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Hopefully you know that the seminar is Saturday, 14AUG2010. We have another great schedule of presentations. Further, we have taken Peter Bell's suggestion to get "real" glasses. With the most generous donations from Constellation Brands and Wegmans, we now have glass stemware. They are much greener as well, no plastic headed for the landfill. I would ask that you support our supporters/donors. A different donation, was made by Bottom of the Barrel. Mark Peters donated 6 gallons of Chardonnay juice for the fining bench trial, so support Bottom of the Barrel, too. However, we should not forget our long time supporter, Tom Mitchell of Fallbright, the Winemakers Shoppe, who has given crop updates for over 2 decades. Remember, all of our speakers come at their own expense and don't charge us at all. We have always passed on the savings to you, which is why we only charge $20 instead of $200.
Vintage:
Ok, here is
one of my pet peeves. By definition the vintage of a wine is
the year in which the fruit, generally grapes, is
HARVESTED. Not the year you bottle or make the
wine. If you are making it from a kit, and the vintage is
not stated on the packaging or the wine is a blend of vintages, then it
is a non-vintage wine. That is not a fault or problem, in
any competition, but just say so. Stated
N/V. Don't use the year you fill out the
competition entry form, either. Yes, I know that is not what
one likes to put on your wine label. I find it hard to
believe that one makes a wine from fruit that has not been harvested
yet. That means no 2010 Merlots at the 2010
competition. OK?
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