AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY

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2006 Officers

President: Fred & Molly Fant                                   (585) 225-3029

Secretary: John & Mimi Bacilek                               (585) 227-2080

Treasurers: Richard & Pamela Hemmenway             (585) 392-0046

                       

November 2006     ROCHESTER CHAPTER NEWSLETTER    Volume 32, No. 9 www.awsrochester.org

 

Mark Your Calendars: December 16, 2005 Holiday Party: Mt Rise Church

 

White Wines of New York State    November 18, 2006

 

Flight

#

Year

Wine

Price

Votes

Foods

Comments

ENTRY

 

Anthony Road Devonian White NV

$8

2

NONE

·            ½ hybrid, ½ vinifera: 25% Cayuga, 25% Pinot Gris and 50% Chardonnay

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FOUR

FIVE

1

2005

Ravines Chardonnay

$16

7

·   NY Sharp Cheddar and a raw milk Gouda aged > 60d from Trumansburg

·   Baguette & Sourdough from the Ravioli Shop

·   Dano’s Heuiger cheese pastes

·      Wine made with grapes ‘raisined’ for 6 weeks

·       

2

 

 

2005

Glenora Barrel Fermented Chardonnay

$13

10

TWO

3

2005

Dr Konstantin Frank Pinot Gris 2005 (12% ETOH)

$20

8

·   NY Sharp Cheddar and a raw milk Gouda aged > 60d from Tumansberg

·   Baguette & Sourdough from the Raviolli Shop

·   Dano’s Heuiger cheese pastes

·         Dr Frank’s Pinot Gris is intense

·         Oily finishes, similar to Oregon Pinot’s

4

2005

Sheldrake Point Pinot Gris (13% ETOH)

$18

17

·      Sheldrake more buttery.  Oily finishes, similar to Oregon Pinot’s

THREE

5

2005

Atwater Estate Vineyards Reserve Riesling

$18

16

·   NY Sharp Cheddar and a raw milk Gouda aged > 60d from Tumansberg

·   Baguette & Sourdough from the Raviolli Shop

·   Dano’s Heuiger cheese pastes

·      Best north American Riesling and best north American wine

·      Spicy, floral

·      Older vineyards

6

2005

Herman Weimer Dry Johannesburg Riesling

$19.50

12

·      More austere

FOUR

7

 

 

2005

Atwater Estate Vineyards Vidal Blanc

$10

12

·   NY Sharp Cheddar and a raw milk Gouda aged > 60d from Tumansberg

·   Baguette & Sourdough from the Raviolli Shop

·   Dano’s Heuiger cheese pastes

·      Has won 4 double golds – only NYS wine to do that

·      Full bodied – could be confused as a Riesling

8

2005

Goosewatch Winery Melody

$8

0

·      Experimental Station in Geneva – 3rd one released. Seyval x Geneva White (Pinot Blanc x Ontario)

FIVE

9

 

 

 

Arbor Hill Classic Semi-sweet Traminette NV

$12

5

·   Peach cobbler

·   Apple cobbler

Both from Applehood and Motherpie

·       

10

2005

Lamoreaux Dry Gewürztraminer

$18

7

·       

·            Slate of nominees accepted as offered to the membership for officers for next year

o        President – John and Mimi Bacilek

o        Secretary – Barbara Ann Mattle, Ed Maier

o        Treasures – Rich and Pam Hemmenway

o        Regional Vice President – Tone Kelly

·            Angel Nardone expressed concern over a decision made by the AWS Board of Directors to have amateur and professional wine tastings occur in Pittsburgh in advance of the annual conference. She has concerns re:

o        how the decision was made,

o        additional costs it creates for the conference, and

o        process challenges it brings to getting the wines form the tasting event to the conference for the membership to enjoy

·      Angel is working with other AWS members to create a document expressing concern to the new Board of Directors.  She will assure we have documentation on the Chapter website and a communication to the Chapter membership re: the process and outcome

·      Steve DiFrancesco,  Glenora’s wine maker,  spent quite a bit of time speaking about barrel fermenting vs. aging as well as barrel making and the impact on the wine’s outcome

·      Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita made 2005 a difficult year for wines

·      Tasting was challenging as much of the 05’s are sold out

·      Dr Frank’s Pinot Gris is intense, Sheldrake more buttery.  Oily finishes, similar to Oregon Pinot’s

·      Under-planting of Rieslings is a great Finger Lakes challenge

·      Riesling is terrior driven.  Around Chateau LaFayette Renault is a very unique terrior for the Rieslings

·      Older NY Rieslings are very desirable – Michael Warren Thomas will mow your lawn for a year for some 1960’s!

·      Vidal Blanc – an old world hybrid from the 1880’s

·      04 and 05 difficult winters have made it very difficult to get Gewürztraminer and so Traminette has become very desirable.  Harvey says that Traminette is like Gewürztraminer  on crack!

 

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