2011 Wine Tastings
Jan 15 – Member’s Planning Meeting
Greg and Lisa Cook
Feb 12 – Home Winemakers’ Tasting
Greg and Lisa Cook
Mar 12 – Along the Mediterranean
Dogan Çömez and Dana Gulej
Mediterranean Wine Information
Apr 9 – Down Under in Australia
David and Sybil Hopkins
May 14 – Get Real with Riesling
Jeff and Ann Clark
Riesling Wine Information
Jun 11 – Cold Climate Grapes
Mark Vining
Jul 9 – Zinfandel and Burgers
Greg and Lisa CookAugust 13 – Merlot
Aug 13 – Merlot
Bill Brunton
Sep 10 – Sherry
Carlos and Lourdes Hawley
Oct 8 – Chili in Chile
Bob and Connie Jones
Chilean Wine Information
Nov 12 – Rhone
Greg and Lisa Cook
Rhone Wine Information
Rhone Presentation Slides
Dec 10 – Member’s Holiday Party
Jeff and Ann Clark
2010 Wine Tastings – Food, Wine and Life
Feb 13 – Home Winemaker’s Tasting
Greg and Lisa Cook
Mar 13 – What It’s Worth
Greg and Lisa Cook
Apr 10 – Carmenere
George and Annette LaPalm
May 8 – Pinot Noir and Salmon
Bill Brunton
Jun 12 – Where in the World
Greg and Lisa Cook
Where in the World Wine List
Jul 3 – Zinfandels and Burgers
Greg and Lisa Cook
Aug 14 – The Outer Limits (of France and Italy)
Dogan and Dana Comez
Outer Limits Wine Information
Sep 11 – Wine and Cheese
Derek and Eithnea Killilea
Oct 9 – Chocolate and Wine is so Fine
Greg and Lisa Cook
Nov 13 – Ribera del Duero
Jeff and Ann Clark
Ribera del Duero Wine List
Dec 11 – Members Holiday Party
Greg and Lisa Cook
2009 AWS Tastings – Varietals are the Spice of Life
Jan 10 – Home Winemaker’s Tasting
Greg and Lisa Cook
Feb 21 – Petite Sirah
Wingate Hotel
Petite Syrah Information
PS I Love You presentation slides
Petite Syrah Evaluation Scores
Mar 14 – Argentina Torrontes and Malbec
Wingate Hotel
Argentina Wine Information
Argentina Wine Evaluation Scores
Apr 18 – Albariño and Vinho Verde
•• Info Sheet •• RESULTS ••
May 9 – Bordeaux Blends
•• Info Sheet •• RESULTS ••
Jun 11 – You say Syrah, I say Shiraz
Wingate Hotel
Jul 9 – National Tasting Project – Zinfandel
Wingate Hotel –
Aug 13 – Grüner Veltliner
George and Annette Lapalm
Sep 12 – Pinot Noir
Jerry and Catherine Chilton-Werner
Oct 10 – Cabernet Sauvignon
Greg and Lisa Cook
Nov 14 – Sparkling Wines
Jeff and Ann Clark
Dec 19 – Members Holiday Party
Bryan and Nukhet Hendricks
2008 AWS Tastings
Jan 12 – Home Winemaker’s Tasting
Rod and Sue Ballinger – Bear Creek Winery
Feb 9 – New Zealand
Jeff and Michelle Borowicz – Barb’s Deli
Mar 8 – California – Not so Typical Appellations
Greg and Lisa Cook
Apr 12 – Tuscany Italy
Jeff and Ann Clark
May 10 – Oregon
Bill Brunton
Jun 10 – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
Jeff and Michelle Borowicz – The Winery
Jul 10 – AWS National Tasting Project – Rieslings
Mark and Bev Vining
Aug 14 – Spain
Catherine and Jerry Werner
Sep 13 – Rhone France
Keith and Julie Phillips
Oct 11 – Eastern Europe
Greg and Lisa Cook – Barb’s Deli
Nov 15 – Oh Canada
Greg and Lisa Cook
Dec 13 – Members Holiday Party
Bryan and Nukhet Hendricks
2007 AWS Tastings
Jan 13 – World Tour of Cabernet
Mark and Felicia Cooper
Feb 20 – Malbec Madness
Jeff and Ann Clark
Mar 10 – Napa vs Sonoma
Mark and Bev Vining
Apr 13 – Spanish Wines and Tapas
The Green Market
May 12 – AWS National Tasting Project
Michelle and Jeff Borowicz
Jun 14 – Le Tour de France
Greg and Lisa Cook
Jul 12 – Northern Exposure
Bryan and Nukhet Hendricks
Aug 9 – Sinful Zins
Catherine and Jerry Werner
Sep 8 – Annual AWS Members Meeting
Greg and Lisa Cook
Oct 13 – Pairing Cheese and Wine
The Green Market
Nov 10 – Sailing into Port
Catherine and Jerry Werner
Dec 8 – Members Holiday Party
Greg and Lisa Cook
2006 AWS Tastings
Jan 14 – Home Winemaker’s Tasting
Rod and Sue Ballinger – Bear Creek Winery
Feb 11 – Wine and Chocolate
Greg and Lisa Cook
Apr 1 – The World of Merlot
May 13 – AWS National Tasting Project
Romayne Kilde
Jun 8 – Grapes of Laugh
Jul 13 – What it’s Worth
John and Sheila Gibbs
Aug 10 – Que Syrah Shiraz
Catherine and Jerry Werner
Sep 2 – Red Trail Vineyards Tour and Wine Tasting
Oct 14 – Wines of South Africa
Romayne Kilde
Nov 11 – A Chile Night – Wine and Chili Cookoff
The Green Market
Dec 9 – Members Holiday Party
Greg and Lisa Cook
2005 AWS Tastings
Apr 9 – Sauvignon Blancs
Greg and Lisa Cook
May 14 – Sideways Tasting
Greg and Lisa Cook
Jun 11 – Wine and Cheese
Littlefield’s Wine Bar and Bistro
Jul 16 – Grapes and Grills
Aug 13 – Mark Oldman’s Book and Wine Tasting
Sep 9-11 – Minnesota Food and Wine Festival
Carlos Creek Winery
Oct 8 – Saints and Sinners
Romayne Kilde
Nov 12 – Dessert and Wine Pairing
Nichole’s Fine Pastries
2004 AWS Tastings
Jun 19 – Food and Wine Pairing
Mar 27 – Syrah Tasting
Organizational Meeting at Presque Isle Wine Cellars