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12/06/14 WVAWS MEETING · Kim called the meeting to order. · Thank you Bob and Judy for hosting the meeting. The club gave Bob and Judy a gift certificate for the Barlow Restaurant as a thank you for hosting WVAWs meetings. We also appreciated their work on preparing the entrées and pudding for the party. · Treasury: Terry reported that there was $1,713.80 with $150 in member contributions to scholarships. The club agreed to donate for the scholarship through Chemeketa Community College, and Terry will send the check to the college. · Scott Garvey is the new president. If you are interested in hosting a meeting, let Scott know. We are planning on meeting every other month on the 3rd Saturday. Russ and Jan will host the meeting at their home on 7/18/15. We are flexible when we will incorporate wine events, education, etc. at the meetings · We thanked Kim for her time as President. THANK YOU KIM!!!
Minutes from previous meeting:
· Thank you Gary running the competition. Thank you Sue, Chris, Judy, and Bob for their assistance. · The club approved to waive Gary and Sue’s membership dues for 2014 due to the work they did on the wine competition. · Kim passed around a list of members and the contact information so members can check to make sure the information is current. · We may have potential members join next month. · Scott Garvey will be in the next president of WVAWS starting in 2015. Chris will continue as vice-president, Terry will continue to be the treasurer, and Shari will continue to be the secretary. · There will not be a meeting in Oct. We will plan on having the December holiday party. Kim will check with Steve about the availability of Eola Hills for the party. · The club voted to have 6 meetings per year: Feb, April, June, July, Sept., and Dec. on the 3rd Saturday of the month. · Club balance: $2,115.75. The club paid $254 for insurance, and $50 for Oregon business license. Some of the money includes funds for the scholarship. We raised $720 from the wine competition. Eight of the 72 bottles submitted were from our wine club members. With the expenses for the competition, the club made about $318. · Multnomah County Fair hasn’t had a wine competition for a while, and the Westside Club is considering reviving the Multnomah County Fair wine competition. Chris will send an e-mail to John Kahrs from the Westside Club to let them know that we won’t be hosting a wine competition anymore. |
Grapes for Sale
Opportunity to purchase HIGHLY AWARDED CABERNET SAUVIGNON winegrapes. Small hillside vineyards located in the northwest hill region of Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, primarily growing Cabernet Sauvignon for local commercial wineries for their reserve programs. Since the owner started out as a home winemaker, he always holds back a few tons to sell to amateur winemakers. His growing philosophy is based on the belief that winemaking starts in the vineyard. Knowing that “great wine can only come from great winegrapes”, the goal is to cultivate the best Cabernet Sauvignon winegrapes, so that the winemaker has the foundation to make the best wine possible. The impressive list of accolades awarded to the wines composed of our winegrapes made by different winemakers is the proof: “GRAND CHAMPION WINE" = “BEST OF SHOW" out of 3,422 entries! 2007 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition (John Elmer and Sandra Curry's 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon) “BEST of SHOW" Cellarmasters 34th Annual U.S. Amateur Winemaking Competition (Alan Tryhorn's 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon) “BEST OF CLASS" 2008 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition (Pacific Breeze Winery 2006 aCURE eSTATE Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon) “BEST of CLASS" & “DOUBLE GOLD" 2009 West Coast Wine Competition (Miro Cellars 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, aCURE eSTATE vineyard) “DOUBLE GOLD" -2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. (De Novo Wines 2006 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon) And Many MORE… The vineyards are professionally managed. The vines are deficit drip irrigated, achieving stress and therefore yielding quality. Leaf pulled for optimal sun exposure. Crop is thinned to a low 3.5 tons/ acre. Grape size is small to medium-small. Resulting wine has the following characteristics: Deep, inky colored. “Fruit- forward” with complex dark berry tastes. Estimated harvest: Mid to late October. Pricing depends on quantity and if picked or self-picked. No minimums. Crusher/ destemmer is available on site for buyer’s use at no additional charge. IMPORTANT: These vineyards are NOT in the European Grapevine Moths (EGVM) Quarantine areas established by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), which now includes most of the Napa and Sonoma County vineyard acreage, as well as other growing regions in California . Avoid the imposed restrictive regulations and legal paperwork by purchasing outside of the EGVM Quarantine areas. To start making your own impressive wine, Contact: Ron at WhatsUpDocs@earthlink.net |
Member Achievements
Member Achievements 2013 Medal Name Vintage Grapes, fruit Best of Show Wally Darling 2011 Muscat Gold. Wally Darling 2011 Syrah Silver. Wally Darling 2011 Gurtz Silver. Craig Johnson 2010 Pinot Noir Silver. Wally Darling 2011 Cab Sauv Silver. Wally Darling 2011 Malbec Silver. Chris Coon 2011 Merlot/Cab Sauv Silver. Scott Hamersly 2011 Merlot/Cab Fran/Cab Silver. Terry Swan Old Vine/Merlot/Cab Fran/Perdot Verdot Silver. Terry Swan WI Cab/Cab Franc/Merlot/Petit Verdot Silver. Scott Nelson 2010 Primitivo Silver. Terry Swan 2010 Sangiovese Silver. Scott Nelson 2009 Barbera Silver. Terry Swan 2008 Syrah Silver. Terry Swan 2010 Syrah Silver. Gary Arndt Cab/Merlot/Pinot Noir Bronze. Scott and Julie Bradley 2011 Pinot Noir Bronze. Craig Johnson 2011 Pinot Noir Bronze. Terry Swan Voignier Bronze. Scott Garvey 2013 Gurtz Bronze. Jim Robinson 2011 Riesling Bronze. Ed Farrar 2012 Pinot Noir Bronze. Walt and Susan Honeycutt 2012 Pinot Noir Bronze. Scott Nelson 2010 Pinot Noir Bronze. Scott Nelson 2010 Cab Sauv Bronze. Scott Nelson 2010 Cab Sauv Bronze. Dave Scheel 2010 Cab Sauv Bronze. Jim Robinson 2011 Cab Sauv Bronze. Gary Arndt Merlot/Cab Bronze. Terry Swan Cab/Cab Franc/Merlot/Petit Verdot Bronze. Jim Robinson 2011 Cab Sauv/Syrah/Petit Verdot Member Achievements 2012 BESTOF SHOW Darling, Wally Lebanon OR 2010 Malbec
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Bronze
Member Achievements 2011
Ron Cooper 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Gold Ribbon for his 2010 Malbec Silver Ribbon for his 2009 Morio Muscat Silver Ribbon for his 2009 Blueberry Bronze Ribbon for his 2009 Muller Thurgau Deane Logan 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Gold Ribbon for his 2007 Pinot Noir Russ Burrows Oregon State Fair Amateur Wine Competition
Gold Medal for a 2009 Sweet Blackberry
Silver Medal 2009 Blueberry Dessert wine
2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Silver Ribbon for his 2009 Blueberry Wine Chris Coon 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Silver Ribbon for his 2006 Cabernet SauvignonWally Darling 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Silver Ribbon for his 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Bronze Ribbon for his 2009 Malbec Ed Farrar 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Silver Ribbon for his 2008 Pinot Noir Silver Ribbon for his 2010 Pinot Gris Craig Johnson 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Silver Ribbon for his 2009 Pinot Noir Gary Arndt 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Bronze Ribbon for his 2010 Cherry Wine Bronze Ribbon for his 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Bronze Ribbon for his 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Page, Bob, Judy Weill 2011 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Bronze Ribbon for his 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Member Achievements 2009 Scott Hamersley 2009 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition
Bronze Ribbon for his 2007 Pinot Noir
Ron Cooper 2009 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition
Silver Ribbon for his 2008 Blackberry Wine
Bronze Ribbon for his 2008 Kiwi Wine Gary Arndt 2009 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition
Silver Ribbon for his 2007 Marionberry Wine
Bronze Ribbon for his 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
Bronze Ribbon for his 2008 Marionberry/Strawberry Wine
Deane Logan 2009 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition
Gold Ribbon for his 2006 Pinot Noir
Wally Darling 2009 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition
Silver Ribbon for his 2008 Malbec
Bronze Ribbon for his 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Bronze Ribbon for his 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
Russ Burrows 2009 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition
Silver Ribbon for his 2007 Blueberry Wine
Bronze Ribbon for his 2007 Marionberry Wine
2009 Oregon State Fair Fair Wine Competition:
Blue Ribbon for his 2007 Blueberry Wine Red Ribbon for his Marion Berry Port Style Wine 2009 Newport Seafood and Wine Festival won a Silver Ribbon for his 2005 Honey Mead Wine
Terry Droessler 2009 WVAWS National Amateur Wine competition Silver Ribbon for his 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Silver Ribbon for his 2006 Cab Sauv/Franc Bronze Ribbon for his 2007 Tempranillo Member Achievements before 2009 Terry Plagmann
Mike & Luna Hauser
Terry Droessler 2004 State Fair Amateur Wine Competition:
Best label award on 2001 Bleeding Heart Liberal Red 2005 State Fair Amateur Wine Competition:
White ribbon on 2002 Bleeding Heart Liberal Merlot Red ribbon on 2003 Bleeding Heart Liberal Merlot 2006 State Fair Amateur Wine Competition:
White ribbon on 2003 Bleeding Heart Liberal Cabernet Sauvignon
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