
"The Fifteen" 2000 |
$15.00 |
April's meeting will be at the home of Bill and Barbara Brown on Sunday, April 13th at 2:00 P.M. Please call the Browns if you plan on attending by Thursday, April 10th. Bill will be presenting Pinot Noirs from the Russian River Valley in Sonoma California. What a shame we can't all go to that most beautiful of valleys for this tasting, There can't be many places as enchanting as the Russian River valley in April. Grape vines blooming, fox glove and delphiniums six feet tall, roses bursting forth, warm days - cool nights (I must want/need a vacation).
I wonder what the vintners buy one half so precious
as the stuff they sell.
- Omar Khayyam
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